I was visiting at Gut Rumbles a while ago, and Acidman commented that although he posts on weekends, the visits to his blog drop off dramatically. I suspect that is universal; I know it happens at my blog, too.
When I first started my blog, I hoped to make entries every day, but it became clear early on that my style is to post a group of entries every few days. Lately the time between entries has lengthened as holiday preparations have taken up more time. It seems that I get more posting done on weekends than on weekdays, so Acidman and I are bucking the trends.
If I comment on your blog days after you’ve made an entry, it’s just that I’m trying to catch up. Fotr a little hole in the wall blog, I’ve had more than 5,000 visits since the end of April. Thank you all, for stopping by!
Daily Archives: December 6, 2003
Christmas carols
Every year someone comes up with one of these little quizes. I thought I’d share the first one that came across my desk.
Christmas Song Quiz 2003
Birthdays
Most people recall December 7th as the day that will live in infamy. My family remembers it for being the day Pearl Harbor was attacked, but we also remember it because it is my Mother’s birthday.
We have a large family, and it is spread far and wide. Tomorrow one of my nieces, one of my nephews and one of my sisters will join us to take Mother to a local buffet. We’ll come home to open gifts, and then we will make more Christmas cookies, play cards and chat. It may not sound like a lot to you, but my just-about 87 year old mother is excited to be going out, and having company.
Movies
Not new ones……old ones.
We spent a quiet evening at home. I was going to sit at the computer in the living room after dinner when DH turned the TV to a movie channel that was playing “Young Frankinstein.” One of our sons decided to watch with us.
Are you familiar with the phenomenon of “Rocky Horror Picture Show? People dress up as the characters and go to midnight showing and shout out their character’s lines. Well……we had a mini version of that going on for “Young Frankenstein.”
The movie started while I was around the corner in the kitchen, and when I heard the opening music, I filled in the three note half-step French horn part, and walked in to sit down. One by one we piped up with the lines as they came along…
Roll, Roll Roll in the hay
Where wolf? There wolf….
Frau Blucher
PUT THE CANDLE BECK!
Abe Normal…..
and so on.
I didn’t realize that I’ve memorized the movie. Clearly, it’s a family favorite. I have it on VHS and on DVD, so we’ll have to try this again when the whole family is around.
I can see a new Christmas tradition starting. *G*
Party time!
Well, we had our first party of the season last night. I host a quilting bee, and to celebrate the Season, we had a soup supper. Each of the ladies brought something to share, and I made Minestrone soup and Cheddar Chowder. One of our more adventurous cooks made a wonderful salad with baked herbed goat cheese from a recent Cook’s Illustrated magazine. Another made a cream cheese frosted pumpkin cake for dessert.
It was a wonderful meal, mostly because we had the luxury of sitting and chatting with friends.