Re: Childhood holiday memories
From: djgordon (danigordon_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 12/20/04
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Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 09:33:04 -0600
Wish I could bottle the smell and send to you as every Thanksgiving and
Christmas we also stuff a turkey and put in oven to bake overnight and wake
up to that wonderful smell the next morning.
Dani
"kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> My most vivid holiday memory, actually, is a smell, and I miss it to this
> day.
>
> My mother would make cornbread dressing the night before (and it was the
> best dressing in the world), then she'd get up in the middle of the night
to
> stuff the turkey and put it in the oven. Waking up to the smell of the
> turkey cooking was absolutely heaven, as that meant it was a very special
> day. If there is one thing I could go back and recapture from my childhood
I
> think it would be waking up to the smell of turkey in the oven. Brings
tears
> to my eyes today.
>
> --
> Kathy
> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
> "djgordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:STBxd.8847$3X5.2331@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> > What wonderful memories. Let's see, what do I remember that stands out?
We
> > never had a real tree because we had a wood stove and keeping it wet so
as
> > not to start a fire would have been too hard, but that was okay,
> > artificial
> > trees are nice too. There are four of us girls and growing up we didn't
> > have
> > a lot of money, so mom shopped all year long at yard sales and the like
to
> > get things such as games or toys, but the clothes we got would be bought
> > new. Our stockings held fruit and nuts and maybe a piece or two of
jewelry
> > and candy canes. Until the time I moved out at 17 Santa still visited
and
> > so
> > while gifts from mom and dad were wrapped, "Santa's" gifts were set out
> > unwrapped in four spots for us girls. We would then have a big breakfast
> > and
> > either wait for our grandparents to show up or go to their house if it
was
> > our turn. We have always had the traditional turkey dinner just like
> > Thanksgiving. I think I remember one of my favorite years. I was around
7
> > or
> > 8 and Charlie's Angels was the thing. I got a mannequin head with
Jackie's
> > hair on a wig with working curling iron, hairdryer, combs, brushes etc,
so
> > I
> > could look just like her--LOL. As for decorations, there were ornaments
> > that
> > were special to all of us that are hanging on my mom's tree to this day.
> > Mom
> > had two very large lighted candles that went out on the front walk. Oh
> > yeah,
> > every Eve if the grandparents were in early my Pappap and dad told us
kids
> > they were sitting up all night (guns sitting across their laps) and
would
> > shoot any intruders (read Santa). That may seem like a harsh thing to
> > some,
> > but to us kids it was just another of the traditions...and we all knew
no
> > one would ever really shoot Santa. I think the memories we're making now
> > are
> > just as good with new traditions. We get up around 5 open presents here
> > and
> > then travel five doors down to my parents' house and open presents there
> > with as many of my sisters who were able to make the six hour trip (two
> > live
> > here and two live in Branson area). We then have started our own
breakfast
> > tradition of pork brains and eggs with toast for breakfast. Then we sit
> > around and put together, hook up, insert batteries, play, etc. with all
> > our
> > new toys until about noon when dad and I then go deep fry the turkey.
> > Okay,
> > my mouth is watering, have to go eat breakfast. Everyone, have a
wonderful
> > holiday season.
> >
> > Dani
> >
> > "Judity01" <judity01@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:20041219153426.07763.00002361@mb-m01.aol.com...
> >> Christmas was one holiday Dad really participated in. He'd get out the
> > strings
> >> of large blue lights and hang them outside around the steps to our
front
> > porch.
> >> I couldn't figure out why he chose blue instead of the traditional red
> > and
> >> green, but he was so proud of his handiwork I never questioned him on
it.
> >> Besides, blue lights reflected nicely on all that white snow.
> >>
> >> A week or so before December 25, he'd go out to the wood lot that he
> >> owned
> > at
> >> the edge of town and cut down a tree for the living room. That evening
> > we'd
> >> all pitch in to decorate it; again, Dad was in charge of the little
> >> multicolored strings of lights. This was in the days when if one light
> > went
> >> out, the whole string was dead. I can still hear his fingernails
> >> clicking
> > on
> >> each bulb to see which ones were good and which had to be replaced. Do
> > any of
> >> you have some of those lights now?
> >>
> >> Mum would bring out from the dining room closet the box filled with the
> > fragile
> >> ornaments. My favorite one had an indentation with a little figure
> >> inside
> >> there, very old fashioned. Of course we also had the usual ones that
> >> seem
> > to
> >> break if you just looked at it. After we had finished, Dad would turn
> >> out
> > the
> >> living room light and switch on the tree lights. Between the beauty of
> > the
> >> tree and the fragrance of it, that first night was magical.
> >>
> >> So as to not bore you with all my memories, I'll write more later if
you
> > don't
> >> mind but would enjoy hearing how you all celebrated the holidays as a
> > child.
> >>
> >> Judity
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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