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Today: two turtledoves.
“Turtledoves” is one of those images that confuse the heck out of you when you’re a child. Like thinking that “getting fired” means they set you on fire, and believing that the sewers are full of people’s discarded pets (although growing up in South florida, I remember vividly one day when there really was a gigantic alligator in a drainage pipe near my house. It’s nothing less than a miracle that no children slipped and fell through the one-foot opening.)
Turtledoves (or “turtle doves”) are birds, not turtles (for the record, I know everyone already knows that). Some see their significance in the song as being representative of the New and Old Testaments of the Bible, which would be fitting in keeping with the religious theme of Christmas, don’t you think? The turtle dove is seen as a symbol of constant love.
Speaking of love, I am really behind on gifts for people I love. Some are handmade, some are not, but in general I’m underperforming on this front. I’m no good with presents. Some commenters here can vouch for that, such as when I wait until a month after the fifth niece/nephew birthday of the year to send all the gifts for that year. But I do have some fun projects planned that I’m determined not to let slip by the wayside, even if, in some cases, the gifts end up being Boxing Day gifts or even New Year gifts.
One thing I’m a litle bummed about is Christmas cards… last year we had these really fun custom cards printed, but this year, with everything being so hectic, by the time I got around the choosing a photo and Photoshopping my crows’-feet out of it, it was too late to place the custom order. So that makes me a little sad. I’ll have to figure out what to do about holiday cards. I really like sending them out, and frankly, I don’t need 80 holiday-theme stamps just taking up space if I decide not to send out cards. Maybe Kinko’s can help me…?
I’ll wrap up this random ramblefest with a link to a recipe for a super-easy version of those turtle candies people go insane over: Rolo Pretzel Turtles.
Have a wonderful day!
Previous “12 Days of Christmas” posts:
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
- On the third, fourth, and fifth days of Christmas…
- Making, making, making… (kind of)
- I love the smell of fabric in the morning…
December 15th, 2007 Katie Alender
