tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post8508900645829471364..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: StorytellingLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-27723820369943435742007-12-10T21:24:00.000-05:002007-12-10T21:24:00.000-05:00Cricket,I am stalling on my current book, so decid...Cricket,<BR/><BR/>I am stalling on my current book, so decided to search for this thingy. It's called a Pyramid (or whirligig or carousel) in Germany. Here's a link with other such, well, pyramids: http://www.saxongifts.com/Christmas-Pyramids-s/33.htm<BR/>or<BR/>http://www.europeanchristmas.com/pk4/store.pl?section=42jbstanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839153589205692508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-88512678883450999022007-12-10T20:55:00.000-05:002007-12-10T20:55:00.000-05:00Cricket,Went to a holiday party Saturday night and...Cricket,<BR/><BR/>Went to a holiday party Saturday night and the centerpiece was a big twirly thing in perfect shape. The hosts had picked it up in Germany where, they said, the things are quite common.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-2453820793912468292007-12-06T15:01:00.000-05:002007-12-06T15:01:00.000-05:00Me, too, GM. And I'll be posting about it tomorrow...Me, too, GM. And I'll be posting about it tomorrow on the blog.<BR/><BR/>Because of my Jan. 1st deadline, like Cricket, I've streamlined my decorations, which is easy since I live alone. Choose only 1 holiday event a weekend to attend, and completed my shopping weeks ago. This is also the time of year when my job at the law firm kicks into high gear as almost every client seems to want their deals closed before the end of the year. Overtime and book deadlines do not mix very well.<BR/><BR/>But it's still a magical time of year and gifts like the candle twirling windmill thingy make it special no matter what the pressure.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-43845414805374280272007-12-06T13:45:00.000-05:002007-12-06T13:45:00.000-05:00I have a January 2 deadline /sigh/. No reprieves, ...I have a January 2 deadline /sigh/. No reprieves, here.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-64334865274751731302007-12-06T12:43:00.000-05:002007-12-06T12:43:00.000-05:00Cricket~It's the handmade things that mean the mos...Cricket~<BR/><BR/>It's the handmade things that mean the most isn't it? I have this ceramic Christmas tree that has these Lite-Brite kinda things subsituting as lights (I think everyone in the USA has one) that my grandmother made for me. It's a mission every year to find all the lights to stick in the holes, and the tree is chipped a bit from my poor boxing skills, but it makes me smile everytime I look at as it reminds me of my beloved grandmother.Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-90336258776920764512007-12-06T12:27:00.000-05:002007-12-06T12:27:00.000-05:00I agree with Keith. It's best to give in to the h...I agree with Keith. <BR/><BR/>It's best to give in to the holidays, vow to enjoy them, and swear that you'll knock yourself out writing in the New Year. <BR/><BR/>Otherwise, Guilt wrecks everything. And life is way too precious to squander feeling bad. <BR/><BR/>Happy Holidays!Nina Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951320004034298217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-59589140262064277862007-12-06T12:04:00.000-05:002007-12-06T12:04:00.000-05:00Cricket, here's what I've done about finishing my ...Cricket, here's what I've done about finishing my next book -- made it a 2008 New Year's Resolution. Getting a lot of work done in November and December is hopeless.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.com