Festive Practises

[dave moore]

Hi all

For several years now I've put a tree on Resolute for Christmas...here's the latest effort

Dave

[casper ghost]

Very festive.. Christmas at home for me..

[Athy]

The liveaboard next door to us in Upwell put a tree (with lights) upo on his roof last week. Last weekend when we were on the South Oxford we passed a boat with a quite luxuriant tree taking up most of the foredeck.

[wobbley]

Surely there must be some law against this by now? Celebrating this festival may cause upset and offence to some, or many of the non Christian, eastern european fish poachers along the towpaths. I think more restraint should be applied in these wonderful days of multiculturalism. (invented a new word there) Has anyone seen any boats that celebrate Diwali. Eid, Passover, Yule etc,,,, - Hmmmm?

[pearley]

Hi all

For several years now I've put a tree on Resolute for Christmas...here's the latest effort

Dave

 

You might have posted that at 2.36pm but not from the Waterfront at Brierley Hill as you left here on Saturday and didn't return till last night. Looking out through my front doors it does look nice but a pity it's not illuminated. We've got 2 small LED trees that run on batteries. We'll probably put the decorations up next weekend when we get back to Birmingham.

[dave moore]

Hi Pearley

I'll have to see what I can do about lights. Thanks for liking it....Boat was away in Brum for the Christmas markets at the weekend

Dave

[Smelly]

Surely there must be some law against this by now? Celebrating this festival may cause upset and offence to some, or many of the non Christian, eastern european fish poachers along the towpaths. I think more restraint should be applied in these wonderful days of multiculturalism. (invented a new word there) Has anyone seen any boats that celebrate Diwali. Eid, Passover, Yule etc,,,, - Hmmmm?

 

Yule find no argument from us pagans...

[fuzzyduck]

I'd use my tug deck (if i had one) to sacrifce virgins.... Does that count?

[Chertsey]

Surely there must be some law against this by now? Celebrating this festival may cause upset and offence to some, or many of the non Christian, eastern european fish poachers along the towpaths. I think more restraint should be applied in these wonderful days of multiculturalism. (invented a new word there) Has anyone seen any boats that celebrate Diwali. Eid, Passover, Yule etc,,,, - Hmmmm?

 

The tree actually is a celebration of Yule. If it was Christmas we'd have a nice stable scene.

 

And has anyone ever, ever, actually met anyone who was offended by someone else celebrating a festival of any kind (provided it didn't involve ritual sacrifice?)

[Guest]

Hi all

For several years now I've put a tree on Resolute for Christmas...here's the latest effort

Dave

 

Nice tree and nice bow - thanks for sharing.

[Smelly]

The tree actually is a celebration of Yule. If it was Christmas we'd have a nice stable scene.

 

And has anyone ever, ever, actually met anyone who was offended by someone else celebrating a festival of any kind (provided it didn't involve ritual sacrifice?)

 

Diwali's bloody noisy and they seem to get those fireworks earlier every year...

[flatplane8]

I had a christmas tree on my narrowboat tug last year in the same spot. This year I have a mast, so have put the tree on that

 

[jelunga]

Can you find any in your neck of the woods?

 

I'd use my tug deck (if i had one) to sacrifce virgins.... Does that count?

[PaddingtonBear]

That fore end is a bit more than 'nice' - have a great Yule Dave but not so good that it gives you the shakes

[Tim Lewis]

It's what crossplanks are for:

 

 

And how all lock cottages should be decorated:

 

 

Tim

[Derek R.]

Can't believe this was 25yrs ago - Yarmouth's 'Firewood cratch'.

 

 

'Pagans Yule - OK'.

 

JC wasn't born in December, but so strong was the celebration of the returning Sun around the 25th, that the upstart Christian religion used it to their benefit. Think it was Prince Albert the Prince Consort who introduced the Germanic custom of trees and decoration.

 

We like trees too, cut split and stacked to dry, ready for the stove . .

 

Bah - Humbug!

 

This was a cold one - Cotton line like concrete, ice five inches thick.

 

 

That fender did us well - made by Joe Bridge in Skipton.

Edited December 15, 2009 by Derek R.

[wrigglefingers]

Very nice, boys. Cobbett's deck is currently festooned with a washing machine encased in a Jewson's sack bag in blue ...... After this show of enthusiasm, I shall invest on some Asda tinsel ....

[kiki]

The tree actually is a celebration of Yule. If it was Christmas we'd have a nice stable scene.

 

And has anyone ever, ever, actually met anyone who was offended by someone else celebrating a festival of any kind (provided it didn't involve ritual sacrifice?)

 

then you shall have plenty of room to complain if you watch the world cup football opening ceremony - ritual sacrifice is going to take top biling

[Chris-B]

then you shall have plenty of room to complain if you watch the world cup football opening ceremony - ritual sacrifice is going to take top biling

 

Hopefully bloody beckham !!!!