just hanging around by quietpurplehaze

just hanging around

What did you used to leave out for Father Christmas?

I remember putting a glass of sherry and a mince pie on the mantelpiece. No thoughts of his reindeer though!
Fun! We left a piece of mum's homemade fruit cake, a can of beer as nd some carrots. So long ago.
December 7th, 2017  
Carrots good!
December 7th, 2017  
Ha ha, lovely! We used to put out a little trail of porridge mix and glitter across the garden to show Rudolph the way to our house. Inside we left some single malt whisky in a glass with a mince pie or a gingerbread man and a carrot for Rudolph!
December 7th, 2017  
Oh wow, porridge and glitter - not a fan of porridge but glitter might perk it up in the bowl. Now, would Ray share his whisky with santa, not sure!!
December 7th, 2017  
We used to leave a glass of sherry and a mince pie for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph.
December 7th, 2017  
@onewing

It's becoming obvious that we failed in the supply of carrots!
December 7th, 2017  
We used to leave Mum's Magnificent Fruit Cake, but never alcohol. Never questioned this as a child, yet as an ado came to understand that my parternal grandfather liked alcohol to excess. Dad and his siblings suffered much in their childhood as a result. My father, an hotelier never drank alcohol in his life, drank water at his/their Wedding...yet generously provided appropriate liquid for our (2 brothers and me) parties etc.
December 7th, 2017  
@s4sayer

I learnt not too long ago from my Dear Auntie Betty who died last year that my paternal grandfather also liked alcohol to excess. Then he changed and became a devotee of the church.
December 7th, 2017  
Why not leave carrots and oaks out Hazel my children used to and their children will do this year I suspect, interesting image Santa must have very long legs don't you think:)
December 7th, 2017  
@pcoulson

Trust an engineer to think of the length of Santa's legs hanging down the chimney!
December 7th, 2017  
Ho ho ho what a pair of dangly legs -- he's had too many mince pies and tots of something warm me thinks !! After weaving his way through the welsh hills We left him mum's freshly baked mince pies a glass of sherry but sometimes a glass of milk and not forgetting a carrot for Rudolph !!
December 7th, 2017  
Cool picture.
December 7th, 2017  
We left a glass of sherry and a mince pie for Father Christmas and a carrot for the reindeer. There were always crumbs left for me to clear up but 3 little wide eyed faces made up for it! Love his long legs on your photo!
December 7th, 2017  
Ha ha! Love it :)
December 7th, 2017  
nah, i found out at five or six that santa was actually my father. mystery solved. :-)
December 7th, 2017  
I always left a carrot for the reindeer
December 7th, 2017  
Hmmm...Santa seems to make out better in the UK.....we left Christmas cookies and milk for Santa and sugar for the reindeer...
December 8th, 2017  
Santa has great legs hope he doesn't hang around too long lots of deliveries to do this year . Mince pie and a glass of sherry for Santa and always excited it the morning to see them gone.
December 8th, 2017  
A glass of sherry and a mince pie is correct! But the job can get a bit much for poor old Santa so leaving a noose hanging around is best avoided! BTW Christmas is ages away!
December 8th, 2017  
HaHa! Fun shot!
December 8th, 2017  
Do they also come out the chimmey like our `` Zwarte piet``?
Great funny shot.
December 8th, 2017  
@yrhenwr

No it is not. It's here NOW!!!
December 8th, 2017  
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