tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post5173229384589940052..comments2024-03-27T02:51:33.336-07:00Comments on Finding Myself in Hoboken: Christmas Past: Carols, Cookies and CashMary Loishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-82927133443246893932011-01-20T18:32:57.037-08:002011-01-20T18:32:57.037-08:00In my day we sang the carols in school as well as ...In my day we sang the carols in school as well as church. It's so moving to me to hear them, to sing them with others--the heart of Christmas. I can't see the harm of school children singing some of the beautiful traditional Christmas music at that season, no matter what their religion (or their family's religion).Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-49353713825164537022011-01-20T18:22:37.422-08:002011-01-20T18:22:37.422-08:00I'm so late coming to this post, but it is won...I'm so late coming to this post, but it is wonderful, Mary Lois. And I do make cookies only from scratch, and do have a real tree. Tom has mentioned that his students don't know the carols, only the songs. Well, that's gonna happen if people don't go to church, I guess.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-1698498270960690722010-12-31T04:00:43.191-08:002010-12-31T04:00:43.191-08:00I did nothing on my own for Christmas, but was a p...I did nothing on my own for Christmas, but was a passenger in the one in Kingston, where my daughter lives. Next year I'll have a little get together or two, and buy a poinsettia or something. I did miss it a bit. <br /><br />Daughter and family do a minimum of the commercial thing, have a lot of friends and get togethers. It's lovely. The only thing I missed was the carols. Her new boyfriend has what he considers a huge collection of Christmas music, but it's all hillbilly, rock and roll, rhythm and blue, and then some madrigals. Not "O Little Town of Bethlehem" or "Silent Night."Just didn't quite work for me, and it was constant. Food was good however and the mood was warm and low pressure so it was fun all around, even for Grandma.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-24269954706876083932010-12-31T00:38:20.579-08:002010-12-31T00:38:20.579-08:00So sweet. Did you "do" Christmas this ye...So sweet. Did you "do" Christmas this year (past the remembrance of the time when it was sacred)? How did it differ?steelheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-23419761730480719452010-12-22T19:19:17.774-08:002010-12-22T19:19:17.774-08:00That was when I walked to Macy's with $200 in ...That was when I walked to Macy's with $200 in my purse! I'm pretty sure I gave you and Kathie some of those cookies. I still go to Macy's when I can, but it is a different place now. Oh well, everything is.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-7888264579217034892010-12-22T19:11:28.768-08:002010-12-22T19:11:28.768-08:00I remember when you guys lived on W. 34 St. Down n...I remember when you guys lived on W. 34 St. Down near 9th Ave.,as I recall. At least in those days you could shop in the 34th St. Macy's. Now it is chock-a-block with tourists.Jerry Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525322683923441073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-68601566930534470212010-12-20T15:55:48.908-08:002010-12-20T15:55:48.908-08:00Some day I'm coming to Salem and have Christma...Some day I'm coming to Salem and have Christmas with you, Stephen! As for me, I'm ready to visit with the grandchildren and let one of those little girls who made the cookies with me take care of Christmas! But I just whipped an egg yolk into some half-and-half with sugar, bourbon and rum and sipped a lovely impromptu eggnog!Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-77527442972545119152010-12-20T15:42:56.353-08:002010-12-20T15:42:56.353-08:00Those are wondeful memories Mary Lois! The one co...Those are wondeful memories Mary Lois! The one concession for me these days is store bought cards... I always made my own, and did caligraphy for years. Time is the beast. I still cook everything from scratch, get the live fir tree, and decorate as though many people will be seeing my efforts (they are gone now). But I insist on keeping Christmas in my heart.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13344019865877813386noreply@blogger.com