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****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 30 Dec 22

I hope you all had a good Christmas / Holiday! My dad, brother and I went to my Nan's house to have dinner. We were meant to be there around 5pm but around a little past 3, she rang and asked if we could come earlier as she was...

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Favorite Fairytales and Folklore

Brenna @isweartokira (3459) • United States 28 Dec 19

hello myLot, I hope you are having a great day. it's windy and rainy but that's ok. As a child you hear many stories and fairytales, and they usually stay with you for life. Hearing them again can bring a feeling of nostalgia and...

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December 18 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 18 Dec 19

Bake Cookies Day National Ham Salad Day 1777 - The United States celebrated its first Thanksgiving. 1892 - The premiere performance of The Nutcracker takes place. 1943 - Keith Richards was born. He is an English musician,...

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The Nutcracker

C @ShyBear88 (59342) • Sterling, Virginia 12 Sep 19

The Nutcracker is a famous ballet show. Many people know of it and haven’t seen it. My husband has seen it many times and asked if I would let the kids see it. I told him yes as long as they can sit still. A few nights ago I was...

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Stern Santa for the Nutcracker Regiment

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 20 Dec 18

He is not the most joyous guy around, but he fits right in with the other nutcrackers. This bunch takes over the window every Christmas and I never see anyone peeking in. Of course, the window is about seven feet off the ground,...

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Vladimir Issaev's The Nutcracker

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 16 Dec 18

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Beaser Vladimir Issaev’s The Nutcracker Before last night the only thing I knew about The Nutcracker was that it had something to do with toy soldiers. Little did I know there was a whole story line...

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Who Knew I'd Like The Ballet?

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 23 Dec 17

Our youngest son treated his mother, brother, girlfriend, and me to a performance of The Nutcracker last night. It was the first time I've seen this ballet performed by a professional company and only the second time I've ever...

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Nutcracker Ballet

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 20 Dec 17

Has anyone ever seen this? Last Friday I got the chance to see the Nutcracker at one of my citys downtown theaters. It was two hours long. I had loved the Nutcracker as a kid and thought I would enjoy it a lot as an adult too. As...

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My baby and her baby

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 14 Dec 17

My oldest daughter is a teacher and performer in a local dance company. Their nutcracker performance, this past weekend, was amazing. As I sat beside my daughter's mother-in-law, also one of my best friends, we were delighted as...

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Multiple Roles

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 14 Dec 17

Can I take a moment and brag on my grand daughter? She is so talented. Last weekend was her nutcracker performance. She played four parts: an angel, a gingersnap, Chinese, and a mouse. She was so cute. I think my favorite was the...

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Performance Day

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 9 Dec 17

I am so excited to see my daughter perform in The Nutcracker tonight. She has four different parts so there will be a lot of costume changes. I watched all three of my girls perform with this same dance company when they were...

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My nutcracker Ballet Christmas

Joanie @Freelanzer (10782) • Canada 26 Dec 16

Many years ago I was in my first year of University in a strange city, I received a Christmas gift of a ticket to see the nutcracker. Now I knew something about the nutcracker ballet since my mother taught ballet when I was a...

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How Do You Decorate?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 6 Nov 16

Do you buy new decorations each year to add to your collection? Do you get pine boughs from the tree lot? Do you enjoy decorating your home each year? Or does it get old after awhile? Do you enjoy at least checking out the new...

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Nutcrackers on my mind

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 6 Dec 15

I have always had a thing about Nutcrackers. I love them all, big ones, little ones, ones that look like soldiers and ones who look like animals. I have a thing for Nutcrackers. At Christmas time you typically find nutcrackers...

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I never liked the Nutcracker!

blue65packer @blue65packer (11826) • United States 30 Nov 09

I have seen it on tv and it creeped me out! I know it is suppose to be a dream and the toys come to life! I know it is a Christmas tradition but I never liked it! I tend to not like stories like that!

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Do you own a nutcracker?

ladym33 @ladym33 (10978) • United States 28 Nov 09

We have an actual tool to crack nuts and three decorative Christmas nutcrackers, that I don't think would actually work. Do you own a nutcracker either functional or decorative?

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A senior citizen with a healthy dose of spunk fends off naked intruder

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 1 Jan 09

Ya gotta love this lady - she knew where the family jewels were and she made sure she got a good grip on the situation. Unfortunately, those jewels were HIS and he decided he preferfed to keep them to...

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The night out at the Nutcracker Suite Ballet.

SketcherD @SketcherD (1114) • Canada 17 Dec 08

Well it was everything we had hoped for seeing the ballet. My husband, our daughter and I got dressed up pretty fancy. I guess we each do not clean up too badly because there is a picture below of us. I hope that...

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Picking your battles

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 10 Dec 08

My son Cary is going with his 2nd grade class to see The Nutcracker today. Note from the teacher said "wear your Sunday best". So we pulled out Cary's nice shirt and pants from his cousin's wedding and a nice warm sweater to wear...

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I have never been to a ballet what should I expect?

SketcherD @SketcherD (1114) • Canada 30 Nov 08

We are going to see the Nutcracker Suite at 7pm next Saturday night. I am so excited. It is something I have always wanted to do. I am slowly going deaf and I really want to enjoy this before I can't hear anymore. I...

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