Merry Christmas

Hope everyone had a great day!

Rudolph is from 1948, you tube says :" Max Fleischer directed this cartoon gem for the Jam Handy Organization in 1948 on behalf of Montgomery Ward & Co. Paul Wing narrates the famous Christmas story of Rudolph and his shiny red nose."

Somewhat Christmassy

For all you pudding makers out there, via the National Archives of Australia online collection:
You can’t cook your coin and eat it too

"The introduction of decimal currency in February 1966 had the latent, and somewhat un-Christmassy knock-on effect of inadvertently taking the gloss off one of the great Yuletide customs – coins in the Christmas pud!

Why? According to this News Release and the accompanying photograph, the new 5 and 10 cent coins were made of cupro-nickel, not silver alloy. And they would turn green when cooked.

But for those who wanted to continue hiding coins in the Christmas pudding, the recommendation was simply to insert the new currency immediately prior to serving … after all, who would know?

Some of us were lucky enough to have grandmothers who kept their superseded threepences and sixpences for the express purpose of feeding the Christmas pudding, thereby ensuring the tradition continued and the thrill of discovery lived on for many a year. "




Of course, now 1 and 2 cent coins are just history, sometimes you find them down the back of the couch. But never in the Christmas pud.

A seasonal Shorpy fave

A christmassy fave from the Shorpy blog. I'd love a vintage train set for Christmas!

Also saying noes

You may (or may not) recall this post of mine.

Via Bellgirl this morning, I found a site which reinforces the saying "great minds think alike". Check it out.

Yay!

PS. And check this out, yet another option for great gift giving or for our Bag Pod bagmaking! Found via the Corporate Free Christmas site.

Say noes

I was thinking this morning is "It's time to get this Christmas pressie thing sorted." I know lots and lots of peeps have pledged handmade, but for my life, it's not practical, so I haven't joined in. So in the spirit of the concept however, I'm tossing around the idea of a:

That is, buying local, buying independent, buying handmade, buying small business, buying charity, recycling and repurposeing and obtaining all your pressies will thoughtfulness and good intent, rather than the common mall/shopping centre frenzy. This ties in from a post of mine on the film 'What would Jesus buy?' of about this time last year, so I think it's a good compromise. Join in if you like.

Saffron love

Anyone that's read any of my blogs knows that I'm not a Christmas person. However this update email from Saffron Craig was in my mailbox this morning, and I have to admit, these would be my choice for decorations this year:Go here to buy them, and here's some fab Xmas stockings too. Ho ho ho.