Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 that sounds nice, many people do that. it isn't sincere of me to celebrate christmas. I seek asnwers as to why I do it. I say I do it for the children. I think childhood should be magical. I don't know. my religion is love. , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > > depends on how you look at it > technically, there are no simple answers.... > like i said, how about a live tree? > > but...lets look at the other two > a cut tree tree is grown on a farm, covered in pesticides, fungicides, and wot have you, till it is cut and transported a few thousand miles away, to be tossed in someones home fer a few weeks, and then chucked on the sidewalk, unless yer lucky and have a way to compost it...(some cities do nowadays..i know oakland does) > on the other paw..at least it was a living thing at one time > > artificial....here you have a tree made out of a rapidily disapperaing resource(oil), which will never be repleaced...and of course all the waste-products that enter along the way from production of said *tree* > on the other paw...it lasts a ga-zillion years, er until you get sick of lookin at it.. > > me..if i had to, i'd look into a live tree... > one that you either plant afterwards, er that you keep in a big ol pot outside and drag indoors fer the holidays... > fraggle > > > > >Anouk Sickler <zurumato@e...> > >Jan 9, 2006 11:42 AM > > > > Re: Yule memories > > > >this is probably a stupid question. > > > >but which is better, plastic or real? > > > >I've seen a lot of discarded trees on the sidewalk, seems to me > >like what could amount to a small forest, just for a tradition. > > > >but then again, I know that plastic trees, are very harmful to the > >earth. > > > >don't mean to start an argument, just curious. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , " earthstrm " <earthstorm@c...> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Jo > >> > >> Sounds like a wonderful list of memories. > >> > >> I try every year to acquire some small ornament or decoration that > >> reminds me of what Zak or our family has done/accomplished that > >> year. Unfortunately this was the first year I could not find > >> anything. But I have until December to do so, so I haven't given up > >> yet. > >> > >> BB > >> Nikk > >> > >> , " jo " <jo.heartwork@g...> wrote: > >> > > >> > I was shocked to wake up this morning and find it was 11.30!!! I > >> knew I was suffering from going back to work, but didn't think I > >> needed that much extra sleep. > >> > > >> > We set about taking down our Yule decorations, and as I took the > >> ornaments off the tree and wrapped them in tissue to put away, I > >> realised that almost all the ornaments have special sentimental > >> value. There are two fine glass ornaments, now tarnished, a Santa > >> Claus and a fir tree which belonged to my grandmother, who died in > >> 1958, an ornament made from cardboard, crepe paper and a piece of > >> sparkly paper, that my daughter made when she was 3, a lino cut of a > >> Yule tree that Peter made when he was about 6, some small wooden > >> ornaments which my brother bought when he lived in Germany - he died > >> in 2001. There is a small mandolin type instrument which signifies > >> my children's musical talents, a little flox robin which my budgie > >> used to like, and many more. > >> > > >> > I have a 'smoking man' (for use with incense cones) which my mum > >> and dad gave me as a souvenier from their German holiday. My mum > >> died in 1973 and my dad in 1988. > >> > > >> > They are all packed away for another year - but next year I will > >> remember again :-) > >> > > >> > BB > >> > Jo > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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