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Decorating Ideas For New Years Eve
- (decorate) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; “Decorate the room for the party”; “beautify yourself for the special day”
- Make (something) look more attractive by adding ornament to it
- (decorate) deck: be beautiful to look at; “Flowers adorned the tables everywhere”
- Provide (a room or building) with a color scheme, paint, wallpaper, etc
- (decorate) award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; “He was decorated for his services in the military”
- Confer an award or medal on (a member of the armed forces)
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- The New Year is the day that marks the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. The Roman new year is on March 1. In many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner.
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- A thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action
- An opinion or belief
- A concept or mental impression
- (idea) a personal view; “he has an idea that we don’t like him”
- (idea) the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; “it was not a good idea”; “the thought never entered my mind”
- (idea) mind: your intention; what you intend to do; “he had in mind to see his old teacher”; “the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces”
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- the period immediately before something; “on the eve of the French Revolution”
- The evening or day before a religious festival
- The day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion
- Evening
- (Old Testament) Adam’s wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam’s rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
- the day before; “he always arrives on the eve of her departure”
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mass murderer Jeremy Bamber shares his memories of family Christmas
A Christmas of Less Liberty is part of a series of pieces written by Jeremy Bamber reflecting on his life marking 27 years in prison, and 26 years wrongly convicted of murdering his family in 1985.
“I wanted to share with you some small snapshots from my memories of Christmas time. The fun started from when we got the tree. We were never organized as Dad just liked to wing it and stop and buy trees from the road side. It had to be big; the lounge had such high ceilings and it was a running joke to see just how ridiculously huge a tree Dad would get.
Dad loved to get that reaction from anyone visiting at the sight of a 14-foot pine tree that took up a quarter of the room. It was just amusement to Dad, and so, me too – it was just so over the top and great fun. It was like lots of little family rituals with Dad at Christmas.
He wouldn’t get a single Christmas present until Christmas eve – Mum did all the main present buying and she used to think about it and make really good choices but, to Dad, leaving it to the last minute was all part of the fun.
He had this special Christmas carrier bag which was about the size of a duvet cover with handles, and I could get into it easily; well that came out every Christmas Eve and Dad and I would go to Colchester in the morning and the woo-hoo adventure of it with a visit to Ipswich in the afternoon.
Between us we’d choose things for all those people Dad wanted to give presents to, no lists or plans; we’d just go into the shops and look at stuff we liked, and decide who else might like it and get it for them.
Dad being a country farmer, and me just a little boy, we had no idea about what was fashionable or the latest thing to have and so we’d get caught up in the hype of promotions.
We would see some guy chopping up carrots with some gadget or other and think that it would be perfect for Mum. Dad’s mission every year was to buy the biggest box of chocolates for sale that he could find, as that was his traditional gift for Mum who loved choccies.
So by the end of the day on our shopping trip Dad’s Christmas carrier bag would be full and wrapped in the shop. Name tags often came off, but rather than unwrap them he’d guess what it was by feeling them and then he would stick the tags back on for who he thought each gift was for.
Mostly it was right but it just added to the fun when someone opened a present to find a Lego kit as Gran did one year instead of a box of liquor chocolates that I had already got and at 5:30am when I found them in my Santa’s stocking, and fed them to our dog, Jasper, ’cos they tasted horrible.
I’d go shopping with Mum in Colchester from when I was little up until I was about 15. As I grew older, we would split up in town and then later we’d meet up outside Williams and Griffins at a set time and on our way back to the car we had to go past this beautiful cake shop and tea rooms.
The window display was full of éclairs and all kinds of cream cakes and delicious chocolatey things – it was such a temptation and at Christmas it was just magical.
So Mum would treat me to whatever I fancied and years later she told me about what I was like when I was little because Mum wasn’t just buying me a cake it was an excuse to have one as well. She said I was always excited about choosing something but I always chose a fresh crusty bread roll and butter, no jam, just a roll and butter and a glass of milk.
Looking back now and thinking of those happy times: this cake shop had its own coffee grinder and machine and it made the place smell lovely. I’m thinking about Mum getting the menu and reading out all the sticky treats and cakey things. She’d say “you’d like that, Jem” – trying to tempt me into getting something. I would always have this roll and butter, but sometimes she did tempt me into a banana split.
Every year, Sheila and I would do a Christmas raid on the presents underneath the tree this went on for a few years from when I was about 6 and Sheila about 10. She would come and get me out of bed and we would go down stairs in the middle of the night. Sheila would be the ‘lookout’ and, being the smallest I would sneak into the pile of presents.
I would usually plunge into the presents right in the middle, trying not to disturb the pile too much. From there I would un-tape some of the presents and pull out chocolates from them and eat one or two passing some to Sheila. It was great fun – we would spend ages giggling and thinking that no one would ever know we had been in the middle of the presents eating the chocolates.
Sheila would pull me out of the pile by my legs when I was done and we would both have chocolate all around our faces, go back to bed and come down in the morning like it with bits of tinsel and pine needles in our hair. Looking back, it must have been so obvious that we had been eati
TORONTOinDECEMBER
December in Toronto, by Marilyn Campbell, About.com Guide:
December is full of festive events, but not everything is all holly and jingle bells. Don’t forget about the motorcycle show, the celebration of anime and more that will take place in Toronto in December 2011.
Thursday December 1st, 2011
SpeakEasy Annual Holiday Sale
At the Gladstone Hotel.
Friday December 2nd – Sunday December 18th, 2011
Lowe’s Toronto Christmas Market
Visit the Distillery District between for family-friendly entertainment, lighting displays, local handcrafted products, and more.
Saturday December 3rd, 2011
Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade
Santa visits South Etobicoke (Mimico, New Toronto & Long Branch) in a parade that begins at Dwight Avenue at 10am and heads west along Lakeshore, nearly to Browns Line.
Tuesday December 6th, 2011
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
A day to remember the 1989 gender-based killings in Montreal, and to rally against further violence. See:
• The YWCA Rose Campaign
• The December 6 Fund (YWCA loan program for women escaping violence)
• The White Ribbon Campaign (Men against violence against women)
Friday December 9th – Sunday December 11th, 2011
Toronto Motorcycle Show
See new models and vintage bikes, improve your skills and more at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Saturday December 10th, 2011
International Human Rights Day
Visit the website of Amnesty International’s Toronto Office for information on events and learn how you can participate in Amnesty International Canada’s annual "Write for Rights" letter writeathon.
December 10th, 17th & 18th, 2011
Christmas by Lamplight
For three evenings you can "Step into a Dickens Christmas" as Black Creek Pioneer Village is transformed into the world from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Dinner option available.
Monday December 26th, 2011
The Toronto Zoo’s Annual Christmas Treats Walk
Visit the zoo for a morning walk to see many of the animals enjoy Christmas treats. Half-price admission all day, but please bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank.
Saturday December 31st, 2011
Toronto Zoo’s Annual New Year’s Eve Family Countdown
Family-friendly fun includes a performers and animal visitors. This is a separately ticketed early evening event; get your tickets in advance online.
Saturday December 31st, 2011
More Options for New Year’s Eve
There are events for families, comedy shows and other performances to choose from. Have a look at the Guide to New Year’s Eve in Toronto.
November 19th – December 23rd, 2011
Christmas at Black Creek
Get tickets to a lunch with Santa, enjoy a festive Sunday dinner or just enjoy the daily Christmas programming available throughout the season.
Thursday November 24th – Sunday December 4th, 2011
One of a Kind Christmas Show and Sale
Visit the Direct Energy Centre to browse a huge selection of unique gift and decorating ideas created by Canadian artists and craftspeople.
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