tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post3728001462440427037..comments2024-03-24T12:25:03.858-04:00Comments on Not Another Romance Blog: "Christmas In England": X-mas Guest Post and Giveaway with Miranda NevilleRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02204042949680975830noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-71021435893727768632010-12-22T17:14:54.021-05:002010-12-22T17:14:54.021-05:00lol! we've always had fake trees (no real tree...lol! we've always had fake trees (no real trees grows here) but we always spruce it up with lots of lights and tinsels, and we always place an angel on top.<br /><br />Merry Christmas Miranda!<br /><br />+2 'Friend' Miranda Neville on Facebook<br />+2 'Like' The 'Not Another Romance Blog' Blog on Facebook <br />+2 Comment on the Author Preview<br /><br />aldayrcs@gmail.comasor yadlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057803189564568772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-81562569807823064462010-12-22T17:07:17.869-05:002010-12-22T17:07:17.869-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.asor yadlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057803189564568772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-66027204140119409592010-12-22T10:09:49.940-05:002010-12-22T10:09:49.940-05:00I enjoyed reading about your memories of celebrati...I enjoyed reading about your memories of celebrating Christmas in England. It sounds like a great way to spend the holiday - with food, family, presents, and television.<br /><br />I always love decorating for Christmas. I have a ton of various decorations that I have collected over the years. I don't really have a favorite color scheme or theme. I just seem to decorate with whatever I find to be cute or pretty. I seem to have a lot of cartoon ornaments, such as Rudolph, Frosty, Charlie Brown, and Disney characters. We use a fake tree because I don't really want to clean up after a real one. Fake ones are much easier. Happy Holidays!<br /><br />beamer339 @ hotmail.com<br />+2 Friend Miranda on Facebook<br />+2 Like 'Not Another Romance Blog' on Facebook<br />+5 I'm a followerLori Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339826879204785004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-17285218046352196902010-12-19T10:31:57.436-05:002010-12-19T10:31:57.436-05:00We have a artificial tree. I collect Xmas ornament...We have a artificial tree. I collect Xmas ornaments from the places I travel. I buy them as souvenirs and use them to decorate my tree. I enjoyed reading about the British Christmas.<br /><br />kelly_mann@hotmail.com<br />+2 like not another romance blog<br />+2 friend Miranda Nevillekmannrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301706639787415305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-77213429073858343332010-12-19T08:30:31.529-05:002010-12-19T08:30:31.529-05:00Thanks for sharing an English Christmas. I guess i...Thanks for sharing an English Christmas. I guess if everyone gets "pissed" enough the hats won't matter lol. Great post Miranda. I love your covers.<br />This year I have a gorgeous fake tree, it's so full and pre-lit and aside from the real smell of pine being absent it's fine. I have all Santa and Angel ornaments with hints of Disney in between. :)<br />Carol L<br />Lucky4750@aol.com<br /><br />+2-comment on preview<br />+5-follower under Lucky47<br /> total=7Carol L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05291123842810883524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-35297936668015070062010-12-19T08:20:53.322-05:002010-12-19T08:20:53.322-05:00@ Cindy - thanks for stopping by. I went to buy my...@ Cindy - thanks for stopping by. I went to buy my real tree yesterday and they had sold out! Luckily they have another order arriving today.<br /><br />@JenM - rain in England is a perennial problem LOL. But I hear they've got a lot of snow this year.Miranda Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542553244957079317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-89171871023740236342010-12-19T01:11:34.840-05:002010-12-19T01:11:34.840-05:00I spent Xmas in England once, but I don't reme...I spent Xmas in England once, but I don't remember anyone wearing the hats. I do remember that everything was closed for several days and it rained the whole time. <br /><br />I'm allergic to pine needles, so the tree has to be fake. As for decorating, I'm way too unorganized to have a theme for the tree. I just thrown the ornaments on, string some lights, and call it a day.<br /><br />+2 commented on the preview<br />+5 follower<br />jen(at)delux(dot)comJenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381388317577838604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-12017321843517997632010-12-17T22:47:41.440-05:002010-12-17T22:47:41.440-05:00How fun!! Thank you for sharing! I think Christm...How fun!! Thank you for sharing! I think Christmas Crackers are wonderful!! <br />We have a real tree and there is a mixture of ornaments on it. Some are from when I was a child, some that my husband and I were given over the years and the rest are given to my boys every Christmas. <br /><br />cbandy10(at)hotmail(dot)com<br /><br />+2 NARB on FB<br />+2 author preview<br />+5 already a followerElena Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034030849453783732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-61305714467729070232010-12-17T18:44:57.611-05:002010-12-17T18:44:57.611-05:00@ Sheree - glad you make your kids do the paper ha...@ Sheree - glad you make your kids do the paper hat thing. We all need to make fools of ourselves sometimes & the best time to do it is among family.<br /><br />I don't know the origin of the hats, Johanna. I should look into it and let you know.<br /><br />Danielle, Gamistress & Johanna. Thanks for stopping by. I so agree with you all that the best ornaments are those that have personal meaning.Miranda Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542553244957079317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-27144056827608205502010-12-17T17:16:06.931-05:002010-12-17T17:16:06.931-05:00I loved reading this pos and leaarning about a &qu...I loved reading this pos and leaarning about a "English Christmas" I think the paper hats are cute! Do they have a meaning? We have a little fake tree with lights that the kids decorate with ornaments that I have collected or ones that friends and family have made for us. One of my favorite oranaments is a little black bulb with my little girls hand print on it. the fingers our painted to look like snowmen. She made it in pre-school. Thanks for sharing today!<br /><br />evjochum[AT]aol[DOT]com<br /><br />+2 friend of Miranda's on FB<br />+2 Like NARB bolg on FB<br />+2 commented on author preview<br />+5 followerJohanna R Jochumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163503051698410332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-17735564237580903112010-12-17T17:01:09.104-05:002010-12-17T17:01:09.104-05:00I love ornaments but I rarely get a tree so it'...I love ornaments but I rarely get a tree so it's kind of moot. Growing up, we kids convinced my parents to get a real tree once and, after cleaning up all the fallen pine needles, they refused to have another one. In the past, I'd get a real tree, a little Norfolk Island Pine, but they tend to get really straggly over the years (I put them in the backyard after the holidays) so no Christmas tree this year, as much as I love the evergreen scent.<br /><br />I've bought Christmas crackers over the years and made kids wear the tissue paper hats, but they just look cute instead of silly.<br /><br />ironss[at]gmail.com<br />+2 'Friend' Miranda Neville on Facebook<br />+2 'Like' The 'Not Another Romance Blog' Blog on Facebook<br />+2 Comment on the Author Preview<br />+5 FollowerShereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205244523389110839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-58213747404333117312010-12-17T15:06:52.562-05:002010-12-17T15:06:52.562-05:00I've always loved decorating the tree as well....I've always loved decorating the tree as well. My mom started to give us ornaments in our teens so I've got a number from her (many years, while after xmas shopping, she'll have me pick up next years gift to ensure I like it). Between gifts from mom & other family & freinds as well as hand-me-downs, I have only a few ornaments that I actually purchased on my tree. And enough left over I could decorate a 2nd smaller one. :) <br /><br />Happy holidays.<br />gamistress66 (at)<br />aol (dot) com<br /><br />+2 'Friend' Miranda Neville on Facebook<br />+2 LIke NARB on Facebook<br />+2 Comment on the Author Preview<br />+5 Become a Follower/ Be a Followergamistress66https://www.blogger.com/profile/15832851155052440683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-67371531876525210652010-12-17T13:26:39.245-05:002010-12-17T13:26:39.245-05:00Loved hearing about how the Brits spend Christmas....Loved hearing about how the Brits spend Christmas. Those hats are pretty hilarious. We have always had a fake tree. I like the idea behind a real one but I don't want to have to clean up after. I like that my fake comes with lights already on it. Makes my life so much easier. My favorite ornaments are ones that my grandmother made when all of her kids were growing up. They are so pretty and I always enjoy all the the stories that are told about how they were made. <br /><br />iqb99@yahoo.com<br />+2 'Friend' Miranda Neville on Facebook<br />+2 LIke NARB on Facebook<br />+2 Comment on the Author Preview<br />+5 Become a Follower/ Be a FollowerRFTC Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794488183771670244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-7594423616374121182010-12-17T13:18:09.819-05:002010-12-17T13:18:09.819-05:00Elizabeth - your tree sounds very smart, not say r...Elizabeth - your tree sounds very smart, not say regal!Miranda Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542553244957079317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-36921489564144643642010-12-17T13:17:02.627-05:002010-12-17T13:17:02.627-05:00Hi Cath: glad to bring back old memories. Every ye...Hi Cath: glad to bring back old memories. Every year I toy with idea of a fake tree and end up buying a real one. I love the smell but hate the pine needles which go on showing up in odd corners for <i>months. </i>Miranda Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542553244957079317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-87338784290078835572010-12-17T11:33:39.753-05:002010-12-17T11:33:39.753-05:00The good old British Chrismtas can't wait! Min...The good old British Chrismtas can't wait! Mine is very like that. As for out tree it's a fake white one which i quite like and this years theme is silver and purple.<br /><br />+2 'Like' The 'Not Another Romance Blog' Blog on Facebook<br />+2 Comment on the Author Preview <br />+5 Become a Follower/ Be a Follower<br /><br />elizabeth_14@hotmail.co.ukElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761531836987779910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155779105962796229.post-51182885264551332722010-12-17T02:11:15.236-05:002010-12-17T02:11:15.236-05:00You've brought a tear to my eye :(!!!!!!
I hav...You've brought a tear to my eye :(!!!!!!<br />I haven't had an English Christmas since we emigrated when I was 7 (now 35)to New Zealand <br /><br />We celebrate it much the same here in NZ as we did in England except that its stinking hot, being that its the middle of our summer!!!!<br /><br />We're doing our first EVER real tree and I'm NOT convinced, probably go back to the old faithful fake one next year :)<br />Either way its always covered in the kids hand made ornaments:)<br /><br />Great post and I'm in love with your covers ♥<br /><br />+2 'Like' The 'Not Another Romance Blog' Blog on Facebook<br />+2 Comment on the Author Preview <br />+5 Become a Follower/ Be a Follower<br />= 9 total<br /><br />cheers for the memories<br />Cath<br />cbcowley@gmail.comBook Chatter Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393725854362507447noreply@blogger.com