tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post5993908318423839596..comments2024-03-28T09:56:06.298-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Woosh...Grimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-15517058992939588762012-01-08T22:12:17.657-05:002012-01-08T22:12:17.657-05:00I believe it was Hagar the Horrible who said: &qu...I believe it was Hagar the Horrible who said: "When the cold wind blows from the North, the true Viking hears the call of adventure."<br /><br />"And where is adventure calling us?" asked Lucky Eddie.<br /><br />Hagar shouted: "South! To sunny Italy!"Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-5713321146605153792012-01-08T22:09:01.671-05:002012-01-08T22:09:01.671-05:00Old dry Christmas tree's are at their best pla...Old dry Christmas tree's are at their best placed in standing position in a bed of deep coals, so the entire tree ignites simultaneously.<br /> <br /> - about your longings for the bike- is this not the time of year to be dreaming of the longboats and a glorious rush over the North Sea to invade warmer climes? Sewn oak planks, pattern welded steel and a lodestone!ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-47740238191642244582012-01-08T19:06:37.205-05:002012-01-08T19:06:37.205-05:00Ours is still up. Well after Epiphany every year....Ours is still up. Well after Epiphany every year.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-45056277367472600692012-01-08T19:00:20.893-05:002012-01-08T19:00:20.893-05:00When we lived in Las Cruces, we bought live trees ...When we lived in Las Cruces, we bought live trees and then replanted them outside after the season.<br /><br />We had much the same annual ritual, though in the fall, with tumbleweeds. Those things burn hot and fast. I always stood by with a garden hose and sprayed the air above the fire to suppress the sparks.<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-77950028515724842592012-01-08T15:13:26.434-05:002012-01-08T15:13:26.434-05:00I have the same impulse regarding the tree. I usu...I have the same impulse regarding the tree. I usually burn it atop the beds I intend to plant the next spring, as a sort of fertility ritual. Watching it race skyward in a plume of oily smoke always makes me think of how narrowly we've missed a disaster in keeping it up so long inside.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-70389812067355721422012-01-08T15:05:51.547-05:002012-01-08T15:05:51.547-05:00We often used to burn our Christmas tree in the ba...We often used to burn our Christmas tree in the backyard (now we throw it into the pond), and the speed with which it went "whoosh" made me forever incapable of leaving the house even for a moment with the Christmas lights still on the tree, especially if I was leaving the dogs in the house.<br /><br />I managed, through superhuman self-discipline and help from my taller half, to get my tree down and out the door and the ornaments all back in their boxes, into the special closet behind the bookcase, and the bookcase reassembled in front of it, all in less than 24 hours. (No need to hold your applause.)Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.com