BlogHer - Hanukkah - Comments

Hi All

Veredk — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:54:07 -0500

Well, for Hanukkah my favorite gift is a new menorah for my collection, or a dreidel. I just love them.

Last year I got a few and they all decorate my living room, (keeping them clean is not a hassle as they are all behind glass). This is my recommended place for menorahs. Enjoy :)

Love your style

Nordette — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:15:04 -0600

Enjoyed your humor. Thaks for a great chuckle.

Nordette

Nordette Adams is a Contributing Editor with BlogHer.org.

LOL

Elisa Camahort — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:53:02 -0600

As Liz said...thank goodness!!!

Elisa Camahort
BlogHer
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Great story...

Liz Rizzo — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:17:55 -0600

Nice to start the day with a chuckle - Thank goodness you were there! :)

Liz Rizzo

I blog at Everyday Goddess.

Me too!

Karoli — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:55:20 -0600

Thanks for putting me a bit more in the spirit! I blogged it here

karoli (odd time signatures)

This is great!

Mata H — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:25:19 -0600

I am having a super time reading about everyone's holidays and it is also wonderful to see some new faces posting here. (Extra hugs to Megan.) Thanks to all who have posted so far and given us a glimpse into the different holidays going on out there past the computer screens. Keep on a-posting!

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs relentlessly at Time's Fool

Great Ideas!

A Elliot — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:05:21 -0600

Thanks for the great ideas! It's always nice to be able to combine a good cause and a gift. Perhaps one of the items you mentioned will show up in your mailbox for your birthday.
Alex Elliot, Formula Fed and Flexible Parenting

Chanuka meme

Jill — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:21:03 -0600

Aw - I lost it somehow but I'm re-writing:

HANNUKAH MEME

1. Describe your Menorah. We have five - you're supposed to have one for each member of the family: one that I bought this year - beautiful blue glass with rainbow colored candle holder pieces; one asymmetrical clay one made by my daughter in preschool, one from my inlaws from when we got married (popular metal one called Tree of Life), one traditional one from my husband's grandmother - very old metal and curlicues all around and one from our synagogue for something i don't remember!

2. Sour Cream or Applesauce with your Latkes? applesauce or naked - cold from the fridge or right from the pan before they make it to the table.

3. Favorite Holiday dish. chocolate gelt

4. Were you with Family this year? yes

5. One special Holiday memory. My synagogue did a Great Latke-Hamantash debate and I was on the hamantash side and we buried the latke - 38-22 votes. If you've never heard of this event, it's great - here's more about it.

Jill
Writes Like She Talks

Fun meme

kperfetto — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:00:47 -0600

This was a lot of fun to write. Thanks. Here's mine

Available Light & Five Dollar Radio

I love those Geena Davis movies!

super des — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:33:01 -0600

And for the record, if anyone wants cool non-custom (pre-made) jewelry, I also have an etsy shop:

http://desjewelry.etsy.com

I blogged it too

sassymonkey — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:51:35 -0600

It was fun. :)

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

holiday MEME

Roberta — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:41:03 -0600

This is my first MEME and for all the complaints I have heard around the net, it was fun
CHRISTMAS MEME

1.Real tree or artificial or treeless? Any special traditions with the tree? real tree

2. Eggnog or Cider or Mulled Wine? none

3. Spiritual or Secular celebration? spiritual

4. Favorite Christmas music? El Vez-the Mexican Elvis singing Christmas songs in espanol rockin'!

5. One special holiday memory.
when my husband to be dragged me out for a walk to the Hudson river one freezing cold Christmas morn, and asked me to marry him!
HANNUKAH MEME

1. Describe your Menorah. wehave about 5, my grandmothers covered in wax, each son has a pretty painted one, my mom got us a serious silver religous one, and our friend gave us a funky one

2. Sour Cream or Applesauce with your Latkes? APPLESAUCE ONLY!

3. Favorite Holiday dish. Latkes

4. Were you with Family this year? yes

5. One special Holiday memory. My sons 2 & 4 jumping up and down to light their menorahs every night and explaining every night that they can't blow out the candles.

Birdsword

I blogged it too!

kimba — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:09:05 -0600

I couldn't resist having something to blog about :)

CrankyBuddhist

CHRISTMAS MEME

Megan von Ackermann — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:12:16 -0600

1.Real tree or artificial or treeless? Any special traditions with the tree?

Artificial this year, although we've done real other times. We used to always put it up the day after Thanksgiving, but since my husband went missing I've been less organized about things. We do always take our time decorating it together, pulling out our well-loved mis-matched ornaments that each have a story behind them.

2. Eggnog or Cider or Mulled Wine?

Eggnog for the Children - I have to cut mine heavily with skim milk just to make it drinkable! From our time in Germany I love the smell of Gluehwein but don't actually like to drink it! What about a fourth option - hot chocolate with (if desired) peppermint schnapps or amaretto?

3. Spiritual or Secular celebration?

Secular

4. Favorite Christmas music?

A whole collection of beautiful old carols sung by the Robert Shaw Festival singers.

5. One special holiday memory.

First Christmas in Germany. We went with friends to Fulda, the nearest city, and walked at night through the Weinacht market. There were booths filled with glittering glass ornaments and beautiful wood carvings and the air smelled of roast chestnuts, candied almonds, gluehwein and (oddly) gyros. It was cold and crisp and nothing could have been more like Christmas.

The Hunt for Black Santa

Denise — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:28:41 -0600

Long long ago I had a really gorgeous, very small, black santa ornament. It broke into tiny little pieces in one of our moves around the world and I was pretty heartbroken about that. I've never found one I loved so I've never replaced it and sort of gave up on every finding another one for our tree. I should renew my quest for a replacement.

(Also, did you see the blog post about black Santa made by a member earlier in the week? I think it's linked on the right nav in the Race & Ethnicity topic area. Maybe you have some thoughts on her struggles?)

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

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