tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post7393989255149109568..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Have Yourself a Funny Little Christmas!Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-66664582492029339012020-12-22T18:07:49.132+00:002020-12-22T18:07:49.132+00:00Hi Hamamelis,
I am glad you enjoyed the Dutch pos...Hi Hamamelis,<br /><br />I am glad you enjoyed the Dutch post - everything would be so familiar to you I had a feeling you might! I can't remember which is your town, though I should know it.<br /><br />I hadn't thought of birds and other animals being upset by the fireworks, but it makes perfect sense. Am pleased to learn that fireworks are forbidden over there during the pandemic. WouldVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-77640129855333039812020-12-22T12:20:12.201+00:002020-12-22T12:20:12.201+00:00Oh Vanessa that is a hilarious antropological essa...Oh Vanessa that is a hilarious antropological essay! I hate fireworks with a vengeance, because animals. The amount of birds that fly over on New Year's Eve in great panic inspires bad thoughts in a bird lover like myself. They have tracked these poor birds flying off the coast far into the North Sea airspace on New Year's Eve. And then cats ofcourse, dogs... horses, and many humans too Hamamelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228754079909739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61698846268223122192020-12-21T22:00:59.849+00:002020-12-21T22:00:59.849+00:00Hi Hamamelis,
Nice to hear from you, and thanks f...Hi Hamamelis,<br /><br />Nice to hear from you, and thanks for explaining the Covid situation in The Netherlands. I have spent New Year there, but never Christmas. Actually, I don't know if you would have been reading the blog back then - you might find my outsider's perspective of your country's festivities interesting?!<br /><br />https://bonkersaboutperfume.blogspot.com/2011/01/Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8947294103573870242020-12-21T15:20:49.243+00:002020-12-21T15:20:49.243+00:00Thank you for the good laugh 'she may have for...Thank you for the good laugh 'she may have forfeited her right to the usual festive morsels. By the same token, I reserve the right to relent nearer the time. ;)'! <br />Things look rather gloomy here too, although Christmas isn't nearly as big an occasion as it is in the UK (no presents, at least not in my family) there are heavy restrictions here too, just 2 visitors allowed. But Hamamelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228754079909739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-13471919263503944372020-12-21T12:31:33.002+00:002020-12-21T12:31:33.002+00:00Hi Undina,
I am sure I will relent on the festive...Hi Undina,<br /><br />I am sure I will relent on the festive treats front when it gets to Christmas. Truffle has been a good companion this year after all.<br /><br />Of course you can join our virtual book club. Looks like we are kicking off with The Miniaturist...?<br /><br />Thanks for explaining your and your vSO's present-giving MO. The things you have bought for yourselves this year Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-31990644004598819692020-12-21T12:22:57.622+00:002020-12-21T12:22:57.622+00:00Hi Jillie,
Lovely to hear from you! That is great...Hi Jillie,<br /><br />Lovely to hear from you! That is great news about your aunt. It is a good time to move into a care home as they have got so cute now with all the protocols and safety measures she will be as safe as can be. And visiting rights may start to ease more.<br /><br />That is cunning getting your husband to be the official donor of presents to yourself. ;)<br /><br />Interesting toVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61342581939953611732020-12-21T12:15:57.177+00:002020-12-21T12:15:57.177+00:00Hi Ines,
That's exactly it - you set out look...Hi Ines,<br /><br />That's exactly it - you set out looking for presents for other people and decide you want to keep things for yourself. I see you wrap yours though. ;)<br /><br />Enjoy getting straight at your new flat and have a good Christmas!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-90682002796324592462020-12-21T10:25:34.549+00:002020-12-21T10:25:34.549+00:00Truffle is so adorable, and clearly it was your fa...Truffle is so adorable, and clearly it was your fault for not paying attention to her and leaving those tasty warmers unattended... so you can’t really keep a grudge until Christmas, can you? :)<br /><br />Do you have an extra spot in your improvised book club? I would love to join you and Tara. <br /><br />I buy presents for everyone, though usually I do not call gifts for myself such - I just Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-91888899177571403462020-12-21T10:13:27.229+00:002020-12-21T10:13:27.229+00:00Our Christmas is going to be even more different t...Our Christmas is going to be even more different than we expected - my aunt who has dementia unexpectedly got a place in the lovely care home we had chosen for her and she entered it just a few days ago. Although this inevitable move is sad, she is actually enjoying it there, which makes the tremendous relief we feel almost guilt-free. This is the best Christmas present for us, and while we areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-44093738057214542482020-12-21T08:36:27.871+00:002020-12-21T08:36:27.871+00:00I think it's unavoidable. I look for presents ...I think it's unavoidable. I look for presents for my family and friends and of course, come across some that I'd like to gift myself with. :D They are already packed underneath my tree. <br />Which I did later than I wanted to as I moved this summer and my flat is still not where it's supposed to be. I honestly thought that the work needed to be done would take much less time than it Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74591003646178435832020-12-20T23:37:49.142+00:002020-12-20T23:37:49.142+00:00Hi Tara,
Glad to hear you also buy yourself prese...Hi Tara,<br /><br />Glad to hear you also buy yourself presents - I wondered if I was the only one, and whether it was an odd thing to do to put them under the tree.<br /><br />That Christmas Day advice is amusing, and not unexpected. Perhaps we could still play Twister with our faces turned away, and the window open. <br /><br />I am game for a 'buddy read', if not the name for it, haha.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-15567808080196106922020-12-20T22:20:09.200+00:002020-12-20T22:20:09.200+00:00I highly approve of buying yourself presents at Ch...I highly approve of buying yourself presents at Christmas. I do that every year.<br /><br />I just read that those meeting on Christmas day should avoid 'hugging, singing and board ganes'. So no festive scrabble for you if you do bubble up!<br /><br />I have The Miniaturist on my Kindle so I'll join you in reading that when you get to it. We can do what book people call a 'buddy Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820091082551405862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16768262541723919022020-12-20T20:38:27.289+00:002020-12-20T20:38:27.289+00:00Hello Unknown,
Keeping the incognito thing going ...Hello Unknown,<br /><br />Keeping the incognito thing going with your Internet handle, I see...;) Hmm, you have to be either the friend who came to the rescue with the plated supper or my English teacher, and my money's on your being the latter. Have a very Happy Christmas yourself!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-68871954932960844722020-12-20T18:08:43.969+00:002020-12-20T18:08:43.969+00:00Very enjoyable, Vanessa - and I liked my incognito...Very enjoyable, Vanessa - and I liked my incognito cameo role. I hope that however you spend Christmas Day, you enjoy it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285437885450774788noreply@blogger.com