tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post2649573571995966658..comments2024-03-28T06:17:25.578-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: T'was the week before ChristmasThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-41201606330877495932020-12-22T06:13:25.795-06:002020-12-22T06:13:25.795-06:00Hi, Shamm, glad you enjoyed the poem. I'm less...Hi, Shamm, glad you enjoyed the poem. I'm less of a poet than a Rhymester, as Robert W Service called himself. I love the music of Cape Breton Island. Maybe it is the Irish-Scots in me. Sorry you are alone for Christmas but sometime in 2021 your family gathering will make up for it. Better to miss a Christmas than to miss all the rest, I guess. Happy Holidays The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-85422289711962903582020-12-21T18:57:25.443-06:002020-12-21T18:57:25.443-06:00My goodness, that is a mighty powerful Christmas p...My goodness, that is a mighty powerful Christmas poem.... it describes the days getting closer to Christmas.... and them a wonderful time celebrating with the family.<br />Sorry, I never listened much to Rita McNeil but she was a definite Canadian icon.<br />Merry Christmas to you and Tanya and all the dogs and cats.<br />Sadly I shall be having Christmas alone this year (thank you Mr Covid) but Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-21464249549483073962020-12-21T16:40:19.558-06:002020-12-21T16:40:19.558-06:00Thanks, Diane, Merry Christmas to you tooThanks, Diane, Merry Christmas to you tooThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-29621255949805131922020-12-21T13:30:00.245-06:002020-12-21T13:30:00.245-06:00I got a chuckle from your Christmas poem - I'm...I got a chuckle from your Christmas poem - I'm sure just about everyone can relate! Thanks for sharing Rita McNeil, too - lovely.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-4606503675608276942020-12-21T07:23:09.049-06:002020-12-21T07:23:09.049-06:00I'm sure it could apply to many families, Bohe...I'm sure it could apply to many families, Bohemian. Merry Christmas and stay safe. 2021 will be better (he said hopefully)The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-38162271139153619292020-12-20T20:03:22.893-06:002020-12-20T20:03:22.893-06:00Thank You for Sharing that humorous and yet lovely...Thank You for Sharing that humorous and yet lovely ending Poem written so long ago, and yet, it could be Today, right?! Merry Christmas 2020, may it End Well too and you Stay Well!Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-65827542535400633602020-12-20T04:55:17.255-06:002020-12-20T04:55:17.255-06:00Thank you Jackiesue. I am gladThank you Jackiesue. I am gladThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-20608096183027717532020-12-19T14:39:03.495-06:002020-12-19T14:39:03.495-06:00this I lovethis I loveyellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-68311553622881745012020-12-19T12:39:27.181-06:002020-12-19T12:39:27.181-06:00Debra, we were there in 2000 and she was in Toront...Debra, we were there in 2000 and she was in Toronto so we saw the tea house and that was it. I love her songs. We went to see her a few times live in Regina. Great show. She is missed by many.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-313990390666504082020-12-19T11:56:16.883-06:002020-12-19T11:56:16.883-06:00Great poem! And I loved Rita MacNeil too. When we ...Great poem! And I loved Rita MacNeil too. When we were in Cape Breton a few years ago, we went to her tea house and saw her ashes in the teapot! The tea house had all her awards and memorabilia too -- it was great!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-40747872579219483882020-12-18T17:10:33.425-06:002020-12-18T17:10:33.425-06:00EC, I hope you listen to the many Christmas and ot...EC, I hope you listen to the many Christmas and other songs from Rita MacNeil on YouTube. I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in the wonderful land of OZ.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-81488524006052387052020-12-18T15:44:11.355-06:002020-12-18T15:44:11.355-06:00Thank you and your friend for the beautiful rendit...Thank you and your friend for the beautiful rendition by an artist I did not know.<br />And a big YES to your Christmas story. I hope that many, many families find that ending and am pretty damn certain that the beginning is familiar to most of us.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com