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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 15:58:49 GMT -5
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Post by chrisusa on Dec 27, 2008 17:28:50 GMT -5
Thank you for that. I had not read it before. I love to read anything he has written.
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Post by Brenda on Dec 27, 2008 17:38:55 GMT -5
I had not read it before either. Thanks for posting the link.
Brenda
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Post by lorijean on Dec 27, 2008 18:31:36 GMT -5
Gosh, I enjoyed reading that! Thank you for posting it.
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Post by Honeybee on Dec 27, 2008 19:17:51 GMT -5
That was a good reading..Thank you, for sharing this with us.
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Post by virginiagirl on Dec 31, 2008 10:20:38 GMT -5
Thank you for the link. That was enjoyable to read. I was surprised to read that the children received oranges at Christmas. My church still does this, as well as a bag of candy, and it has been a custom since at least the 1800's. I wonder if other churches still practice this or if it is a regional tradition.
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Post by drewsauntie on Jan 3, 2009 12:35:43 GMT -5
That was precious... thank you for sharing!
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Post by wetherwacky on Jan 4, 2009 22:05:01 GMT -5
Mr. Hamner's writing is so simple, but beautiful as well. Maybe it's because simplicity is itself beautiful. I'd say it's because he shares with us in such an endearing way how he felt about the glory of the Christmas season. I'd love to write like him either way.
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Post by linday on Feb 15, 2009 22:50:09 GMT -5
Thank you for the link! Earl Hamner reads a version of this memory on "The Waltons Christmas Album" LP. I've always thought it was lovely.
Oranges at Christmas have always been traditional. Back in the 1800s oranges were very expensive and people had them only at Christmas. I know some folks still put oranges in stockings just as a tradition. I'm not sure if it's any type of regionalism.
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