tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post1699263655123036739..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: Nativity, Belen and ChocolateArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-92148766803449682272011-12-08T12:54:06.712+01:002011-12-08T12:54:06.712+01:00Wow Annie - some really intricate work there. I...Wow Annie - some really intricate work there. I'll just have to imagine the smell of chocolate - not that difficult.<br />Christmas here means Glasgow city centre has set up its ice rink in the square with supporting Christmas tree and some international Christmas market stalls. <br />I'll be going to a carol concert before Christmas which at least will allow some sense of nativity Celiahttp://avoidthejellyfish.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-91170498905296534282011-12-08T10:39:48.332+01:002011-12-08T10:39:48.332+01:00Dear Hita - you make me laugh! I know exactly what...Dear Hita - you make me laugh! I know exactly what you mean! I am so looking forward to your next blog and seeing what you removed from your comment box! (And don't be silly - my space is your space!) I have done it myself on other blogs which is why I laughed so much. It's enthusiasm and I'm very flattered!<br />And yes, if it's marzipan you crave, come to Spain - it's ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-23641808632719945152011-12-08T00:21:25.350+01:002011-12-08T00:21:25.350+01:00Very inspiring post Annie! And very inspiring remi...Very inspiring post Annie! And very inspiring reminder from Perpetua that the Nativity is a universal thing and not just related to a certain time in the Middle East. In fact, I am so inspired that I'm going to write a blog about it. I started writing so much here that I finally thought, "Hita, this is Annie's blog, don't use up all her space drivvling on about archetypes when Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358941909845054941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-51604337778270911242011-12-07T16:11:02.306+01:002011-12-07T16:11:02.306+01:00Nice thought, Perpetua - I'd like to think it ...Nice thought, Perpetua - I'd like to think it were a conscious one on the part of the designers. Most of the Catholics in Spain really do think Christ spoke Spanish. :-) I'm not religious as you know but feel that the Catholic religion here smacks more of superstition than spirituality and is very much about the Spanish.ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-23129213515165934412011-12-07T15:02:16.657+01:002011-12-07T15:02:16.657+01:00Oops! That should be CULTURE. :-)Oops! That should be CULTURE. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-44812136189759337562011-12-07T14:27:42.918+01:002011-12-07T14:27:42.918+01:00What a gorgeous post (and the link) Annie. This re...What a gorgeous post (and the link) Annie. This really reminds me that you live in a very different cloture from me, even if it's starting to succumb to other influences. <br /><br />I wonder whether the obscure little Nativity scene almost hidden among the chocolate townscape is a reminder that the significance of Bethlehem is for where and when we are today and not just something long ago?Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-16269391425506443442011-12-07T12:50:17.783+01:002011-12-07T12:50:17.783+01:00Annie - I love the simple decorations best too. He...Annie - I love the simple decorations best too. Here in Alcala, the lights are up but not yet on, so it doesn't feel too 'in yer face' - the run up to Christmas is quite laid back, but then we are in deepest Andalucia and I know it won't hot up until the Kings are due to arrive on 6th January. Then there will be processions in the streets!<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-3262948203620182182011-12-07T12:48:25.419+01:002011-12-07T12:48:25.419+01:00Janice - I think a white chocolate angel is a wond...Janice - I think a white chocolate angel is a wonderful idea. I would use a piping bag and pipe a circle for the head; a long, triangle for the body/dress and then add two curved triangle wings. If the chocolate is nice and thick, this should hold together quite well. Might give it a try myself, though my speciality is the chocolate christmas tree lolly!<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-81848195528498589432011-12-07T11:22:36.306+01:002011-12-07T11:22:36.306+01:00I love it Annie... and the combination of vague co...I love it Annie... and the combination of vague connections with biblical scenes, commercialism and local stuff make it all the more interesting. My first job when I got back from France yesterday was to set up my nativity scene....a stable and santons collected over a couple of decades of trips to France. I love mixing the 19th century French peasant images with Mary and Joseph....Baby Jesus janicehttp://janiceincaunes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-10482784234564604682011-12-07T10:53:37.469+01:002011-12-07T10:53:37.469+01:00That is pretty amazing! But I share your sentiment...That is pretty amazing! But I share your sentiments about the over commercialisation of Christmas. I love to see Christmas lights, but I've taken to steering clear of the local towns in December, everything is so brash. Our village square, with it's few trees weighed down by simple strings of white lights, is the perfect antidote :DAnniehttp://knitsofacto.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com