Everything to do with XMAS!

[scifan57]

Well that should generate a bit of interest! LOL

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Credit card interest!

 

[Roy Rob]

I have just recalled the year that my mother decided to buy a Christmas pudding in a can (tin) She had never bought one before so had to read the heating instructions on the label which called for heating the can in boiling water. My dad was just about to take a sip of his scotch when there was such a BOOM that he ended up throwing the glassful in his face. He was yelling in agony with neat whiskey in his eyes, my mother was frozen with shock at the noise as we kids headed off to find the source of the explosion. Well.....there was Christmas pudding all over the kitchen walls, floor and ceiling along with shrapnel from the can.

She had missed the instruction to pierce the can before heating! Oops...

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[Kaykaykay]

I have just recalled the year that my mother decided to buy a Christmas pudding in a can (tin) She had never bought one before so had to read the heating instructions on the label which called for heating the can in boiling water. My dad was just about to take a sip of his scotch when there was such a BOOM that he ended up throwing the glassful in his face. He was yelling in agony with neat whiskey in his eyes, my mother was frozen with shock at the noise as we kids headed off to find the source of the explosion. Well.....there was Christmas pudding all over the kitchen walls, floor and ceiling along with shrapnel from the can.

She had missed the instruction to pierce the can before heating! Oops...

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Lol. What a mess, but that makes for a great memory.

 

[Richard Brown]

I have just recalled the year that my mother decided to buy a Christmas pudding in a can (tin) She had never bought one before so had to read the heating instructions on the label which called for heating the can in boiling water. My dad was just about to take a sip of his scotch when there was such a BOOM that he ended up throwing the glassful in his face. He was yelling in agony with neat whiskey in his eyes, my mother was frozen with shock at the noise as we kids headed off to find the source of the explosion. Well.....there was Christmas pudding all over the kitchen walls, floor and ceiling along with shrapnel from the can.

She had missed the instruction to pierce the can before heating! Oops...

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Now I know where the idea for the Mr Bean episode, where he decorated his room, came from

Great story Roy Rob

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[leelai]

Love your story Roy Rob.....how lucky none of you were in the kitchen at the time!

Richard......you made me laugh with your Mr Bean!

 

[skimonkey]

Went to our local Mall...and this is what they had for Christmas Decos..

 

[scifan57]

Went to our local Mall...and this is what they had for Christmas Decos..

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Santa has a castle and palm trees?

Great shots, skimonkey, too bad they don't have decorations that good everywhere.

 

[skimonkey]

Santa has a castle and palm trees?

Great shots, skimonkey, too bad they don't have decorations that good everywhere.

Yes...when Santa comes to Michigan he requests Palm Trees to keep him warm...since if gets very cold here! ...he also likes to have a little bit of poolside time next door as you can see!

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Yes...when Santa comes to Michigan he requests Palm Trees to keep him warm...since if gets very cold here! ...he also likes to have a little bit of poolside time next door as you can see!

Ski do you go to the "Christmas Store" in Frankenmuth?

AA

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[skimonkey]

Ski do you go to the "Christmas Store" in Frankenmuth?

AA

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Yes...Bronner's! We love that store. Have you been there before?

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Yes...Bronner's! We love that store. Have you been there before?

A few times yes. When we lived in northwestern Ontario we'd cross at the Sault and take the peninsula south to Port Huron. We'd always stop at Bronners. Great spot.

AA

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[skimonkey]

A few times yes. When we lived in northwestern Ontario we'd cross at the Sault and take the peninsula south to Port Huron. We'd always stop at Bronners. Great spot.

AA

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It's one of our favorite places to go every few years. Been going there since I was a kid! Nice to see that others around us come and visit Bronner's as well.

 

[scifan57]

If you ever visit Montreal, Quebec, you have to visit Noël Éternel. It's a year-round Christmas Store next to Notre-Dame Basilica, in the Old city

 

[Roy Rob]

If you ever visit Montreal, Quebec, you have to visit Noël Éternel. It's a year round Christmas Store next to Notre-Dame Basilica, in the Old city

They also have one in the historic town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, open year round.









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[Kaykaykay]

If you ever visit Montreal, Quebec, you have to visit Noël Éternel. It's a year-round Christmas Store next to Notre-Dame Basilica, in the Old city

They also have one in the historic town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, open year round.

I have ornaments from both those stores. Love Montreal and Niagara-on-the-Lake.

When visiting a city, and if I have time, I try to get an ornament rather than the usual souvenirs, which I have no use for. So my husband and I have a Christmas tree full of memories of cities we've enjoyed.

We actually just finished decorating our tree tonight. (I have a couple of tree scratches on my arms to show for it.) It takes us a long time, because we're always stopping to reminisce about various cities and experiences while we decorate.