somethingshiny
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Well, I figured I could OFFICIALLY open this thread for 2008, as I have had my outdoor decorations and lights up and ON for a couple days. I''ll post pics after dark.
tenfour-Date: 12/3/2008 8:55:37 AM
Author: tenfour
somethingshiny, i have a question about the star on your house. i never really see these in canada, but my husband and i go to PA every year and notice them on a whole lotta houses. is it a decoration popular to some regions or is there another meaning to it?? just curious.
love the decorations. we don''t have a tree. our apartment last year was under 500 square feet. our house is almost 4x that size now, but we need to put money towards furniture to fill the place. no tree this year. i will, however, decorate a pair of antlers above the fireplace. christmas antlers. there are no children in the family or extended family. feel free to have a visual of a group of children gathered ''round antlers to open gifts.
Date: 12/3/2008 9:06:11 AM
Author: cbs102
tenfour-Date: 12/3/2008 8:55:37 AM
Author: tenfour
somethingshiny, i have a question about the star on your house. i never really see these in canada, but my husband and i go to PA every year and notice them on a whole lotta houses. is it a decoration popular to some regions or is there another meaning to it?? just curious.
i just moved to PA from NJ and noticed the stars as well... from what i am told its a PA dutch tradition and it means welcome.... much like a pineapple is the symbol for welcome.
hope that helps!!
well you ARE original!!!!! you don''t like in PA so i am sure no one really sees the ''star'' everywhere in IL! i think that they are really cool.Date: 12/3/2008 10:51:53 AM
Author: somethingshiny
Date: 12/3/2008 9:06:11 AM
Author: cbs102
tenfour-Date: 12/3/2008 8:55:37 AM
Author: tenfour
somethingshiny, i have a question about the star on your house. i never really see these in canada, but my husband and i go to PA every year and notice them on a whole lotta houses. is it a decoration popular to some regions or is there another meaning to it?? just curious.
i just moved to PA from NJ and noticed the stars as well... from what i am told its a PA dutch tradition and it means welcome.... much like a pineapple is the symbol for welcome.
hope that helps!!
I live in IL, and I thought I was being original!!! Stars in this area are not a popular thing! When we bought our house a couple months ago, there was a star on it. The seller took the star with her and I loved it. I did like it in part because of Dutch tradition; but also in part because we''re very patriotic and what symbolizes that more than a big red star?!
lol about being gathered round the Christmas antlers. We''ve gathered under deer heads before....how can you believe in Santa after unwrapping gifts with Dasher above you?!
Oh yeah. They are all the way under the tree and completely around it too. I still have more gifts to wrap. We buy for 30 people yearly and since most are family or friends, we often times end up with over a 100 gifts under our tree.Date: 12/3/2008 6:09:09 PM
Author: zhuzhu
Italia,
Wow, have you already received THAT MANY gifts already?
Date: 12/3/2008 6:15:08 PM
Author: Italiahaircolor
Oh yeah. They are all the way under the tree and completely around it too. I still have more gifts to wrap. We buy for 30 people yearly and since most are family or friends, we often times end up with over a 100 gifts under our tree.Date: 12/3/2008 6:09:09 PM
Author: zhuzhu
Italia,
Wow, have you already received THAT MANY gifts already?
Some are. But I''m really into "giving"...so I buy buy buy and what you saw in the picture is the ending result.Date: 12/3/2008 6:16:06 PM
Author: zhuzhu
Date: 12/3/2008 6:15:08 PM
Author: Italiahaircolor
Oh yeah. They are all the way under the tree and completely around it too. I still have more gifts to wrap. We buy for 30 people yearly and since most are family or friends, we often times end up with over a 100 gifts under our tree.Date: 12/3/2008 6:09:09 PM
Author: zhuzhu
Italia,
Wow, have you already received THAT MANY gifts already?
That''s sweet of you!
For a moment I thought they are all gifts FOR YOU!
Date: 12/3/2008 1:21:02 PM
Author: SanDiegoLady