tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post4092669556231861125..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: Seasonal ThoughtsJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-90845882008879393632009-12-16T23:35:59.045-05:002009-12-16T23:35:59.045-05:00I'm right with you Jackie... I get discouraged...I'm right with you Jackie... I get discouraged by the social pressures to act in a holiday mood according to a calendar. I much prefer year-round, one-on-one (or with Fran, two-on-one or two-on-two} opportunities to share the joy of life with friends.Jens Zornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-71639260112834272772009-12-15T10:45:30.137-05:002009-12-15T10:45:30.137-05:00How true, how true and how. I used to like all th...How true, how true and how. I used to like all the lights and decorations, but these days they seem to have gone from tasteful to tacky (especially those horrid inflated things). In a way, I'm glad it's all over on the 26th - by then we're all rather sick of it.<br /><br />When I was a kid, the decorations usually went up around my b'day (21 Dec) and came down around my sister's (8 Jan) - so it was Christmas for us for about two weeks. That was enough, usually.<br /><br />So, enjoy your ferns. Me, I'll enjoy my houseplants, which are about the only decorated things in my home. And we can all enjoy the snow, which is, in the end, the perfect decoration!Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-27320033149595289862009-12-15T00:03:36.791-05:002009-12-15T00:03:36.791-05:00Jackie - You describe very well the "Day Aft...Jackie - You describe very well the "Day After Christmas" phenomenon - when those frenzied activities come to a screeching halt !<br />Here's to a happy Solstice and the turning of the year.<br />Hope they never figure out how to commercialize THAT.suephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413896904031019699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-24684211595777865502009-12-14T20:33:43.715-05:002009-12-14T20:33:43.715-05:00Oh how I hear you. I was just saying today that I ...Oh how I hear you. I was just saying today that I absolutely dislike 'Christmas' as it is in modern society. I hate how it's expected of you to go into debt to prove to others that you care about them by buying overpriced, cheaply made crap. I hate the fake cheer and fake niceness that will turn to extremely nasty attitudes right after Christmas ends. <br /><br />I tend to celebrate the solstice and the months after anyway, the short days really make me miserable so the coming longer days and eventual spring makes me a bit joyous. I'm happier around the Chinese New Year.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386243323076528579noreply@blogger.com