tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post7390041962333115996..comments2024-03-28T13:36:31.910+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: December 1st - December Days Sue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-91555647404340825132017-12-01T19:57:39.010+00:002017-12-01T19:57:39.010+00:00Always enjoy a bit of folklore and if it's fes...Always enjoy a bit of folklore and if it's festive all the better!<br />ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-25997714691730486562017-12-01T19:40:34.058+00:002017-12-01T19:40:34.058+00:00This is very exciting - new readers every day! Hel...This is very exciting - new readers every day! Hello and welcome.<br />I love to share ideas for books and get lots of ideas from other bloggers too.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-76069778575681990972017-12-01T19:17:17.179+00:002017-12-01T19:17:17.179+00:00Hiya, new to your blog. Love the content and the p...Hiya, new to your blog. Love the content and the pictures. Especially love your reading list. I get ideas on what to read next since I love mysteries and historical novels (World Wars especially). Theresa Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226952474166295533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-2653874434721069832017-12-01T19:05:09.188+00:002017-12-01T19:05:09.188+00:00Hello and welcome to reading, hope you enjoy.
The ...Hello and welcome to reading, hope you enjoy.<br />The two lines at the beginning are from the Sara Coleridge poem, Months - written for children I think.<br />Mid-winter celebrations have been around for a long while I think<br /> Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-90412469762619668712017-12-01T19:02:25.986+00:002017-12-01T19:02:25.986+00:00Wind from the Arctic I thinkWind from the Arctic I thinkSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-88627297765190569682017-12-01T18:22:38.379+00:002017-12-01T18:22:38.379+00:00We also say too cold for snow but then think Arcti...We also say too cold for snow but then think Arctic? Antarctic? - plenty of cold and snow there!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-40958516293532677892017-12-01T16:34:03.881+00:002017-12-01T16:34:03.881+00:00Nowadays we are more likely to get snow in Februar...Nowadays we are more likely to get snow in February. I don't want snow in December if I'm going back and forward to hospital!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-73914496086759611052017-12-01T16:17:52.770+00:002017-12-01T16:17:52.770+00:00It's freezing here and every night me and Mark...It's freezing here and every night me and Mark have the same conversation. I say "it's cold enough to snow tonight" he says "it's too cold to snow". I shall have to research if that can actually be the case! Hope you and Col are both well. xx Everyday life at Number 38https://www.blogger.com/profile/12945846951398052455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-58681924720126473202017-12-01T15:13:28.307+00:002017-12-01T15:13:28.307+00:00Hello to you, Sue! I'm very new here, and so ...Hello to you, Sue! I'm very new here, and so happy I found your blog. I love, love, love all information, about "The Old Ways."<br /><br /><i><b>"So, to early Christians this would have been seen as the ideal time to celebrate the birth of Christ."</b></i><br /><br />I think the early church men, were quite "up" on psychology. With Christmas, and with so many Holy Days. They knew they had a "hard sell," separating Pagans from their Old Ways. So they simply 'plopped' Christian things, right on top of old Pagan things. Even places. Look at all the Holy Wells, which got a cathedral 'plopped' on top of them! <br /><br />Sneaky old guys, they were! >,-)<br /><br />I used the same delightful old quote, today, as well!<br /><br />Thank you so much, for this post, and in advance, for all the following ones to come.<br /><br />Gentle hugs and blessings,<br />Luna Crone<br /><br />Beside a babbling brook...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230422491225783790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-38814914121985631662017-12-01T14:56:12.742+00:002017-12-01T14:56:12.742+00:00Lovely post Sue, the 1st Dec. a real turn of the w...Lovely post Sue, the 1st Dec. a real turn of the wheel, first day of winter, Advent and the solstice to look forward to. Bright, sunny and cold in Dorset.Sarah Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744771859309359933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-6082386952888394382017-12-01T14:04:52.053+00:002017-12-01T14:04:52.053+00:00It's certainly cold down the eastern side of t...It's certainly cold down the eastern side of the country at the moment isn't it?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-6310116228601773972017-12-01T13:54:02.868+00:002017-12-01T13:54:02.868+00:00My daughter and her family, who lives in sunny, wa...My daughter and her family, who lives in sunny, warm California, come east to Pennsylvania for the holidays and the hope for some snow. Except for one year, it has been dry and warm. The snow often comes a day or two after they leave. I can do without it entirely. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-88688733283715227522017-12-01T12:17:07.162+00:002017-12-01T12:17:07.162+00:00Great interesting post. Great interesting post. Poppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-47603848417086475522017-12-01T11:56:35.288+00:002017-12-01T11:56:35.288+00:00I splurged 1p on the Country Diary Christmas book ...I splurged 1p on the Country Diary Christmas book - EH's drawings but lots of all sorts of other winter writings by many other folk. It will feature sometime this month I think.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-82034494548056813552017-12-01T11:52:36.786+00:002017-12-01T11:52:36.786+00:00Writing blog posts is easy and as I'm home alo...Writing blog posts is easy and as I'm home alone all month there will be plenty of time!<br />Sleet, sunshine, rain and freezing cold winds here in SuffolkSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-7581982659081260582017-12-01T11:34:46.418+00:002017-12-01T11:34:46.418+00:00We have a beautiful blue-skied start to December h...We have a beautiful blue-skied start to December here, but blardy cold first thing. I still love (and always have) the words and illustrations in the Country Diary book. It is very comforting.<br /><br />I always thought that the timing of celebrating Christmas had much to do with overturning the Midwinter celebrations of the shortest day, along with other "marriages of convenience" in the Christian calendar.<br /><br />Keep warm.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-27655894810871012872017-12-01T10:14:59.708+00:002017-12-01T10:14:59.708+00:00Welcome December! Welcome December! Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-91575372738588996222017-12-01T09:28:16.014+00:002017-12-01T09:28:16.014+00:00A lovely start to your December posts, Sue. I won...A lovely start to your December posts, Sue. I wonder why we say "White Rabbit" on the first of the month? My mother always used to say "White Rabbit" and I know people say it three times, for luck. But I wonder when this started ... perhaps I ought to Google it!<br />That will be a lot for you to do on top of everything else, to post every day. I try and post regularly on my blog but every day isn't always possible. It's lovely to read your posts, but don't tire yourself out. <br />It's cold here in South Devon, 15C in our hall when we woke up before the heating came on, and it's our little grandson's school fayre (their spelling) today, so we're now on a roll to Christmas. May you have a good weekend.<br />Margaret P galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-20397872164468094872017-12-01T07:47:47.304+00:002017-12-01T07:47:47.304+00:00A lovely post to start a December off...looking fo...A lovely post to start a December off...looking forward to the next 30! xWinters End Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924495691256051693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-85029690594900888312017-12-01T06:52:42.481+00:002017-12-01T06:52:42.481+00:00Ah I love this book for my seasonal decorations. I...Ah I love this book for my seasonal decorations. I will put it out today as getting on very well with my decs after starting the living room and nearly finishing the kitchen yesterday. Eeeek!Louise Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074355125344865358noreply@blogger.com