Monday, December 13, 2010

Time Of the Season

A bit of seasonal decor 'round chez English.

So, why the fly agaric or "toadstool" mushroom on our juniper tree? Well, dear reader, read on.

Happy holidays!!!

4 comments:

  1. Bahahaha! I love it!

    I'm about to decorate my tree- first real tree I've had in over a decade. I think I'm going to look for some mushroom ornaments- thanks for posting!

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  2. drinking the reindeer pee! the finn in me shivers to think about it!!! oh i'm not done with this one yet...will be processing this for a while.

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  3. LOVE the article!! i've always had an affinity for those mushrooms (their aesthetics, that is, not their hallucinogenic properties!). thanks for sharing :)

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  4. That's so interesting! I immediately thought of my favorite childhood Super Mario games and all the countless references to this mushroom. :)

    Merry Christmas, Englishes!

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