tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1208427344635369267..comments2024-03-29T08:53:17.031-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: True Christmas Crime TuesdayJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27719040531242638292011-12-23T00:53:33.269-05:002011-12-23T00:53:33.269-05:00Hank! Are you kidding? So hilarious, that traditio...Hank! Are you kidding? So hilarious, that tradition. Wicked funny!<br /><br />My second favorite is the snow-level countdown during spring thaw. Just spotted . . . tinsel and pine . . . we're down to Christmas tree level . . . on the watch for poo . . . that's it folks spring is near . . . we're down to dog poo level!!!! Who needs the ground hog anyways, huh?Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70298415558030427452011-12-21T00:10:31.523-05:002011-12-21T00:10:31.523-05:00No no no to the inflatables! Some in neighbors...No no no to the inflatables! Some in neighbors' yards used to scare our big, tough German shepherd on her nightly walks. And rightly so! And deflated in the daytime, they look like corpses.<br /><br />piecemealquilts, I am in love with your neighbor's "sports deer." Wish I could see that!<br /><br />As for us, we've gone from religiously all-white to odds-and-ends of colored strings. They're cheerful, and remind me of my childhood.<br /><br />We switched to supposedly "warm" white LEDs on our tree last year instead of our traditional white fairy (Brit speak alert) lights. And while they are certainly safer and more energy efficient, they are not "warm", and I really miss our old lights...<br /><br />And don't mention blinking! I hate blinking! I'm turning Grinchly green at the thought!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85837989346797526352011-12-20T22:57:40.892-05:002011-12-20T22:57:40.892-05:00Piecemeal, that's hilarious. Wouldn't you ...Piecemeal, that's hilarious. Wouldn't you love to hear the conversations when they decide what to to do?<br /><br />Reine, I had just put that in my new book!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64640177499529239742011-12-20T22:32:59.502-05:002011-12-20T22:32:59.502-05:00Piecemealquilts,
Has he ever done reindeer baseb...Piecemealquilts,<br /><br /><br />Has he ever done reindeer baseball? I want to see THIS!!! <br /><br /><br />Reine,<br />Yes, that can get you killed in the city.Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3422190441623371532011-12-20T21:44:51.287-05:002011-12-20T21:44:51.287-05:00I like decorations, but I'm picky. All white i...I like decorations, but I'm picky. All white is fine, but the blue lights are creepy. I don't like strands of lights just thrown up into a tree, or wrapped around and around a trunk and one or two low branches, then just stop. I guess I like balance. <br /><br />We look forward to the decorations from our across the street neighbors. They have "deer" made of white lights, probably ten or twelve of them, plus a moose whose head moves side to side. Each year he sets them up to represent a sport. It started with football, rows of deer lined up facing one another with a ball between. The moose was the quarterback. Best of all, when he brings the deer out and then puts them away at the end of the season, he doesn't just drop them all into place. On day one they are on the sides of the house. Day two they move forward just a bit. Day three they're halfway into the front yard. Day four they're all in the yard, but in no particular order. It's only on day five that the theme is revealed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5898454355625100442011-12-20T19:40:47.217-05:002011-12-20T19:40:47.217-05:00And Jan, let's not talk about the time she dro...And Jan, let's not talk about the time she drove into the parking space someone else had cleared the snow from. How was she supposed to know they were down the cellar looking for an old lawn chair to keep their place!Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78257930356756811702011-12-20T18:53:28.854-05:002011-12-20T18:53:28.854-05:00Reine,
Yup. Absolutely New England. Your poor au...Reine, <br /><br />Yup. Absolutely New England. Your poor aunt!!<br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68198675968285694212011-12-20T17:37:33.327-05:002011-12-20T17:37:33.327-05:00Wicked funny, Jan!!!!
"'Coming from New ...Wicked funny, Jan!!!!<br /><br />"'Coming from New England, home of the "anything other than just white lights is just plain tacky" mindset, which I believe is akin to the "Christmas decorations as indicator of social status" mindset, I say there's a good chance the two women in Florida are actually New England transplants and they just didn't like Snoopy on a doghouse or Mickey on a horse near their homes.'"<br /><br />You have brought back great memories from my New England childhood. The white lights thing is still going strong in the family, most prominently seen on my aunt's house in Milton. Last year she caused a minor scandal by stringing those drippy icicley thingy-things all around the house. She was so embarrassed by the gossip she had my cousin drive up from the merchant marine academy to take them down before the neighbors did it their way.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71290029694927145452011-12-20T17:31:32.321-05:002011-12-20T17:31:32.321-05:00Ywah, gnomes, kind of scary. Wouldn't want to ...Ywah, gnomes, kind of scary. Wouldn't want to run into one in the middle of the night.<br /><br />And the blow up Santas--there's a punctured one just down the street. So sad. Sometimes I feel just like that....Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36145772211427487502011-12-20T15:16:19.194-05:002011-12-20T15:16:19.194-05:00I'm laughing Rhys, and visualizing your pain!I'm laughing Rhys, and visualizing your pain!Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80750650853287390692011-12-20T15:08:55.935-05:002011-12-20T15:08:55.935-05:00Neighbor who bugs me? Oh yes, Jan. Next door--peng...Neighbor who bugs me? Oh yes, Jan. Next door--penguins, santa, snowmen etc etc. Not even the mercy of snow to soften the effect.Rhys Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663634889908752121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20329947199633154062011-12-20T14:19:44.040-05:002011-12-20T14:19:44.040-05:00More Montana flavor: the Christmas Parade in our t...More Montana flavor: the Christmas Parade in our town features half a dozen llamas, each wearing reindeer antlers, a Santa hat, or a wreath around its neck. They are amazingly tolerant -- and amazingly popular. (And yes, they're going in a book.)Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43361673277987768252011-12-20T14:11:09.414-05:002011-12-20T14:11:09.414-05:00I don't care for the blowups because I hate to...I don't care for the blowups because I hate to see them lying on the ground during the day when people aren't home. I like decorations but when they go crazy, overboard, they look redicuous. Truthfully, I could never understand the cost and the storage issue. Guess I'm cheap. Oh and the traffic jams on streets. No way!Pat Marinellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3652023196208892342011-12-20T13:32:13.858-05:002011-12-20T13:32:13.858-05:00No, no, no on the inflatables! We've had the w...No, no, no on the inflatables! We've had the white/colored lights conflict in our marriage too. I have to say my colorful New Jersey roots have prevailed...but last year I bought the new energy-saving white bulbs to try something different. Never again--such an unappealing blue-ish whiteLucy Burdettehttp://www.lucyburdette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23452638032182280972011-12-20T12:30:52.876-05:002011-12-20T12:30:52.876-05:00Linda,
Loved the Ditto.
And Leslie, I'm pict...Linda,<br />Loved the Ditto.<br /><br />And Leslie, I'm picturing a big wide expanse in Montana an a single, festive tree!Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68102099637213893662011-12-20T11:32:47.112-05:002011-12-20T11:32:47.112-05:00After our annual holiday brunch Sunday, we and our...After our annual holiday brunch Sunday, we and our guests traipsed out to the road and hung gold garland and red plastic bulbs on a tree in the right-of-way. You can do that sort of thing in Montana. :) We borrowed the idea from 3 trees, probably kid-decorated, on a stretch of road we regularly drive near Helena; they're decorated year-round and always make me smile.Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80662333575499266972011-12-20T11:17:24.696-05:002011-12-20T11:17:24.696-05:00The best outdoor-light decorating I've ever se...The best outdoor-light decorating I've ever seen for Christmas was in a photo posted by a friend on Twitter. One house had gone completely overboard with colored lights all over the house and big light-up displays in the yard. The house next door had a display of white lights only in a picture window. the white lights spelled out DITTO.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7248643016637922042011-12-20T11:13:31.789-05:002011-12-20T11:13:31.789-05:00Rushing out on a story..crossing fingers. Will sco...Rushing out on a story..crossing fingers. Will scout for decorations...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7561566572329548652011-12-20T11:01:51.956-05:002011-12-20T11:01:51.956-05:00Last June Molly Weston and I went to a tag sale an...Last June Molly Weston and I went to a tag sale and I had to be restrained from buying the giant camels from a nativity scene - not that I would have been able to get them on a plane.Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70281301078861974632011-12-20T11:00:46.445-05:002011-12-20T11:00:46.445-05:00Sheila,
Interesting. I'm wondering if this is...Sheila,<br /><br />Interesting. I'm wondering if this is somehow the new au current Christmas prank.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54326909780191002862011-12-20T10:58:47.670-05:002011-12-20T10:58:47.670-05:00Girlygirl,
Yes, I also wonder where those neighbo...Girlygirl,<br /><br />Yes, I also wonder where those neighbors keep all those decorations. And what I find most odd is that... well, I would expect people who are so festive about every holiday to be friendly, but they really aren't. Maybe it's because some people do send them hate letters (can you believe that?) <br /><br />Ramona, I agree with you gnomes are scary and, I have to say, not at all attractive.<br /><br />Brenda, I'm glad you are taking good care of Francois.<br /><br />I think Christmas decorating SHOULD be entertaining instead of an extension of indoor decor. But I'm a coward, although we have colored lights, my husband does an incredibly tasteful New England job of using the green only on tree trunks, and the red are off on a separate bush. <br /><br />So in fact, it is an extension of indoor decor.<br /><br />So conflicted.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37570768081428833782011-12-20T10:40:47.894-05:002011-12-20T10:40:47.894-05:00Previously, we had neighbors that decorated every ...Previously, we had neighbors that decorated every inch of the house and yard.. It wasn't a large house and I always wondered where the heck did they keep all those things the rest of the year?girlygirlhoosier52https://www.blogger.com/profile/12253919063849062372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66090078444293228432011-12-20T09:56:56.005-05:002011-12-20T09:56:56.005-05:00One of my neighbors has a light up helicopter in h...One of my neighbors has a light up helicopter in her front yard, which I do not get. It blinks so it looks like the blades are twirling.<br /><br />"A lot of little gnomes"--I would have to move. Gnomes are scary.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55006879472994220402011-12-20T09:55:39.342-05:002011-12-20T09:55:39.342-05:00Quite a coincidence. Yesterday I decided I had to ...Quite a coincidence. Yesterday I decided I had to revisit the over-the-top uber-decorated homes of my Brooklyn youth. As teenagers we would climb into two or three cars (this was Bklyn, not CA) and drive to Canarsie and then Dyker Heights to see the lights. Moving reindeer, toy soldiers 20 ft high, talking elves and lights that can supposedly be seen as the planes land at JFK. I'm going tonight. Take a peak.<br /><br />http://gothamist.com/2007/12/14/dyker_heights_l.php<br /><br />I'm less fond of inflatables. Somehow they don't do it for me, except for the ones that look like giant snow globes. <br /><br />Me, personally? Strictly white minilights outside, although this yr DH convinced me to go with colored lights on tree and they're not that bad.<br /><br />Condolences on your amaryllis. That's horrible after waiting so patiently for the darn thing to bloom. No answer for you darlin'. I don't suppose you were naughty this year...Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19886691901197426362011-12-20T09:36:45.973-05:002011-12-20T09:36:45.973-05:00Funny--the same thing happened in my town this wee...Funny--the same thing happened in my town this week: stolen ornaments ended up at someone else's house. It even made the evening news, as a mini crime wave.<br /><br />And Swarthmore, PA (not quite in New England) followed the same policy about white holiday lights. If you saw a house with colored lights, you knew you had passed the town boundary.Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.com