tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post6607617483144716950..comments2024-03-09T04:17:11.014-04:00Comments on One can't get over the habit of being a little girl all at once...: Boxing Day!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-16343435232289437962012-12-26T21:57:54.123-04:002012-12-26T21:57:54.123-04:00Finally my data speed came back so I can leave com...Finally my data speed came back so I can leave comments! I tried to leave various comments but it was just too long (my favorite Xmas movie is "Family Man" with Nicolas Cage and Tia Leoni and I love to read The Turn of the screw for some reason at this time of the year, even if a ghost story and not very Xmassy.)<br />Boxing Day (Santo Stefano) is a bank holiday in Italy too and it was boooring. We would play bingo and eat all day long at my paternal grandparents but without all the excitment of Xmas. Family members would come and visit<br />Dog looks fierce in that picture!Emahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08331051805268660458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-87833560741652490982012-12-26T20:02:55.637-04:002012-12-26T20:02:55.637-04:00I love your at-home outfit: the sweater, scarf, sw...I love your at-home outfit: the sweater, scarf, sweater leggings and uggs. Cozy and perfect.<br /><br />I also love your gift from Barry, your dad all handsome and serious and you so delighted and delightful, as you are now. tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-32876644771836053012012-12-26T15:18:52.586-04:002012-12-26T15:18:52.586-04:00Too funny about our dresses - mine was long and i ...Too funny about our dresses - mine was long and i actually had it shortened - probably because my mother's dress in 1959 was shorter I guess - what did I know? I was 22! ;-)<br /><br />If i can get tickets i am trying for Les Mis - which means one things: i will be singing for days!!!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-59246317215649728192012-12-26T15:12:09.561-04:002012-12-26T15:12:09.561-04:00Hi NJ - what kind comments and much appreciated! ...Hi NJ - what kind comments and much appreciated! I have just survived Boxing Day 2012 - we are heading to Tim Hortons and the C0 minute drive home - yippee! My dog is now quite insufferable - he thinks he is a movie star!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-61819582830829750882012-12-26T15:06:21.030-04:002012-12-26T15:06:21.030-04:00Hi Patricia! It is a great song for sure - i am a...Hi Patricia! It is a great song for sure - i am a huge Elvis fan - he is on my bucket list to see in concert for sure! We are en route home - yippee! I hope to report I have seen Les Miz!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-35839251386825473912012-12-26T13:17:32.552-04:002012-12-26T13:17:32.552-04:00Love you coat and memories of Boxing Days. I am li...Love you coat and memories of Boxing Days. I am like Tabitha, in my pajamas, eating leftovers and recovering after Christmas. Your dog picture is hilarious! My wedding dress was quite similar, just longer, it is from 1988 so it makes sense. Dress aside, it is such a lovely picture of you and your dad.ajchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697200294387151584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-59718735635367616932012-12-26T12:59:35.451-04:002012-12-26T12:59:35.451-04:00This post was perfect. I know about the 3-4 hour ...This post was perfect. I know about the 3-4 hour itch with family and the chieftains song- so good WMM!! I love your fair isle legging and ugg boot look because it screams toasty and cozy. I love the 80's, so how could I not love your wedding dress and that you have such a nice photo of your father. The Grace Kelly pic had me guffawing. God bless you WMM and stay strong. Can't wait for the next post. NJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-77029612999614770272012-12-26T12:36:50.668-04:002012-12-26T12:36:50.668-04:00Hi WMM, love your coat, and the wedding photo - th...Hi WMM, love your coat, and the wedding photo - that was a very thoughtful gift. I just love your description of family Boxing Days of yore. I looked up the lyrics - too funny! <br />We made a lot of phone calls yesterday to family and friends, no rambunctious goings-on for us! It looks like we will spend today just lazing around and reading - perfect!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-18952769969926214232012-12-26T12:34:16.841-04:002012-12-26T12:34:16.841-04:00Hi FFM! I have sugar withdrawal, too!!! Barry is...Hi FFM! I have sugar withdrawal, too!!! Barry is pretty darn good!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-62831820099837690752012-12-26T11:15:22.521-04:002012-12-26T11:15:22.521-04:00Hi WMM! I absolutely LOVE your new coat! What a wo...Hi WMM! I absolutely LOVE your new coat! What a wonderful Christmas present, as is that photo of you and your dad. How thoughtful of Barry to have it enlarged and framed for you! I tell you, that man is a keeper for sure! :)<br /><br />Oh the memories of your Boxing Days from childhood! You have quite the family, I must say! No Boxing Day here for me. Instead, today will be spent working, doing laundry, and cleaning up from yesterday's celebration. I do have a sugar hangover if that counts for anything though. ;)<br /><br />Enjoy your day!<br /><br />Melissa@AllThingsSimplifiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076948687302539385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-32226726740685892822012-12-26T10:59:25.568-04:002012-12-26T10:59:25.568-04:00GF - glad someone else's family was at times f...GF - glad someone else's family was at times fraught with peril! More pics to come! Beautiful day here and i hope to be back in time to catch Les Miserables! That may be my next blog!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-84672563775966335912012-12-26T10:25:13.098-04:002012-12-26T10:25:13.098-04:00OUTSIDE THE BOX That coat is now part of the Tabit...OUTSIDE THE BOX That coat is now part of the Tabitha Collection. Barry's gift sweetest thing (you were a teeny weenie patinie and pater looks so proud.) As for Boxing Day, I paid my fly/ drive time and dues among the battling clans in childhood. Now very grateful to stay "home" and only have a lovely FIL, in another country. In my youth I actually thought boxing meant the dramatic maternal prevention of - albeit stiffly polite, icy - disputes and taut silences, not the distribution of gift boxes. These were punctuated by the occasional pickled uncle's dramatic outbreaks - once even complete with bagpipe music (but no one was doing a jig.) We'll have to have a knees-up and compare comedy notes.GetFreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426579144685310371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-44309662867961661192012-12-26T10:18:32.101-04:002012-12-26T10:18:32.101-04:00DBP have the best possible lunch (and a relaxed gl...DBP have the best possible lunch (and a relaxed glass of wine after.) WMM hope you only have to take a small helping of Chicken a la Pauper.GetFreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426579144685310371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-2070371209117751372012-12-26T10:16:59.400-04:002012-12-26T10:16:59.400-04:00Tabs, can we please pop round to NB so I can chall...Tabs, can we please pop round to NB so I can challenge you to Rock 'Em 'bots? That looks like a hoot.GetFreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426579144685310371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-59819303566697704272012-12-26T09:20:15.994-04:002012-12-26T09:20:15.994-04:00Oh I wish you double-luck! I am sure it will go w...Oh I wish you double-luck! I am sure it will go well, but I bet it is stressful and more so in the anticipation.<br /><br />I am just hoping for some sane conversation today. They are making awful chicken a la king, which would be good if it was good, if you know what I mean....WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-9060600878691692002012-12-26T09:18:21.603-04:002012-12-26T09:18:21.603-04:00Thanks Cate! I am quite shopped out too! One ret...Thanks Cate! I am quite shopped out too! One return and that is it and I will probably wait till later this week to do it!<br /><br />Glad your holiday was grand!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-84703904640745158912012-12-26T09:04:39.761-04:002012-12-26T09:04:39.761-04:00Boy those family Christmas parties sound crazy! W...Boy those family Christmas parties sound crazy! We went to a Boxing Day party for my mother's side when I was growing up too but they were very tame. Very boring actually!<br /><br />I was exhausted yesterday but have had a good sleep after the big dinner so I feel much better today. And guess what we did watch Die Hard after dinner! We made the rascals do the clean-up and we retired to the couch to watch Bruce spin off his 80's one-liners, hilarious! Thanks for the tip!<br />My mother who I rarely see is coming for lunch today with her husband. Oh wish me luck! <br />Travel safely. xoDaniBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633155240779845497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-6263726868140505152012-12-26T08:10:48.183-04:002012-12-26T08:10:48.183-04:00My poor dog had to wear fleece and a bomber hat, a...My poor dog had to wear fleece and a bomber hat, ah well. I love the framed picture, that was a thoughtful gift. Your new coat is absolutely beautiful and I love the GF scarf too. Our Christmas was wonderful, I'm sad it's over. Probably no shopping for me, stores will be crazy for the next week or two here. Enjoy your boxing day! catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121234545386465542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-84416928085821591092012-12-26T06:43:16.238-04:002012-12-26T06:43:16.238-04:00HI Tabs - I keep having my Robot's poor head k...HI Tabs - I keep having my Robot's poor head knocked off by my daughter! Honestly, what kind of family puts a lovely scarf around the face of their dog and then takes a picture? Ours I guess. We were shocked at how noble he looked! And now of course, he is too full of himself!<br /><br />Here's to Boxing Days on the couch! WHich I was not driving for a couple of hours each way to see in the in-laws! I am good and tired!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-84494341406515900102012-12-26T05:03:31.385-04:002012-12-26T05:03:31.385-04:00I am howling at the last two pics, they do look al...I am howling at the last two pics, they do look alike! It must have been a bit of a tearjerker for you to open the framed photograph, what a lovely thoughtful gift.<br />Boxing Day here has always meant staying in jammies most of the day, sprawling on the sofa and eating and drinking from dusk till dawn. I have never ever gone in to town to the Boxing Day sales - too scary.<br /><br />Oh that robot thingie looks excellent, I'd be having a shot of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com