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Today is the sixth of January, Little Christmas or Woman’s Christmas in many parts of the world. In Cork, it has mutated into Little Woman’s Christmas, which is totally wrong, but when you imagine the womenfolk in your neighbourhood selling their hair for wigs or exchanging pickled limes it can make a fun mental image (a prize for the first person to get those references).
Women traditionally get together to have dinner, share their Christmas experiences and talk about how successful a haul they had, gift-wise. You know, the TRUE spirit of Christmas stuff. None of that religion guff.
Here are some of my presents.
A bottle of Chanel No.5
Gareth Pugh x Mac Nail Polish
A beautiful Vogue print
Some inspiring books and magazines (Dad, I really hope that ‘Classy’ was a joke. I’m the perfect little lady *belches*).
A pair of out-of-this-world moon boots
A vintage brooch
An incredibly warm fuzzy festive feeling.
And a partridge in a pear tree. No, sorry, that’s an Illamasqua lipgloss
So, to my very generous family and friends, I say thank you. You guys are the best.
Were the limes pickled? I saw the play and the film recently and somehow missed that bit. I actually have a sudden mad craving for a pickled lime… now where on earth would one find them?!
Fallon & Byrne, probably.
Poor Amy and all those beautiful limes… *Massive Little Women Nerd Alert* I have a Little Women cookbook at home that my aunt brought me beck from Concord, Mass and it has a recipe for pickled limes in it – must dig it out for you!
THE LIIIIMES! *spottheotherLittleWomennerd*
Hooray for Little Women nerds!
Oh, and lovely pressies too! xo
Thanks!
Have ‘Classy’ on my ‘to-read’ list. Looking forward to hearing your review of it! X
Oh God, I have no idea what to think of Classy – it’s aimed at serial sexters who want to turn over a new leaf. I hadn’t planned on writing a review but it’s so hilarious that I just might do so.
I couldn’t say that I fit into the target audience either but Derek Blasberg continues to surprise me and make me laugh. Would be interesting to read your perspective on it!
I’ll definitely pop it in the review pile so!
LOVE THOSE BOOTS! Amazing, always love looking at your blog for books to read!! Maybe ‘Classy’ is the next one I’ll download. Great stuff!
Ah, thanks, loads more reviews where those came from! Love to boots but they are too small and non-refundable! I might frame them instead….
Love the robo-boots! I didn’t know there was a Grey Gardens book out, is it wonderful?
It’s really wonderful and whimsical, you’d love it Miss K – and it come with a CD of Big and Little Edie singing!
Amazing! It will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine.
The boots are justa amazing! And the book classy… well… i hope it was a joke hahaha
omg, those shoes are so beautiful!
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Thanks, the person who bought them for me has excellent taste!
I LOLed at the Little Women’s Christmas thing…my sister and I were just talking about how ridiculous that sounded when I read your post!
Nice haul!
Thanks! Little Women’s Christmas does sound wrong, but I bet it would make an excellent literary event!
You got the boots!!!! Am pale green with envy (pale green because I’m glad I at least know someone who got those gorgeous boots!). x
Just read other comments. What size are they?
Size 5. They’re just the tiniest bit too narrow so I’m having them stretched to fit.
you got some pretty nifty gifts for christmas. the moon boots top it all.
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Little Women, exchanging pickled limes and selling hair has to be Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Little Women’ reference. Their Christmas was big on atmosphere and not so much on the gifts. Hmmm.. sounds a bit like the one I just had! I think that your great gifts say a lot about how much you are loved and how well those gift givers know you!