tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post7222752269904302113..comments2023-12-13T04:08:28.957-06:00Comments on Halcyon Days: “Taking Christmas”sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-27192184706733826712012-12-30T19:37:34.248-06:002012-12-30T19:37:34.248-06:00Ah yes, the food! Wow, surprised there were not ma...Ah yes, the food! Wow, surprised there were not many little cowboys, and in California! I just can't remember that we thought there was a bad association with these toy guns -- that little boys might grow up and use them -- that it was just toys and they were mimicking the movies they saw (Roy Rogers, Gene Autrey and the like).sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-67393307374493977712012-12-30T19:35:01.750-06:002012-12-30T19:35:01.750-06:00I think we were glad to get back in school. Good m...I think we were glad to get back in school. Good memories, yes, but some things are better left in the past. And times are so different now that I don't think these large gatherings would work out so well.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-58087398803263680162012-12-29T23:51:08.517-06:002012-12-29T23:51:08.517-06:00My favorite part of our family gatherings was the ...My favorite part of our family gatherings was the food. Maybe it's the area I grew up in, but there were no little boy cowboys. Two reasons - the outfits were fairly expensive, and children were not supposed to be too comfortable with guns. But we loved our dolls!Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-76973655103916317562012-12-29T18:51:06.132-06:002012-12-29T18:51:06.132-06:00Good memories. We would be worn out by the time w...Good memories. We would be worn out by the time we made the "rounds" to all houses at Christmas. I remember it being so quite, dark and lonely after all the festivities were past but at the same time glad to get back into a routine. Just so glad we don't do all that now - I too would be a nervous wreck but back in those days when folks didn't have a lot of things in their home, it was easier and the belief was "the more the merrier". A good memory!Edith Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064143456339054752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-59056815797340305852012-12-28T13:32:30.407-06:002012-12-28T13:32:30.407-06:00Lucky that you could hold your gatherings outdoors...Lucky that you could hold your gatherings outdoors, as so many people were hard to fit into a house! sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-53669804864603401732012-12-28T08:28:58.558-06:002012-12-28T08:28:58.558-06:00What a store of wonderful memories you have. Our ...What a store of wonderful memories you have. Our extended family wasn't that large but still big enough for a houseful. Most of our holiday gatherings were done on or before Christmas but there was always a big family picnic at the park "behind the Butte" every summer. Potluck and the kids could run wild.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-5575839901121511192012-12-28T06:53:11.129-06:002012-12-28T06:53:11.129-06:00I got to thinking about every boy child wanting to...I got to thinking about every boy child wanting to be a cowboy and toy gun back then and thought, "oh my, is this why some in the U.S. have such a fascination with/have to own guns???" That "cowboy mentality" that was created at a young age?? Food for thought and we'll let the psychologists figure it out.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-8068807881429704552012-12-28T06:50:51.517-06:002012-12-28T06:50:51.517-06:00It was nice growing up in a large extended family ...It was nice growing up in a large extended family and sometimes I miss the "old days" when people seemed to enjoy simple things more. Time marches on, however.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-35424612449790933422012-12-28T06:49:16.360-06:002012-12-28T06:49:16.360-06:00These days I cannot imagine all those parties with...These days I cannot imagine all those parties with so many people! I would be a "nervous wreck" if I had to entertain so many people. Times were so different then; people looked forward to such gatherings because they didn't have much else to do.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-66865843886276053032012-12-27T23:10:39.021-06:002012-12-27T23:10:39.021-06:00As always, you write so evocatively of times gone ...As always, you write so evocatively of times gone by, bringing back your memories and stirring up my own. Your large extended family sounds just fantastic, and I can really imagine those gatherings. I do remember the popular cowboy thing, too, very big in the 50s. We did a lot of family visiting around this time, with similar foods, but not so many people.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-73184035074756947892012-12-27T13:49:10.566-06:002012-12-27T13:49:10.566-06:00What wonderful Christmas fun you had belonging to ...What wonderful Christmas fun you had belonging to such a large,loving family + all those traditions,you describe them so well you can feel the warmth. IdaJudith https://www.blogger.com/profile/03634258386057489997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-69581076560470501202012-12-27T11:35:01.718-06:002012-12-27T11:35:01.718-06:00Your description was so good, that I really got th...Your description was so good, that I really got the " feeling of party ".<br />The largest gathering of relatives over here were at the times my aunts and uncles from my father´s side arranged parties, but the amount of guests was not THAT large. And only the house arranging the party offered the food and all. But each family had it´s turn, as everyone´s birthday was celebrated with lots of food, goodies and drinks.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.com