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The assorted Christmas pics thread
Jeff Wrangler:
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That is exactly the kind of trailer I envision Ennis living in, in the prologue to the short story. :)
Front-Ranger:
Happy St. Nicholas' Day! Did you leave your shoes out, anyone?
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 06, 2012, 04:27:17 pm ---Happy St. Nicholas' Day! Did you leave your shoes out, anyone?
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My son did! :) The girls are too old for it, but of course not too old to open the door expectantly on the morning of Dec 6th. :laugh: They were lucky, St. Nicholas left them something, even without the boots out. ;)
The oldest got earpods, middle child a calendar and my youngest a fairy figurine.
On Nikolaus, hubby always get a sweet greeting at his company, a small chocolate Nikolaus. Since he doesn't want it, it's always mine. ;D
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 05, 2012, 07:56:18 pm ---That is exactly the kind of trailer I envision Ennis living in, in the prologue to the short story. :)
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Me too :).
"the aluminum door" and "the curved length of the trailer" - I think Mrs. Proulx must have had this kind of trailer in her mind when she wrote it.
Sheriff Roland:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 06, 2012, 04:27:17 pm ---Happy St. Nicholas' Day! Did you leave your shoes out, anyone?
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We had a similar tradition in french Canada, but (as I remember it,) it was part of the New Year's Day shoe-under-the-tree variety. Sounds really wimpy and on the cheap compared to today's Christmases but your picture Chrissi brought back the memory of a mandarine orange, candy cane and a bottle of chocolate milk in the shoe.
Thanks for that, both of you.
I'm thinking, 50 years from now, if the tradition has been way layed, your kids will fondly remember these small special gestures.
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