tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post7975846704403245034..comments2024-03-27T13:35:42.418-07:00Comments on Fabric Paper Thread: Advent, then ChristmasLorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-86602292859656193912013-12-06T22:07:32.065-08:002013-12-06T22:07:32.065-08:00Beautiful words and photo! I love the idea of wait...Beautiful words and photo! I love the idea of waiting in anticipation for God's gift to us.Anneliesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288355284573379421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-32044427813610787992013-12-06T17:52:01.763-08:002013-12-06T17:52:01.763-08:00I Love that ..."a long festive and contemplat... I Love that ..."a long festive and contemplative run up to Christmas" YES!ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-1458012065513114602013-12-06T12:49:10.992-08:002013-12-06T12:49:10.992-08:00I like that...'it's beginning to look a lo...I like that...'it's beginning to look a lot like Advent' mantel. Waiting and anticipating is good!Judy https://www.blogger.com/profile/00929685771427155673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-71609596805394779052013-12-06T09:30:57.151-08:002013-12-06T09:30:57.151-08:00Love this post...... and love your mantle. (I'...Love this post...... and love your mantle. (I'm reading backwards as you can tell...) Being a Methodist, I'm very familiar with the season of Advent. I do love the waiting!Linda Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863170045475603030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-31905981735952249992013-12-06T06:44:16.090-08:002013-12-06T06:44:16.090-08:00It's true, Advent was such a rich part of my t...It's true, Advent was such a rich part of my tradition growing up -- the changes in liturgical garments, altar cloths, the lighting of the candles in their magnificent wreath. My parents never put up the tree until perhaps the 22nd, but then we savoured it . . . and it was generally left up until Epiphany. And much of Advent was focussed on secret gifts being made or thought about or wrapped and hidden -- less time in the malls. . . Or at least so I remember, but perhaps my nostalgia is deceptive. . . .thanks for the reminder.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-50746290755067955202013-12-06T05:25:45.824-08:002013-12-06T05:25:45.824-08:00That's a lovely mantel and a lovely post!That's a lovely mantel and a lovely post!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347598432040432610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-13506764458093298572013-12-05T22:55:33.167-08:002013-12-05T22:55:33.167-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377290660421370921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-42001318947481520872013-12-05T21:54:15.362-08:002013-12-05T21:54:15.362-08:00Some years I get the advent wreath together and so...Some years I get the advent wreath together and some I don't, but I always sink into contemplation before Christmas. There's so much to mull over -- light and dark, hope and despair.Cristal @ Dapple Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397453660900066054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-37091276106145011862013-12-05T19:49:53.332-08:002013-12-05T19:49:53.332-08:00I was raised with the Advent season - the wreath w...I was raised with the Advent season - the wreath was there from as long as I can remember. We began to celebrate Christmas on the 24th and continued to January 6th. I still keep Advent and don't fully decorate the house as early as most, waiting until later in December, but I leave everything up until The Feast of the Three Kings, or Epiphany, or January 6th....whatever people choose to call it. I find the instant setting up of all things 'Christmas' at the end of November and followed by a mad tear-down on the 26th to be odd ....and it makes me uncomfortable. Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-28951173801614833942013-12-05T18:30:36.826-08:002013-12-05T18:30:36.826-08:00Lorrie,
I love this. Beautiful words.
I also li...Lorrie,<br /><br />I love this. Beautiful words.<br /><br />I also like the greenery on the mantle - simple beauty.<br /><br />DeannaDeanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-63528452384544763802013-12-05T13:18:59.397-08:002013-12-05T13:18:59.397-08:00Lovely mantel...I very much like the cedar tucked ...Lovely mantel...I very much like the cedar tucked in and around the figures. After a day of fighting tree lights wars, I think my mind is mush. Otherwise, I might have something brilliant to add. = DVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-78687742432606112932013-12-05T12:12:47.313-08:002013-12-05T12:12:47.313-08:00I wish you a blessed Advent coming up and a season...I wish you a blessed Advent coming up and a season filled with joy and peace.<br /><br />Mersad<br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mersad Donko Photography</a><br />Mersadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912588798000508495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-46376464418928701492013-12-05T11:12:08.323-08:002013-12-05T11:12:08.323-08:00Happy Advent to you, Lorrie.
I'm waiting too....Happy Advent to you, Lorrie. <br />I'm waiting too..... and not just for CHRISTmas! Those twins are still hanging in there. <br />Enjoy this season.<br />xo CaroleCarole Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761259557061105360noreply@blogger.com