tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post486484853219636948..comments2024-03-28T14:48:53.565-07:00Comments on Hard Up Hester.: Christmas memoryHard up Hesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02561421853249973134noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-21002890044702462682016-12-13T14:42:07.199-08:002016-12-13T14:42:07.199-08:00Oh please write your book Joy.
And then there was ...Oh please write your book Joy.<br />And then there was the time I sat up all night making 24 sets of angel wings from net curtains as one of the mums donated a full roll of fabric to playgroup so all the little girls and some boys could be angels.<br />And the time I used a Matey bottle sprayed gold as one of the Wise Men's gifts, I stuck fruit gums on it to look like jewels, and the boy carrying it picked them all off and ate them, baby Jesus received a somewhat denuded gift that year!Hard up Hesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561421853249973134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-6204292825090105022016-12-13T13:15:06.225-08:002016-12-13T13:15:06.225-08:00OMG - Hester & Joy - I'm in stitches giggl...OMG - Hester & Joy - I'm in stitches giggling over these stories! Thank you both.Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-42382634703446263472016-12-13T12:09:35.642-08:002016-12-13T12:09:35.642-08:00I won't bore you with tales of nativity plays ...I won't bore you with tales of nativity plays I have produced with primary school children. One day I WILL write the book.<br />The first one that comes to mind is when I issued the main parts and told all the other children that they could choose which animal in the stable that they would be.<br /><br />We had 3 sheep, a donkey, 2 cows and a gorilla.<br /><br />I always chose the lumpiest, most unprepossessing girl to be Mary, knowing that it might be the only time in her life that she had a starring role. Joseph was always pretty naughty, for the same reason. One year Joseph and Mary had a huge fight nearly tearing the Baby Jesus limb from limb in the process. It ended when Mary kicked Joseph so viciously that he ran howling into the audience to find his mum.<br />Another Joseph was the son of the local publican and his dressing gown was made out of towelling beer mats. That year Joseph arrived in Bethlehem advertising Watneys, Double Diamond and Stella Artois.<br /><br />Oh, stop me.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699622958354336741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-11756507227941237442016-12-13T04:15:35.461-08:002016-12-13T04:15:35.461-08:00It must be the same everywhere. My great granddaug...It must be the same everywhere. My great granddaughter was a sheep last year...while most of the other little girls wore their gold sequined dresses and halos. But needs must and they did need sheep. She was the most adorable sheep ever ;)Linda Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706004604567190617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-53848006004768965272016-12-12T14:37:01.381-08:002016-12-12T14:37:01.381-08:00Oh, Hester, a truly brilliant post! I'll bet J...Oh, Hester, a truly brilliant post! I'll bet John never envisaged such a treat of a post when he requested Chirstmas memories, but boy, has he got it here. In spades!<br />Margaret Pgalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690929350463100222.post-34811711475760925132016-12-12T13:40:08.998-08:002016-12-12T13:40:08.998-08:00Brilliant!Brilliant!justjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253881958131548009noreply@blogger.com