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On the Second Day of Christmas
The Zoomlians give to you: a Christmas poem by GK Chesterton!
A Christmas Carol Poem
A Christmas Carol Poem
The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap,
His hair was like a light.
(O weary, weary were the world,
But here is all aright.)
The Christ-child lay on Mary's breast
His hair was like a star.
(O stern and cunning are the kings,
But here the true hearts are.)
The Christ-child lay on Mary's heart,
His hair was like a fire.
(O weary, weary is the world,
But here the world's desire.)
The Christ-child stood on Mary's knee,
His hair was like a crown,
And all the flowers looked up at Him,
And all the stars looked down
His hair was like a light.
(O weary, weary were the world,
But here is all aright.)
The Christ-child lay on Mary's breast
His hair was like a star.
(O stern and cunning are the kings,
But here the true hearts are.)
The Christ-child lay on Mary's heart,
His hair was like a fire.
(O weary, weary is the world,
But here the world's desire.)
The Christ-child stood on Mary's knee,
His hair was like a crown,
And all the flowers looked up at Him,
And all the stars looked down
HT: Christmas Poems
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas from Zoom!
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Have a Merry and Blessed Christmas!
With love from the Zoomlians
(Photoshop by Mxyl)
(Photoshop by Mxyl)
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Poem for the Fourth Week of Advent
Christmas Bells
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I HEARD the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
HT: Journey with Jesus
The poem itself has further verses which refer to the Civil War, ongoing at the time Longfellow wrote the poem, and which can be seen if you follow the link.
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I HEARD the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
HT: Journey with Jesus
The poem itself has further verses which refer to the Civil War, ongoing at the time Longfellow wrote the poem, and which can be seen if you follow the link.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Return of the Gingerbread
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| 3rd Prize Individual and Birthday Girl! |
The party was to celebrate the end of the semester for Anatomy and Physiology, Adventurers, and co-op.
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| 3rd Prize Family |
Our super sweet cousin won third prize in the individual division for this charming cottage. It was her 11th birthday, so she also was awarded the birthday prize of a giant snowflake cookie cutter!
Oob and Mxyl took third prize in the family division with this happy house. Oob did the house and Mxyl did the intricate design on the roof.
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| 2nd Prize Individual |
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| 2nd Prize Family |
A pair of clever sisters took 2nd prize and the Popular Choice Trophy for this gingerbread village.
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| 1st Prize Individual |
Klenda took first prize and won a giant snowflake cookie cutter for her "Winter Gazebo." If you expand the picture, you can see the inside is decorated with little seats and things - very pretty!
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| 1st Prize Family |
Leena and Zorg took first prize in the family division for this amazing and creative sailing ship (look, it has life savers!). They also won a set of snowflake cookie cutters.
It was really fun running our own contest, we think we'll do it again next year!
I'd also like to mention that the nearness of Christmas seems to have added $6-$8 to the price of each of the cookie cutters. You might want to try them in January!
You can look through tales of gingerbreads past here.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
It HAS Been a While
If you guessed we were busy decorating, baking, shopping, wrapping presents, hosting and attending parties, and doing cards... You'd be wrong.We haven't even started on the cards yet.
We all also caught a bad cold which made the Emperor very sick indeed, but he's on the mend, and we've enjoyed having him home with us this week.
I usually double task and prune the clematis, roses, and other shrubs when we are putting up the Christmas stuff (because otherwise there's no place to put the Christmas stuff!). This year, one of the Zoomlians looked at the big pile of long straight water sprouts I had taken off the contorted filbert and had the marvelous idea of weaving a stable for our outdoor Nativity!
This was followed by the coldest December cold snap I can remember.It gave us a very pretty ice storm and time to work on the inside decorations.
We have been putting up one decoration a day, but we also have one day in Advent where we put up general decorations like greenery, bows, and beads.
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| You can almost see his belly button! |
We buy the tree from our local volunteer fire fighters early in December, but then keep it in water outside until we are ready for it.
Some time around Gaudete Sunday, we bring it in and decorate it. The extra few weeks of cold and water keep the tree green through the Baptism of the Lord!
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