tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75629262515836862772024-02-19T07:10:10.479+01:00Homes4HerKetutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.comBlogger459125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-31600690717948108922024-01-10T17:55:00.000+01:002024-01-10T17:55:45.717+01:00Four Weeks to Imbolc<p>The home is in pretty good shape, because we just had Yule, but there are still things to do.</p><p>I love the Organized Homes Christmas planning, and I'm following it. Now, they have deleted it, and it only exists on the Internet Archive, so I am on my way of reposting it here so that I have it handy.</p><p>I need to concise the 18 weeks into four, which is not a problem - as said, most of the work is already done.</p><p>* I want to redo the balcony and replace the Yule-y things with Imbolc-y things.</p><p>* I need to plan the menu for Imbolc dinner. I want <a href="https://goddessfood.blogspot.com/2019/03/full-course-dinner.html">a full-course dinner</a>, cubed :-D (21 or so courses ;-))</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">(Right now it's a lot more manageable, with blinis, borshch, orange chicken, and lemon fromage as dessert. With a generous "goody table" and cheese platter after the dinner.)</p></blockquote><p>* I want to make food gifts for my sisters and send packages to Finland, to my sisters there. (Citrus things, like marmalade, dehydrated lemon peel powder, and orange oil.)</p><p>* I don't need to do much about the entry/foyer</p><p>* We need to start thinking about adding a "guest room" to the functions of our library/living room/studio, but not right now. It's good as it is for now.</p><p>* I want to do some more decorations</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-5016838232091326532023-12-24T20:36:00.006+01:002023-12-24T20:36:52.304+01:00This isn't Yule<p> It's quarter to five on Christmas Eve afternoon, and I'm miserable. I don't know what is missing, but this isn't Yule. It has been snowing and the weather is wonderful. It's cold and white and glistening and so wintery and Christmassy as one could wish. I'm spending my Yule with my husband in a decorated and clean home, and he's making us the traditional Christmas dinner from his tradition. He's Danish.</p><p>I feel so bad. I feel depressed. Where are you, Christmas?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZxoMCJK6Cs4PDuGMplNAiVnA26llxuXzigfC_JoJkOisHglFMf8Ye2oodDqT8W_tBxsXuSv1QbA-CgSGbFoFghk3BBYfQBJxoDmQAShoO-twnJKr1Hqt5Df5hLJ2WiVuQyfG8o0zzt0z6hsuQv1Jn0326qKe8JC-Xo1ga4aIhOeX_BiWnM6g_ZzCr-4/s966/ghost-of-christmas-present-1252855489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZxoMCJK6Cs4PDuGMplNAiVnA26llxuXzigfC_JoJkOisHglFMf8Ye2oodDqT8W_tBxsXuSv1QbA-CgSGbFoFghk3BBYfQBJxoDmQAShoO-twnJKr1Hqt5Df5hLJ2WiVuQyfG8o0zzt0z6hsuQv1Jn0326qKe8JC-Xo1ga4aIhOeX_BiWnM6g_ZzCr-4/s320/ghost-of-christmas-present-1252855489.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Christmas is supposed to be fun, happy, exciting and cosy time of being together with loved ones, relaxing, and enjoying things. </div><div><p>I think one of the things missing is my family. It's just me and my husband, and I come from a big family. I'm the youngest of 6 kids, and our extended family (siblings with their spouses and children, and children's spouses and children) is now about 20 people.</p></div><div>We aren't doing anything special during the days leading to Yule. I think I want to watch movies together, do crafts and cook and bake and such things. Have a glögg party and cookie exchange and such things. Bake and decorate a gingerbread house. Have a winter hot chocolate picnic with ice skating. Play in the snow.</div><div><br /></div><div>I want to sing carols.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think I want to watch movies every day and do something connected to that. Like, have movie-themed snacks, and do some decoration or activity inspired by the movie.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think I want to have Elf on the Shelf kind of tradition. I don't like the "official" Elf, because he's a snitch and created to control and manipulate the kids, and that's nasty. </div><div><br /></div><div>I want to play games, gather puzzles, and do things like that.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p><br /></p></div>Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-5063716025137873662023-11-15T02:00:00.002+01:002023-11-15T02:00:35.869+01:00How I want my holidays<p> I was watching a YouTube channel I like, and their preparations and celebration of the American Thanksgiving. And I am... judgmental. I know, I know, it's none of my business, done is better than perfect, everyone does their thing their way, not my way, and that's a good thing, and F me, that's why. I know, it's not good. I'm not pretending I have any right to be judgmental. I just am. So I am going to use this to talk about how I want my holidays as different from theirs, and I am not going to talk about theirs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKZBZe3CGSoTcTR1frcM4P1_T0CbISWweSq8e8NM0V-fj5kIgrQ63Gp64UW8C2d6xFp5f5eyEwi261CXRC1y2FV0ffzxZ3Z3_ESm3pJO0d_xh1W-7tRURpcLkyiEIL1HJbn8zJ8et2762BAXB7sGt8FeNRuWlgC_Eu09zwrF2ulB452MqH-auJSpDGZk/s642/18c121c459c511816d4026f73371ca18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKZBZe3CGSoTcTR1frcM4P1_T0CbISWweSq8e8NM0V-fj5kIgrQ63Gp64UW8C2d6xFp5f5eyEwi261CXRC1y2FV0ffzxZ3Z3_ESm3pJO0d_xh1W-7tRURpcLkyiEIL1HJbn8zJ8et2762BAXB7sGt8FeNRuWlgC_Eu09zwrF2ulB452MqH-auJSpDGZk/s320/18c121c459c511816d4026f73371ca18.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><p>Firstly, I want the home to be decorated. Thoroughly. Every room, every corner, nook, and cranny. (It's kind of interesting, that... nook is like a nose, a ridge, and the cranny is the opposite, a crevice. But nook has also come to mean a corner or a niche. Niche and nook might sound similar, but there is no etymological relationship.)</p><p>I want the decoration to be used to build memories and heirlooms. I don't want cheap crap bought new for every year with no connection, no personality, no meaning. Have one evening before the feast when you gather to make decorations. Give ornaments as gifts. It doesn't need to be expensive, it needs to be good quality and meaningful. Handmade is good. Children's paper decorations are great. Just make sure that you use good quality materials and not some cheap kiddie craft items that will deteriorate when one looks at it. I love decorating because I remember where and when and from whom I got all the pieces, and every piece has its place. I smile every time I pass them using my home, because every time I see them, I remember them again and again. That creates memories and love.</p><p>I want the decoration to appeal to all senses. Mainly the five well-known ones, but if you can find a way to appeal to one's sense of balance or spatial orientation, or... I don't know, hunger, good. I want everyone to feel good and sense pleasantry all the time they are in the area.</p><p>That's why it is very important to me, that the home is clean. Not just cleaned and tidy, but clean. Every nook and cranny, from floor to ceiling. </p><p>And just a couple of words about "tidy". Of course, a home is meant to be used as a home, and if you use the dining room as a playroom, the kids should be able to play in the playroom even during the holidays. Nevertheless, the play should be put away when the dining room is to be used to dine in. Have toy boxes that don't look like toyboxes, or have curtains to the toy shelves, so that the dining room looks like a dining room, not like a playroom with the dining table in it. The dining table should be clean and decked with clean table cloth and good china and glasses, not paper plates and cups. Sure, when you have 10+ celebrators at the table, there's going to be a lot of dishes, but that too should be done together. You can even play games about who does the dishes. Make it a program point. Use it as a team-building activity. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVQv5ci8DtXCNsI_TyzZFvR9QIq-teyI7Rk29NBt5xAZSrCraqPsU-WpRr7QvVSfPNunSEr79IUzZ1SfQtHLlXGS8h9Q6YYG2rJcs90yz5oVkN4NGWlNcoryR9YmFGcLE6eyDz3B7B719UmDtCB92GozcAZH5G9XUkKeet_wGzoLFrQh4P6AsauDVh7g/s2560/baking-scaled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2560" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVQv5ci8DtXCNsI_TyzZFvR9QIq-teyI7Rk29NBt5xAZSrCraqPsU-WpRr7QvVSfPNunSEr79IUzZ1SfQtHLlXGS8h9Q6YYG2rJcs90yz5oVkN4NGWlNcoryR9YmFGcLE6eyDz3B7B719UmDtCB92GozcAZH5G9XUkKeet_wGzoLFrQh4P6AsauDVh7g/s320/baking-scaled.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>That's another thing about my perfect holidays. They should be "team-building events". A chance to enhance the feeling of being one big family, belonging to a group. That is why I want every member of the group to participate in building the feast. Every chore should be shared, done preferably by several members of the group, divided equally, age-appropriately, and so that no one has to do most of it. Let everyone do what they can and what they are best at, "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs". Give the chores plenty of time, so that you can be patient with people who might not do things the same way or speed as you do. Remember that done is better than perfect, and the main thing is being together, not that everything is perfect. No hostzillas wanted, OK. </p><p>Then the food. I don't like ready-made and semi-finished, thank you. There are, of course, SOME things that I'm OK with, like canned and frozen vegetables, but things like packed macaroni and cheese or green beans are so easy and quick, that I think it's an unnecessary money pit, especially during the holidays. I also think the preparations for the meals are part of the "team-building activities". All the casseroles and most of the baking can be done beforehand and frozen. Also, if you have parties with many families coming together, a potluck is a perfect way to divide the cost and responsibility. So what Uncle Roger can't cook, or that Aunt Elizabeth's mashed potatoes aren't as good as cousin Carolyn's. It's most certainly good enough, and Uncle Roger can buy the cranberry sauce, or get a cheesecake from a bakery. He could have some team-building activities of his own, with friends, and exchange favors. "You make this casserole for my family dinner, and I'll build you the IKEA thing you want". </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffIhLVMLmyK0BDkUnHWqYXomt6bqgxYfAyCX7Czb8k1j0vV4C8MQ4LKAGEVMthieG-0anRk1nFUkYNuAt78orjmBOxoG8jvpqL5fqRYCYgBThwgvKldrCAYC_VSwmvLfQgUPOOsKndpOFiwA8C301xOu-s5XGULhlWAEIlYnvF9taiJ3Uoz0D_ttsLM4/s650/family-dinner-painting-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="650" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffIhLVMLmyK0BDkUnHWqYXomt6bqgxYfAyCX7Czb8k1j0vV4C8MQ4LKAGEVMthieG-0anRk1nFUkYNuAt78orjmBOxoG8jvpqL5fqRYCYgBThwgvKldrCAYC_VSwmvLfQgUPOOsKndpOFiwA8C301xOu-s5XGULhlWAEIlYnvF9taiJ3Uoz0D_ttsLM4/s320/family-dinner-painting-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><b>Food is important.</b> Every guest should have a meal that is pleasing and satisfying. At the same time, it is "just" food. It doesn't need to be perfect, it needs to be edible. Make your garlic-infused mashed potatoes to yourself, don't force that on your guests if some of them don't want to eat garlic. Give your vegan guests a vegan feast. Most traditional holiday dishes have an adequate alternative that fits all the eaters' diets and preferences. You can have questionable flavors as side dishes, like roasted garlic, garlic powder on the spice rack, and so on. Mind your guests more than "I've always done it this way" and "I like it better like this". Not using cilantro might make the food somewhat lacking in your opinion, using cilantro makes the food inedible in my opinion. Just think about the food you just can't eat, be it offal, insects, or soup, and remember the feeling when planning the dinner menu. If your holiday isn't a holiday without a certain dish, you can always make it for yourself. (You can of course turn that around - if all the other guests are OK with that dish, you can make the dish without the hated ingredient for that one guest - or ask them to bring it themselves. That is totally fine.) </p><p>I just saw another Thanksgiving dinner preparation video, and there was garlic in EVERY dish. Even mashed potatoes. I hate garlic. I think it's disgusting. It smells and tastes like rusty nails in sweaty woolen socks, rolled on the barn floor. I wouldn't eat rusty nails and woolen socks with cow poo, I wouldn't serve it, I don't see the fascination, I wouldn't be able to eat anything except desserts there. Or, of course, I would, because I was raised right, but I wouldn't enjoy the food. I really hate garlic. </p><p>Don't throw away food. Most scraps can be used to make stock, at least, if not other things. That's one thing that really bothers me. Of course, if you compost, it's somewhat OK to be a bit more wasteful, because everything that can be composted will be. But if you cook Brussel sprouts, the outer leaves can be cooked, too. </p><p>Another important detail for me is that one needs to dress up. During a holiday dinner, one needs to have holiday attire. Sunday best. Formal knee-length dress with pumps. Suit. Business suit. Something like that. Neat hair. If you have long hair, tie it up. Or holiday holiday-inspired outfit, like a Christmas sweater. It's not OK - in my mind - to come to the table in sweats or T-shirt. (This, of course, depends on the family style. For some people, a shirt and jeans ARE "Sunday best". But they most certainly must be clean and neat.) Also, the whole company needs to "match". So, discuss the clothing options with all the guests good time before the dinner. </p><p>And then the last thing about this. Everyone eats together and stays by the table until everyone is finished. No running to watch the television, what ever is on. No eating on flimsy paper plates balanced on knees. No eating at different times, in different rooms. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z7dZ5OliUO5Y_DVnoMjbZzuV91JJYJTTFMT5ya8IPmAruvtw_nU-PPdbi5VroXanzHFNbAovQuRf-cZrhf7lJs-phfcUeV329RMqEOpkQHY-rIDzHQUBM2vBRqVDDJAk961P1-HqVDBV3YhhBQnhJGg5YtIC1E1lEIyROWytYyetVl_lPZ8nMh9-Z1k/s619/1026c47a3190bfe4169a6799e938ed19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="619" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z7dZ5OliUO5Y_DVnoMjbZzuV91JJYJTTFMT5ya8IPmAruvtw_nU-PPdbi5VroXanzHFNbAovQuRf-cZrhf7lJs-phfcUeV329RMqEOpkQHY-rIDzHQUBM2vBRqVDDJAk961P1-HqVDBV3YhhBQnhJGg5YtIC1E1lEIyROWytYyetVl_lPZ8nMh9-Z1k/s320/1026c47a3190bfe4169a6799e938ed19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-29944393435835254192023-10-14T13:55:00.000+02:002023-11-14T13:55:15.530+01:00Some Halloween decoration tips<p> I read a couple of articles, and here are some thoughts I have about them.</p><p><a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/halloween-home-decorating-mistakes?">The 5 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Decorating for Halloween</a></p><p>Firstly, I think it's a lot of pretentious crap. :-D But they do have a couple of good points. Like <i>"If you have to wipe fake cobwebs away to get through your front door while trying to see straight ahead of the blinding strobe light, you’ve gone too far. Halloween decorations are meant to be whimsical, but not inconvenient, impractical eyesores." </i></p><p>The main thing here is that you do you. Do what pleases you, what you find nice, whimsical, if you like that kind of thing, even a little inconvenient if it assists in creating the atmosphere you want. Decorations are there to create the mood, atmosphere, air, and feeling. There are no "you should" or "don't do this, it's a mistake" other than you going against what you want.</p><p><i>“The biggest mistake people make when decorating for Halloween is going the traditional route"</i></p><p>I say total BS to that. That's not a mistake at all if you want to take the traditional route. So some fancy schmancy designer doesn't like orange. *I* like orange and it's MY house, not his!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiri0UP96pqNgXr662uxRRuPn9XYUlKLGkiU-7s8xH3im73kY5lKhyphenhyphenJuYtV5j6YDNJ4hvQJviPup_ncEIZG6CCTG8Lff0zz_P9KK7H4QlG8Te1HHozcrrdidIU0sIKxtOpPvAim18hST-8mlrjz-Ko2VI0cCYU643dM-A19ILwFNvcUFMg5CRcg5mV_Q4A/s719/17205ba5c23491b8b9874af38b48f707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiri0UP96pqNgXr662uxRRuPn9XYUlKLGkiU-7s8xH3im73kY5lKhyphenhyphenJuYtV5j6YDNJ4hvQJviPup_ncEIZG6CCTG8Lff0zz_P9KK7H4QlG8Te1HHozcrrdidIU0sIKxtOpPvAim18hST-8mlrjz-Ko2VI0cCYU643dM-A19ILwFNvcUFMg5CRcg5mV_Q4A/s320/17205ba5c23491b8b9874af38b48f707.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p>The traditional Halloween colors are the colors found in nature; the color of soil, wet bark, midnight sky, root vegetables and pumpkins, autumn leaves... That is why the traditional colors of Halloween are black and orange. All the other colors added to the Halloween palette are things like bone white, rotting flesh purples, moldy green... :-D </p><p>Now, if you don't want to take that route, take whichever you like. There are no problems with people having a pink Halloween, or turquoise, white, the whole rainbow. You do you, as said.</p><p><b>I like the idea of using a lot of textures and such</b>, so adding metallics to the mixture is just a good idea. I mean, if you look at those pumpkins above, I love the blend of textures. The iron, the wood, the stone, the rough pumpkin and the smooth pumpkin, the crispy leaves, and the carved wood. (I think it's carved wood, it could be carved pumpkin, to be honest. I just like to think it's carved wood.)</p><p>If you want to have an all-black Halloween, go for it. And don't "romanticize it", if that's not your "speed". </p><p>Going kitschy about Halloween is all fine. Go all store-bought. I personally love vintage and antique things, hand-made things (high-end artisan stuff as well as kid's pottering), and I have a very eclectic, bohemian style, but that's me. </p><p>Sure, if you buy the usual dollar-store things everyone has, you won't win any prizes for individuality, creativity, and originality, but why would you need to? This is a holiday, not a design competition.</p><p>Also, the Kusama pumpkins... er... uh...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gAnfMhjywMvwFyR8-NBrV9GUoR9mpwDcC-2oW0b66xU-HFealzzuc3u_w05KFhRqoH3WckIVkxNs7nhMEH76WEvPAq13L8R04Wh0F282vrwLGBnxyc3uHeMasXR5Sn6HbVqOfxkRQFs2q6pOwuVu58KWugYHsC3dkxxVIr_mlM1ECif_E6nZiHZ68Bo/s444/Screenshot%202023-10-14%20163522.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="444" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gAnfMhjywMvwFyR8-NBrV9GUoR9mpwDcC-2oW0b66xU-HFealzzuc3u_w05KFhRqoH3WckIVkxNs7nhMEH76WEvPAq13L8R04Wh0F282vrwLGBnxyc3uHeMasXR5Sn6HbVqOfxkRQFs2q6pOwuVu58KWugYHsC3dkxxVIr_mlM1ECif_E6nZiHZ68Bo/s320/Screenshot%202023-10-14%20163522.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>About the lighting... yes, do use colored light bulbs. <b>There are tons of things to do with lighting</b>. Read up about that, and experiment.</p><p><a href="https://spookylittlehalloween.com/2016/09/05/plan-killer-halloween-party/">7 THINGS I’VE LEARNED ABOUT PLANNING A KILLER HALLOWEEN PARTY</a></p><p><i></i></p><blockquote><i>"Halloweenie Roast started with a very simple concept: roast hot dogs around a fire pit in my parent’s backyard. (I have no outdoor space, and they’re gracious enough to share theirs every October.) Year two I did the same thing, and I’ll be honest – I was kind of underwhelmed by my own party. It wasn’t the Halloween gathering I wanted. So the next year, I went BIG. I added a theme. I had one of my photographer friends create a photo booth for us. I made tons of Halloween-themed goodies. I added a costume contest. And it was a HUGE success."</i></blockquote><p></p><p><b>Remember to appeal to all senses.</b> Touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. Most people just think about the sight, especially now in the Pinterest age, with a lot of visual inspiration. But things like music and smells are very effective in creating the proper (desired) atmosphere. </p><p><a href="https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/house-tour-a-wall-to-wall-halloween-decorated-house-236693">This House Doesn’t Half-Ass Halloween</a></p><p><i>"I change out all the etageres, vignettes, mantels, hutches — you name it. Sometimes I even color code my bookshelves with orange, black, and white spines."</i></p><p>I think this is a very good advice. Change some details. Change the "soft furnishing", like curtains, sofa cushions, towels, etc. You can paper the books, or turn them spine against the wall so that only the white pages show out. That will create a very nice backdrop for items. </p><p>Also, incorporate everyday items into Halloween decorating. <i>"The easiest thing is to look at the color of things. For me, I have my mother’s typewriter from college as a Halloween decoration because it is orange. I collect vintage cameras and in the right setting, they can be spooky. I mentioned I like subtle spooky. Not everything has to scream BOO in your face — black and orange Murano glass ashtrays, vintage Band-Aid tins, doll heads, game pieces and more can be Halloween decorations in the right setting."</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzs87zDl9UXZP7AJhYM8bnkJlqtXcz3Af1PKY1xaKMrK3GpSzasEXeBXXtWcrMJypeXann7cDMGQx4122-LDN2HZ3XrVewDYtZUIL2nASsDsziLVN5zMCYFTy9n1yRZe8Uuyt3RaXA0A8izLIqF2rPiPCEcfawMj2p5aYIHk4OLtlAKI2-jeSvWzMYqw/s794/murano%20glass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="794" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzs87zDl9UXZP7AJhYM8bnkJlqtXcz3Af1PKY1xaKMrK3GpSzasEXeBXXtWcrMJypeXann7cDMGQx4122-LDN2HZ3XrVewDYtZUIL2nASsDsziLVN5zMCYFTy9n1yRZe8Uuyt3RaXA0A8izLIqF2rPiPCEcfawMj2p5aYIHk4OLtlAKI2-jeSvWzMYqw/s320/murano%20glass.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p>Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-41076174584776492002023-06-23T20:45:00.000+02:002023-06-23T20:45:18.773+02:00Family Game Night<p>Turn off the television, unplug the phone, and ignore the "to-do" list. Instead, focus on your family by planning a night filled with a winning combination of fun, food, and games. (Kids have a skill for being silly, so be sure to include them in the planning!)</p><p>First, pick a night when no one has to work and doesn't have mandatory meetings or events. If possible, try to <b>make Family Game Night a regularly scheduled occasion</b>.</p><p>Use a score sheet from a game to write out "invitations." Send them along in briefcases, backpacks or lunchboxes. You can also place them on bed pillows, tape them to a mirror or set them on breakfast plates.</p><p>Resist the temptation to include other families and just concentrate on having fun with your immediate family.</p><p>Have on hand inexpensive door prizes for the winners of each game. Such as decks of cards, hand-held games, and books of crossword puzzles or sudoku. (Here's some great suggestions of <a href="https://realwomenofgaming.com/2018/04/24/purse-and-pocket-games-good-things-come-in-small-packages/">pocket (purse) games</a> and here some <a href="https://lajollamom.com/best-travel-games-for-kids/">travel games</a>)</p><p>Plan your menu. For extra fun, use recipes that tie into the theme. Choose foods that keep the fingers clean and grease-free. </p><p>Use a game table to display the food. Or decorate a dining table with playing cards, dice, game pieces, game boards, etc.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_YLZ7p527tm871UQdaxbwmHrwQ9cebEUQguCQUa7mb5qd2v3loDDCxiva1kXTDSv3McxpdyltxatNNmj9XcVEV7VUNaVlRhX4UgTZ2mn9R5UdmBkKLcs_fD0v2nuEyDFXbkNLhhU3RHha20qnaqsTiM9y0WZaSD2PznNqUxTXkHc5XXWhmk_T3cjEA4/s600/game-cookies-cards-600x400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_YLZ7p527tm871UQdaxbwmHrwQ9cebEUQguCQUa7mb5qd2v3loDDCxiva1kXTDSv3McxpdyltxatNNmj9XcVEV7VUNaVlRhX4UgTZ2mn9R5UdmBkKLcs_fD0v2nuEyDFXbkNLhhU3RHha20qnaqsTiM9y0WZaSD2PznNqUxTXkHc5XXWhmk_T3cjEA4/s320/game-cookies-cards-600x400.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">picture from <a href="https://www.mimisdollhouse.com/game-night-party/">Mimi's Doll House</a></div></span><p>Starting with the youngest family member, let each person choose a game to play.</p><p>Keep a running tally of the winners and post it on the refrigerator or family bulletin board. Award a larger prize (like a new board game) to the winner after a few weeks or months.</p>Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-81661619663725717112022-10-10T01:14:00.004+02:002023-10-17T09:28:46.735+02:0012 Days of Yule<p> So... I'm participating in this... blog event? Whatever it is. We are given some ideas every day for 12 days. And I'm not too impressed... Yes, I'm a grumpy badger and I am going to be totally honest about it. No one reads my blog anyway.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EV1ZIdz3uzJL61ov_8OQrt-DNO00Z08lV4crSgQqbYM4PS1q0_Yr7QssYdzy_PsTUegfWDqjPzzrVlVJb1Yo_EGJwdBxUDxvokuCBpIffP5acn3RcI9h8-45VMax7Z5qnRKyEvdFFOAuvPueL00HFYs4bKQSe2rcfKbFZxBlj0-72Ksx1zf6PWHf/s541/511c53074211e3bca14b0ff9c67ae271.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EV1ZIdz3uzJL61ov_8OQrt-DNO00Z08lV4crSgQqbYM4PS1q0_Yr7QssYdzy_PsTUegfWDqjPzzrVlVJb1Yo_EGJwdBxUDxvokuCBpIffP5acn3RcI9h8-45VMax7Z5qnRKyEvdFFOAuvPueL00HFYs4bKQSe2rcfKbFZxBlj0-72Ksx1zf6PWHf/s320/511c53074211e3bca14b0ff9c67ae271.jpg" width="156" /></a></div>So - I have <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC39298005A006CAE">a playlist for Yule songs</a>. I have some 200 songs there, so it should take a whole day to listen to them. I don't need any suggestions on Christmas songs. (BTW, my mother was a Christian, and I grew up in a culturally Christian home, so I find the Christian Christmas songs nostalgic. It doesn't much matter, though, as Jesus was not born on Midwinter day. It's the Pagan Son God's birthday, so all these "God was born on Christmas day" lyrics fit my faith better than any Christian faith. :-D)<p></p><p>Also, my ideal Yule tree is filled with antique-style ornaments and has a star on top. That's the way my mother had it. The ornaments should be rather small, fit in the hand, and not be "rustic". Usually "rustic" means haphazard, clumsy, and looking like a toddler put it together using too much glue. I HATE the "make a cute ornament from an antique cake mold by gluing stuff on it!". I don't like ornaments made of little sticks, especially if they are then painted, and hung on the tree on a hairy piece of sisal string. There will be no sisal, hemp, jute, or burlap in my tree! <br />I don't mind handmade things, or kitschy - to a point. It should be well-made and look nice. Salt dough is fine, as well as pine cones. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I kind of like these pine cone gnomes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwSY25FudEhfjyMoO8uUlL9R8bngvry2x3OVrQpPJP67n9tw_mHkoAPYqFqAGNF58GA8sqXroCquCk92PP4Hq_9vNoNcMsrCnyVtI0ELvC-ipg-QvxnDiZIeCU2Hc3cBV4-Q3t_ByOMpR3p4dfjce1K2lLvbKlxeR6wAS5p7Gp5vBLKTT-YYkT-8u/s570/fb173999eb528f00ef45cbda49cae62a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="570" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwSY25FudEhfjyMoO8uUlL9R8bngvry2x3OVrQpPJP67n9tw_mHkoAPYqFqAGNF58GA8sqXroCquCk92PP4Hq_9vNoNcMsrCnyVtI0ELvC-ipg-QvxnDiZIeCU2Hc3cBV4-Q3t_ByOMpR3p4dfjce1K2lLvbKlxeR6wAS5p7Gp5vBLKTT-YYkT-8u/s320/fb173999eb528f00ef45cbda49cae62a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I could also imagine crocheted snowflakes in my tree, though they should be made of a rather fine thread and stiffened, maybe even glittered. </p><p>Another type of ornament I can see myself making is some sort of shadow box ornament with old snuff boxes (I mean the plastic ones, from Sweden. My husband snuffs, and there are always tons of those round boxes around. They might make nice ornaments, painted and decorated.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjjo9GbKgL_BnzJ1BfdkqgsESuwYFDCFbTOTIo_MR-fD5TVhfKmF7y_psNrE8chmtI-jEbMhh5tNnjEEIsHM3Ez0rc2tdoCYFIryA049m5q-wQS3OHiFtyCd6KPWpNytD8mQYbP5-NxkdOT0YZLs8vrUG-AJepSdr2o5JtgOIVjsODqWowsFf0376/s2121/man-holding-stack-with-christmas-presents-royalty-free-image-1668119363.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="2121" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjjo9GbKgL_BnzJ1BfdkqgsESuwYFDCFbTOTIo_MR-fD5TVhfKmF7y_psNrE8chmtI-jEbMhh5tNnjEEIsHM3Ez0rc2tdoCYFIryA049m5q-wQS3OHiFtyCd6KPWpNytD8mQYbP5-NxkdOT0YZLs8vrUG-AJepSdr2o5JtgOIVjsODqWowsFf0376/s320/man-holding-stack-with-christmas-presents-royalty-free-image-1668119363.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Now, when it comes to gift ideas... you really need to just get gifts to people who you know well enough to have an idea of what they want for gifts.</p><p>Or if not, you know them well enough to give them a questionnaire to fill out that will help you. (You know, like a "gift exchange questionnaire" or one of those you give to kids where they can write their favorite color, and other such things, and where you write down their sizes and preferences and dislikes, etc.) <br />Keep an ear open during the year and write down things you have heard, like when they express they like something or wish they had something.</p><p>But, here's one <a href="https://www.pinterest.se/happyfeasts/gift-ideas/">Pinterest board about gift ideas</a>, and here's <a href="https://www.pinterest.se/happyfeasts/stocking-stuffers/">one about stocking stuffers</a>. I'm sure you'll get some ideas. (But, just in case, keep the receipts if the gift receiver wants to exchange the gift.)</p><p>The event uses the interest to advertise its own products and shop. Of course, it's a good thing, all the power to them, I mean, they did arrange this thing, and should be using it to advertise their own products, BUT... I was expecting something we could make ourselves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSycGL2ZG9QZIsWsHXY5HaHyIIvoKOWTVGZ6o9CBDRUtT_k-XP9IZATFkL1qwEOnwb2JAB2pk_NpjoU1f-P3HOPOUHZQWnb0jkEiKIKwTBpIoSxJotn8M85UhLZA8VAGW2sdDAeD-7V--utTC-q8d_7uLmBwGudvzB3ZTx4qd-k4UxZ-g7nhfsTp2D/s768/Red-velvet-blondies-c976d33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="768" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSycGL2ZG9QZIsWsHXY5HaHyIIvoKOWTVGZ6o9CBDRUtT_k-XP9IZATFkL1qwEOnwb2JAB2pk_NpjoU1f-P3HOPOUHZQWnb0jkEiKIKwTBpIoSxJotn8M85UhLZA8VAGW2sdDAeD-7V--utTC-q8d_7uLmBwGudvzB3ZTx4qd-k4UxZ-g7nhfsTp2D/s320/Red-velvet-blondies-c976d33.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Also, the recipes... blah. I think I would have been more excited with a list like this: "<a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/christmas-gifts-recipes">Christmas gift recipes</a>", than some generic cookie recipes. Also, cookie recipes that every family has their own preferred version already. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZqlSrhiXzvOCDue0lydVVyvs-wyuDM7j4UGAA2GV-WpsDOi6p9JSq4vkSZ6KF-v_1Px4hhoVsbjpU05skwLgO9h3PRudzrzUyMdozIebSH_T8j6NXyVulbEfda5Ti413EGdZSMkSCEiDKXu7wc_La8w-JKCqI24NV_QC6saX1vvRz1hCCgaknq7n/s700/farmhouse-christmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="700" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZqlSrhiXzvOCDue0lydVVyvs-wyuDM7j4UGAA2GV-WpsDOi6p9JSq4vkSZ6KF-v_1Px4hhoVsbjpU05skwLgO9h3PRudzrzUyMdozIebSH_T8j6NXyVulbEfda5Ti413EGdZSMkSCEiDKXu7wc_La8w-JKCqI24NV_QC6saX1vvRz1hCCgaknq7n/s320/farmhouse-christmas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.andersonandgrant.com/2018/12/farmhouse-christmas-mantel.html"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">MY FARMHOUSE STYLE CHRISTMAS MANTEL</span></a></div></span><p>I have nothing against "farmhouse chic", but I have a lot against <i>"let's bring in all the dirty old crap old people threw away and stain and distress everything because back in the olden days people didn't know how to make things and just nailed two broken boards together and called it a shelf"</i> kind of "chic". <br />As if Little House on the Prairie from TV got it right! :-D As if! Michael Landon might have thought that some thin, uneven boards nailed on other thin, uneven boards a door makes, but Daddy Ingalls wouldn't have made a door to a dog house like that. Not even when he was 7.</p><p>No, gingham doesn't cover sins.</p><p>No, you will not bring things in from the barn. Your great-grandparents would have been ashamed!</p><p>So, our taste in decor doesn't agree at all. I'm rather disappointed with this. I was expecting something useful.</p><p>Also, they keep repeating the ideas and links over and over and over. </p><p>On top of that, some of the links are broken, or the image links are broken. </p><p>I'm glad I didn't pay anything for this, because it wasn't worth it.</p>Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-43573253064625937562021-11-15T22:28:00.001+01:002022-03-16T18:51:29.925+01:00Reposting<a href="http://thekrazycouponlady.com/tips/family/21-free-or-cheap-family-christmas-traditions">23 Free (or Cheap) Family Christmas Traditions</a><br />Author: Heather | Updated December 23, 2021<br /><br /><i>For some reason the link doesn't work for me. If it works for you, great, you don't need this page. If it doesn't - like for me - you do.</i><br /><br /><div>Watching holiday movies might be one of your family’s favorite Christmas traditions. Other families might make fruitcake, and some may even hide pickles in their trees. Whatever your family Christmas tradition may be, one thing is certain: it brings you all closer together.<br />But let’s get real, some holiday traditions are pricey! <br /><br /><b>1. Start a Christmas tradition of adding kids’ handprints to a Christmas tree skirt.</b><br /><br />Include the year with each handprint and eventually, the entire Christmas tree skirt will be covered in handprints of all sizes.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7SVsLX9R73uaIcwvVlF9_5h9en8rNRvUpPAFWHTaXC8Et73ztMywkegKG10CMckSS_lOcS59WsE7LcpJBAtXjf6SEUdG9Gbtkv0kmYgPav-QT9v54ZUdntarFdHGJFmqppOZRk3hHbDusnFxk4e2k1YpGnr0TdxrEoH_RuBJgv2oFz3kA4VWDyWna=s236" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="236" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7SVsLX9R73uaIcwvVlF9_5h9en8rNRvUpPAFWHTaXC8Et73ztMywkegKG10CMckSS_lOcS59WsE7LcpJBAtXjf6SEUdG9Gbtkv0kmYgPav-QT9v54ZUdntarFdHGJFmqppOZRk3hHbDusnFxk4e2k1YpGnr0TdxrEoH_RuBJgv2oFz3kA4VWDyWna" width="236" /></a></div><br />This is the perfect addition to your decorations, whether you have a traditional Christmas tree or not!<br /><br /><b>2. Go on a <a href="https://thesavvysparrow.com/christmas-light-scavenger-hunt/">Christmas lights scavenger hunt with this free printable</a>.</b><br /><br />Turn this into an outdoor family Christmas tradition and bring some snacks whether you’re on foot or in a car. Make a list of everything you might see on the scavenger hunt, or use a free Christmas scavenger hunt list printable, and let the kids check off items as you look at lights.<br /><br /><b>3. Make a Christmas music playlist to share with all your friends and family.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>4. Refresh your Christmas movie tradition by wrapping movies to open and watch each night.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Unwrapping a surprise movie each night is almost as much fun as watching it together. It’s one of those family Christmas traditions that will go on forever! <i>(You can also pack a shoebox with the movie and things for themed movie night)</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAYYMR1zX9oznY1l6FSmZ6oJtGLKicG-1XxSIRyoKgjAubF-o_evq762-_jXVKL-VrE9GS4UrRRD_cBhLCgB0tDoaG1I-kZ96Tp-O-g1qNHGx5qYIj5SkXUZYTQX0E9bC9IFu20cXil-9_R50GcZ7pEXm2ftTI9SL4Gxcn_Qu6zBLfx4TscRLFClOt=s543" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAYYMR1zX9oznY1l6FSmZ6oJtGLKicG-1XxSIRyoKgjAubF-o_evq762-_jXVKL-VrE9GS4UrRRD_cBhLCgB0tDoaG1I-kZ96Tp-O-g1qNHGx5qYIj5SkXUZYTQX0E9bC9IFu20cXil-9_R50GcZ7pEXm2ftTI9SL4Gxcn_Qu6zBLfx4TscRLFClOt=s320" width="311" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>5. Or, wrap Christmas themed books to read every day during the holidays.</b></div><br />Try to aim for 12 books for the 12 nights of Christmas. Each night one child gets to unwrap a book for you to read. Check them out at the library or just use ones you already own.<br /><br /><b>6. Put together a night-before-Christmas box.</b><br /><br />Include new Christmas pajamas or slippers, a movie or a book (even if you already own them!), a fun game and maybe some hot cocoa and popcorn.<br /><br />Whether you have kids under the age of 5, teenagers or adult children, this Christmas tradition is always a bonding experience.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYRsmbNqmYQBNBOVhEDc2SJGADZK-FyoMSATIiZddI_cLGvt3NhbFYmasR83H7CRaVcTb62JlEK5f9FXW1ea_IyRTWVN2tfgj8CdLdJuLXR5P7Yv1BExa_stlnfVeG4q12ZksIYBxaI3hwaGtca5BKDDXAdmzd-wVEVA_jH18c6utTnoVrlWjExd4C=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYRsmbNqmYQBNBOVhEDc2SJGADZK-FyoMSATIiZddI_cLGvt3NhbFYmasR83H7CRaVcTb62JlEK5f9FXW1ea_IyRTWVN2tfgj8CdLdJuLXR5P7Yv1BExa_stlnfVeG4q12ZksIYBxaI3hwaGtca5BKDDXAdmzd-wVEVA_jH18c6utTnoVrlWjExd4C=s320" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /><b>7. Leave candy in shoes in honor of St. Nicholas Day.</b><br /><br />Saint Nicholas was a real saint known for being kind, helping those in need, and loving children. St. Nicholas Day is on December 6th, and traditionally, children leave their shoes by the door for St. Nicholas to bring them gifts and treats. Make this a Christmas tradition and fill shoes with candy. You can even sneak in candy from Halloween. <i>(Traditionally, the kids fill their shoes first with snacks for St. Nicholas' horse - carrots and hay. It's not for nothing, you know. :-D)</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xVfXz3fFgo-Tx3yFelDa-aB4xgcZqvGUZSpA0-WZgM9m3Tsg4MPXoHWBBnRaEf2p9vmq8LnhAn5GeVo04_Y3WXlesW9zacUCUzXguaz0gcM2XY8phwmxnWhajxzoiACQyc1YFwi6YuzjB031A8Xuij4z4l_DPKdgLQsuJq5ZpEbb9L6W6iiSksj7=s690" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xVfXz3fFgo-Tx3yFelDa-aB4xgcZqvGUZSpA0-WZgM9m3Tsg4MPXoHWBBnRaEf2p9vmq8LnhAn5GeVo04_Y3WXlesW9zacUCUzXguaz0gcM2XY8phwmxnWhajxzoiACQyc1YFwi6YuzjB031A8Xuij4z4l_DPKdgLQsuJq5ZpEbb9L6W6iiSksj7=s320" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><b>8. Make<a href="https://www.ohmy-creative.com/holiday-crafts/christmas/magic-reindeer-food-recipe/"> DIY reindeer food</a> a new family Christmas tradition.</b><br /><br />Mix together a combination of rolled oats, pumpkin seeds, red and green sugar crystals, and sprinkles. Sprinkle your homemade reindeer food in the snow for Santa’s helpers for a fun Christmas Eve tradition. (Stay away from actual glitter or any non-food items which are harmful to critters who may get into them.)<br /><br /><b>9. Write a letter to a soldier with <a href="https://www.operationgratitude.com/express-your-thanks-virtual/write-letters-virtual/">Operation Gratitude</a>.</b><br /><br />Have every member of the family write a letter of gratitude to the soldiers serving overseas. Operation Gratitude allows you to say thank you, which is especially warming during the holidays when our soldiers are away from their own families.<br /><br />It’s a great Christmas tradition that’ll help your kids spread joy without spending a dime.<br /><br />Important note about sending letters: Please don’t place letters in individual envelopes. Just bundle them all together and mail them directly to Operation Gratitude, which will take care of the rest.<br /><br /><b>10. Adopt a family together.</b><br /><br />Christmas is the perfect time to teach children and teens the spirit of giving. Make it a Christmas tradition to work with local charities to find a family in need, then get your family together in buying, wrapping, and delivering gifts.<br /><br /><b>11. </b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150207052946/http://katherinemaries.com/blog/archives/14729"><b>Set out 12 boxes filled with themes and activities for the 12 Days of Christmas.</b><br /></a><br />Twelve days of Christmas fun means being as creative as you can — from gingerbread day to movie day. Inside each box or package should be a full list of ideas, and also contain supplies for that day’s theme.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG2OnmvqRnHsdaDOgKHOHcr9_62en0pvicTtg5wrXwsWUQcAKZXv6QKNbo79o5XpEaCv8a-dqqm3gVwInLXrDhP2OxsPCG6I9hZvgAV1Bm4qJRaKK4ExmJA01S0oEloSaWbIFh2AWd-fpqbvcGDKzkHya8cMpg29kQInXUkLlVz17rnSV-43wifm0M=s700" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="700" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG2OnmvqRnHsdaDOgKHOHcr9_62en0pvicTtg5wrXwsWUQcAKZXv6QKNbo79o5XpEaCv8a-dqqm3gVwInLXrDhP2OxsPCG6I9hZvgAV1Bm4qJRaKK4ExmJA01S0oEloSaWbIFh2AWd-fpqbvcGDKzkHya8cMpg29kQInXUkLlVz17rnSV-43wifm0M=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Make sure to save the best for last and a sweet Christmas Eve tradition!<br /><br />TIP: Instead of wrapping surprises, just decorate paper bags with markers.<br /><br /><b>12. Create hope notes for next Christmas and tuck them away in holiday stockings.</b><br /><br />This Christmas tradition starts on the tail end of Christmas. As you pack up your stockings for the year, each family member writes a note with a hope or goal they want to happen by next Christmas. Put it in a stocking for the following year. It’s fun to read what everyone hoped for and a good opportunity to reflect on the previous year.<br /><br /><b>13. Host a Christmas sock exchange.</b><br /><br />Host a holiday sock exchange party asking friends to each bring a pair of holiday socks filled with their favorite things. Set a budget so everyone ends up with something fun.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDc5eHUNDvJMSPYpPRyZNcweZiyesNPnTcfBDmV2yAsQC2QJ9BlogE7R3jouVWRcRrOFZffJDzvzjcvQdH2ivfMI3rTQLUoJxXrEtN110-O0nVoYJr67w1ZL6HYUoolHhdXITYHZli-gBeZhF2xYwO3Re0Hu3fltvSEWh49OfeUIlndjK5g6xQHntB=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDc5eHUNDvJMSPYpPRyZNcweZiyesNPnTcfBDmV2yAsQC2QJ9BlogE7R3jouVWRcRrOFZffJDzvzjcvQdH2ivfMI3rTQLUoJxXrEtN110-O0nVoYJr67w1ZL6HYUoolHhdXITYHZli-gBeZhF2xYwO3Re0Hu3fltvSEWh49OfeUIlndjK5g6xQHntB=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /><b>14. Buy or make a new Christmas tree ornament to represent the year.</b><br /><br /><b>15. Start a <a href="https://www.today.com/food/what-christmas-pickle-tradition-where-does-it-come-t144159">Christmas pickle tradition </a>(a.k.a. hide the pickle ornament).</b><br /><br />After everyone goes to sleep on Christmas Eve, hide a pickle ornament somewhere in your Christmas tree. The first person to find the pickle on Christmas morning gets a special gift.<br /><br /><b>16. Buy an unexpected Advent calendar for cheap.</b><br /><br />Funko Pop, LEGO, Friends, wine and cheese…the variety of Advent calendars these days is amazing.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_uGahD2sqwAaX8e9D7xE8iEbXNI0ffeFRlkSv6GoRN-LH9Equ9HrsANHJ07h85Mn4XZGSb06SWkkIwRFQ_ijgHzYE7VycQuEKprUkyIw3oghtWsEvJSGiRrqGqKftAu1vYflWaDNNsIRNXzxHGdd-YQTLrOuNvwUXVidAtrVLvSyBHQosyjqfkgKs=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1024" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_uGahD2sqwAaX8e9D7xE8iEbXNI0ffeFRlkSv6GoRN-LH9Equ9HrsANHJ07h85Mn4XZGSb06SWkkIwRFQ_ijgHzYE7VycQuEKprUkyIw3oghtWsEvJSGiRrqGqKftAu1vYflWaDNNsIRNXzxHGdd-YQTLrOuNvwUXVidAtrVLvSyBHQosyjqfkgKs=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><b>17. Play BINGO while watching Hallmark Christmas Movies.</b><br /><br />If you’re one of the many people who love watching these cheesy classics, make it a new Christmas tradition to play <a href="https://ideas.hallmark.com/articles/christmas-ideas/cozy-up-for-hallmark-channel-christmas-movie-bingo/">Hallmark Christmas movie BINGO</a>! <br /><br /><b>18. Make a keepsake ornament showing the length of your child with ribbon.</b><br /><br />Measure your child’s height with ribbon and place it in a clear ornament. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVUmlCDPk0asmz-DNVeSBBfXIN7bMMYzyst11gaOTO8u1nGjgNaYSgdw7f76ox2n7-wkMuupvTjMJn9_tehBrZGKpsXIPX9i9cCJaO6WxxHD1Zpj-f9mKjTlW_sIMqfWYkMDQpv-dDK_0PFv6bKsFRNhjH7orsijM-BjCMQGvpkoD4q2U3YMIJFVHQ=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="896" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVUmlCDPk0asmz-DNVeSBBfXIN7bMMYzyst11gaOTO8u1nGjgNaYSgdw7f76ox2n7-wkMuupvTjMJn9_tehBrZGKpsXIPX9i9cCJaO6WxxHD1Zpj-f9mKjTlW_sIMqfWYkMDQpv-dDK_0PFv6bKsFRNhjH7orsijM-BjCMQGvpkoD4q2U3YMIJFVHQ=s320" width="280" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>19. Label presents with holiday names instead of real names and don’t tell anyone who’s who until Christmas.</b><br /><br />When you fill their stockings, place a small ornament at the bottom that reveals their Christmas tag name. For example, a reindeer ornament for the child whose presents are labeled Prancer.</div><div><i>(Variation of this is to wrap all the gifts for each child in their own wrapping paper and put a piece of that paper in their sock.)</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUlYg6JGgeZHVf2OPXg24ZhVSuGf7x70di-6lONXfKyB1pb4SKOt7FuaRd7SnqiginM6Q3yBADvfRc9CXXQgHJAiSORymXwQokgjuu1W8txYDAL7MUrmQXbEcfIeJC9mHEnDuOAtiSU9gMAdTg9_r3ow0g4oVGU_oPFa4jcJah7sh8LEKk8q6opjYD=s275" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUlYg6JGgeZHVf2OPXg24ZhVSuGf7x70di-6lONXfKyB1pb4SKOt7FuaRd7SnqiginM6Q3yBADvfRc9CXXQgHJAiSORymXwQokgjuu1W8txYDAL7MUrmQXbEcfIeJC9mHEnDuOAtiSU9gMAdTg9_r3ow0g4oVGU_oPFa4jcJah7sh8LEKk8q6opjYD" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div><b>20. Create a hanging DIY Christmas card display using greenery and a tree branch.</b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWAIilbKfQ4Oz5gcuHP0s8ui36SxtL-gRv9I-T4_F2eR9dXzOxWDC8y56Ul12g9ZCl1LNUHt8stZflsYlVZsuyi_tHcyFxUjfeEAvb1o5YARlVUk7bNP-CeMruVEXglVLYYoVGkeD5B9cN5LLDo9SGEpAyL1DaTzJxJfxmVTKyt7iQlO6xaVfh1qfL=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWAIilbKfQ4Oz5gcuHP0s8ui36SxtL-gRv9I-T4_F2eR9dXzOxWDC8y56Ul12g9ZCl1LNUHt8stZflsYlVZsuyi_tHcyFxUjfeEAvb1o5YARlVUk7bNP-CeMruVEXglVLYYoVGkeD5B9cN5LLDo9SGEpAyL1DaTzJxJfxmVTKyt7iQlO6xaVfh1qfL=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><b>21. Have a Christmas cookie decorating party.</b><br /><br /><b>22. Dedicate a night to play the <a href="https://www.icanteachmychild.com/silver-bells-memory-game/">Silver Bells memory game</a>.</b><br /><br />The Holiday or Silver Bells memory game is just like the game Memory only this one calls for Hershey’s kisses and Christmas stickers, two sets of each, just like regular Memory! I’m all about family Christmas traditions where everyone gets chocolate.<br /><br /><b>23. <a href="https://christiancamppro.com/youve-been-jingled-a-christmas-game-that-spreads-joy/">Surprise friends and neighbors with a “Jingle.”</a></b><br /><br />It’s like doorbell ditch, but with happy surprises. Drop off treats or cards for a sweet surprise. This free “You’ve Been Jingled” printable explains it all.<br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-62737596693029579662020-08-03T08:52:00.002+02:002020-10-16T20:20:27.226+02:00Holiday decoration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I live in an apartment in suburbs, in a high-rise. Our apartment is a 60 sq.m. apartment (About 650 sq.ft). There is a big living room, a hallway, a bathroom, a kitchen, a bedroom and a balcony.<br />
I am holiday crazy, so I want everything decorated from floor to ceiling.<br />
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It helps to divide the area one needs to decorate into sections, go through everything on paper, and then decorate it in one go, as it's best to store all the decorations in types, rather than "kitchen decorations" - that makes it easier to store them, see new possibilities in decorations, switch up things a little, and mend and replace certain items. If all your lights are in one box (or set of box, if you have a lot), you can just take that box out of the storage and put it back when the fix is done.<br />
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I start in the order people enter my home, that is, at <b>the front door.</b><br />
As I live in a high rise, multiple home house, the fire safety is important, and all the decorations outside the apartment should be kept flat and fire resistant. There shouldn't be any loose parts that can fall to the floor as people pass the door, as that causes more work to the cleaning personnel. I nevertheless choose to put a small wreath on my front door. Ideally it would be painted metal.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Scott Gustafson - St. Nicholas in His Study</span></div>
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The fun really starts when one opens the door. I usually try to put the punch in at the entryway, to create the sensation of entering magical fairyland, almost like stepping through a portal to Narnia or Santa's workshop or something seasonally appropriate like that. To create that, one is to be greeted by all the five senses - now - in practice it's only three, as taste and touch are basically impossible to stimulate without the participation of the subject :-D But, it should look magical, smell magical and sound magical. It is, of course, appropriate to give the people entering an opportunity to taste and touch as well, so there is a welcoming treat table at the door, and things that invite people to touch them.<br />
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Now, this magical fairyland shouldn't hinder the use of <b>the entryway</b>.<br />
The entryway has two uses - one for the people who live in the home and another for guests. Both should be accommodated. My idea of how to "season" this is to make it feel as if you entered the seasonal fairy's home. :-D <br />
(The seasonal fairy - at Yule that's Santa, of course. At Ostara the Bunny. You see, "fairy" is a name for a magical being of any description, and each Sabbath has a "personification".)<br />
Of course, I imagine all these fairies' homes to be different, but mine is the same all the time - and I am not a personification of a Sabbath :-D So I have to disguise my personal items, to fit the theme. It's like giving your home a masquerade costume. <br />
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In my hallway this means:<br />
- the rug<br />
- chair covers<br />
- garland framing the doorways made of seasonal floristry (for example, at Yule it's evergreens, at Mabon Autumn leaves)<br />
- I hang the holiday cards on the mirror frame<br />
- the pictures are either changed to seasonally appropriate images or "holidaised" :-D (bunny ears on people in pictures, or santa hats etc.)<br />
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The second part of the apartment is <b>the bathroom</b>, which is going to be used by everyone, household and guests alike.<br />
It is important to me that the bathroom is clean, and feels clean, too, so there shouldn't be that much things. Basically just the season appropriate textiles, towels, and so on.<br />
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<b>The living room</b> is on the one end of the apartment, so I'll tackle that next.<br />
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There are a couple of special spots in the living room.<br />
1) the big window. It is important to me to decorate the windows in every room, and this, the biggest of them all, is extra special.<br />
2) the tableau scene<br />
3) the sweet table - here will be all the candy, cakes and other such things set on the Big Day, and the candy will be here during the whole holiday season.<br />
4) the "tree"<br />
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Also, the sofa needs to be decorated with seasonal textiles, cushions and blankets, the mantelpiece needs to be decorated, and the coffee table.<br />
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<b>The kitchen</b> is on the other end of the apartment<br />
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Now, I do have a "back door" to my apartment, as I have <b>a balcony</b>, and that door can be decorated as lavishly as I wish :-D I usually decorate my balcony as if it was my porch.<br />
I also try to remember that that area is what the neighborhood sees, so it's a bit of my "Christmas light" area - a gift to my neighbors and a reminded of what the season is all about.<br />
We also see the balcony from our kitchen table, so that needs to be minded as well when decorating the balcony. What goes on should be enjoyable from inside as well, and I don't want to hide the God's decorations either - after all, what goes on in the nature surrounding the house and the neighborhood is more important than what I decorate :-D I want to see the changing of seasons in the nature as time goes by.<br />
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The last is <b>the bed room</b>, where the guests aren't welcome :-D (of course they may enter if I want to show them something, but bedrooms are private.)<br />
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I have created myself a handy little table about the correspondences of the different Sabbaths. It is easy to just "convert" an idea to fit any Sabbath.<br />
I love the creativity of people celebrating different holidays, especially Christmas and Halloween, and this makes it possible for me to extend my own imagination to decorate for the lesser known Sabbaths, like Lughnasadh. The poor darling... <br />
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<td style="border-left: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: SV;">Litha</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: SV;">Lammas</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: SV;">Mabon</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: SV;">color</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">orange</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">black</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">colors of soil and root
vegetables</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">red</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">green</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">gold</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">silver</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">white</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">red</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">indigo</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">pink</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">purple</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">ice blue</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">silver </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">black, grey</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">colors of soil and stones </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">snow and ice</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">yellow</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">green</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">pastel colors</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">green</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">white</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">red</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">pink </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">blue</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">orange</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">colors of water and sun/fire</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">green</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">brown</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">gold</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">colors of grain and cereals</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">straw, dry grasses </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">burgundy</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">orange</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">colors of wine, grapes, and
autumn leaves</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: SV;">symbol</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">pumpkin</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">firtree</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">candle</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">egg</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">flower</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">sun</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">ear of wheat</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">leaf</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: SV;">tableau</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Ceridwen<br />Hekate</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Birth of the Sun</span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Brighid<br />Idunn</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Cybele</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Freya<br />Chloris/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Flora</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Death of the Sun</span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Ceres and Persephone</span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: x-small;">Mabon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: x-small;">Dionysos </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">ghosts</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">witches</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">monsters</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">gnomes</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">santa</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">elves </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">snow people </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">cailleach </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">angels</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Brigid</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">fire creatures</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">snow people </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">gruvrå </span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Easter bunny</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">fairies</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">sprites, elves</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">sinipiika </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">merfolk</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">water creatures </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">näkki</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">bäckahästen</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">kelpies </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">selkies</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">maahinen</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">vättar</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">vittror </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">jordrå </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">the fairy people who live in
mounds</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">fauns and nymphs</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">baccants</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">skogsrå</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">huldra </span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: SV;">Animals</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">black cats</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">bats</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">crows</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">pig</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">reindeer</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">robin and other winter birds</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">wolves</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">burrowing animals<br />sheep</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">red and white winterbirds, like bullfinch, redpoll and snow bunting</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">bunnies</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">chicks</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">lambs</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">white deer</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">goat</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">cow</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">butterflies</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">spring birds, especially lark and finch</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">fish</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">horse</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">wren </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">swallow</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">swan</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">mice</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">rooster</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">sparrow</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">bull </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">leopard and other spotted
cats</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">hunting dogs</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">blackbird</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: 1pt solid windowtext; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: SV;">Flowers</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">black :-D</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">marigold</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">bare branches </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">evergreen</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Christmas flowers, like
poinsettia, Christmas rose, hyacinth etc.</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">snowdrop</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">white flowers</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">pussywillows</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
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</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.95pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">daffodils</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">spring flowers, especially
crocus, tulips</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">starflower</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">birdcherry</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">hawthorn</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">elder</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">rowan </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">bluebells</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">liverwort</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">buttercup</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">wood anemone</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">lily of the valley</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">daisy</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">summer flowers, especially
the ones that bloom on meadows,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">rose</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">peony</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- birch</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.9pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">poppy, cornflower, daisy –
flowers that bloom on corn fields</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">sunflower</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">grain</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">lavender </span></div>
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So, how to use this?<br />
You find a nice photo, but let's say it's a photo of a Christmas decorated kitchen, and you want to change it to fit your Lammas. It has cute little café curtains made of a jolly Christmas print. So, get cute little café curtains made of a jolly Lammas print. There's plenty of prints with wheat, but if you can't find any, take something with soft sage green or gold.<br />
There is a large wreath in the window. That's easy to replace, with a wheat wreath or similar. <br />
The kitchen textiles should, obviously, be Lammas themed, green, golden brown, wheat colored, yellow, maybe with roosters. Gingerbread houses are perfect for Lughnasadh, but not decorated with white icing, because it's not winter - duh :-D Change the garland into one with lammas motives and colors. You can't find a lot of these special holiday items for Pagan Sabbaths in stores, but you can make a lot of them yourself.<br />
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<a href="https://www.deviantart.com/sussi1/art/Huldra-84316191"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Huldra by Maria Friberg Berntsson</span></a></div>
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Now, there's a lot of witches, ghosts, bats and cats around for Halloween, but not much for the Autumn feasts - at least not the same style. I can find something similar, easily, for Ostara, Yule and Samhain, but the rest of the feasts are a lot more difficult. Now, for Mabon, I replace things with forest animals, especially foxes and squirrels. <br />
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Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-40558832020576476342020-08-01T13:10:00.002+02:002020-08-01T13:10:42.847+02:00First day of Autumn :-)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Some years ago I created myself an "<a href="https://homes4her.blogspot.com/2015/08/autumn-bucket-list-2015.html">Autumn bucket list</a>", to be done from 1st of August to 31st of October - or Lammas to Samhain. So, this year I am actually going to do it :-D<br />
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Now, there is one specific thing (and I say "one", even though there are several points on "that thing") on that list, that will cause me some problems:<br />
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<i>"Have <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/happyfeasts/october-27-international-teddy-bear-day/">a teddy bears' picnic, October 27th</a> (The International Teddy Bear Day)"</i><br /> <br /><i>"Host or attend a fall festival with fun games, crafts, and prizes!"</i><br /><br />
<i>"Celebrate <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/happyfeasts/august-2nd-lughnasadh-lammas/">Lughnasadh</a> August 2nd"</i><br />
Yes, it should be on the list, but isn't... <br />
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<i>"Stay up late and watch the harvest moon 28/9"</i><br />
The harvest moon is on October 1st. Which means, there is 2 full moons in October, the other, the Blue Moon, falls on... Samhain :-D YAY!<br />
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<i>"Celebrate <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/happyfeasts/rosh-hashanah/">Rosh Hashanah</a> September 14."</i><br />
18th of September this year.<br />
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<i>"Celebrate Yom Kippur September 22."</i><br />
27th of September this year<br />
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<i>"Celebrate Sukkot September 28-October 5"</i><br />
2nd-9th of October this year.<br />
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<i>"Celebrate <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/happyfeasts/mid-autumn-festival/">the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival</a> September 27"</i><br />
1st of October. (Which also happens to be my husband's birthday :-D)<br />
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<i>"Celebrate <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/happyfeasts/autumn-equinox-mabon/">Mabon</a> 23/9"</i><br />
22nd this year<br />
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<i>"Celebrate <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/happyfeasts/august-19th/potato-day/">National Potato Day</a>, 19/8"</i><br />
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<i>"Celebrate <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/happyfeasts/oktoberfest/">Oktoberfest</a>"</i><br />
Should have happened 19/9-4/10, but is cancelled because of Corona, but I wouldn't have been able to go to Germany in any case, so that is not a problem.<br />
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<i>"Have a <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/happyfeasts/halloween-samhain/">Halloween</a> bonfire with hot apple cider"</i><br />
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<i>"Have a <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/happyfeasts/halloween-samhain/">Halloween</a> masquerade party with apple bobbing"</i></blockquote>
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Why will this cause me problems? You know, I always have big plans and then it fizzles into nothing.<br />
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<a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/ketutar/autumn-bucket-list/">Autumn Bucket List</a><br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/ketutar/autumn-crafts/">Autumn Crafts</a></div>
Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-65253875384557497672020-07-30T18:20:00.002+02:002020-07-30T18:20:55.768+02:002 days to Lammas, 7 weeks to Mabon, 13 weeks to Samhain...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Time passes, whether you are ready or not...<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://mearaspotion.com/">Meara's Potion</a></span></div>
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Another Lughnasadh I won't be celebrating... much. *sigh*<br />
I really hate the fact that I'm sick, and don't have the energy to do what needs to be done.<br />
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I so want to decorate the house from floor to ceiling, from wall to wall, from door to balcony.<br />I would love to brew and bake and cook and serve 8 days of celebration of harvest and grain and all the wonderful things that can be made of grain. (You do realize Seitan is the perfect "meat" for this feast? :-D). Bread IS life. Bread IS culture. Bread IS the base our civilization is built on. (Well, bread and beer :-D)<br />
I would love to dress up.<br />
I would love to have the "Christmas movie tradition" there is for Christians. And the other traditions there are for Christmas. :-( Like 1st Advent, Lucia, St. Nicholas, Befana, Three Kings' Day, 12 Days of Christmas...<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Yes, I do have a serious tradition envy. It's so easy when the whole society has been permeated with your religion for some 1000 years. And you have been appropriating the Pagan culture, traditions and habits the whole time. So much so that now you deny the Pagan influence. Pitiful. But - I know traditions are just for a few generations. 90% of anyone's "holiday traditions" are not older than oneself is :-D)</span><br />
I want to have a little tableau, like the creche, but illustrating an event of my mythology.<br />
I would love to have a Lughnasadh playlist and games... Lammas carols, wassailing, Oktoberfest...<br />
I would love to give gifts. I love giving gifts.<br />
I would love to have a big dinner for my whole family, and have them sleep over... and then have a huge brunch with board games and so on the next day.<br />
Oh, and send lovely cards to everyone! <br />
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And the same for every Sabbath.<br />
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After Lammas comes Mabon, then Samhain, then Yule, then Imbolc, then Ostara, then Beltane, then Litha, then Lammas and everything again and again, forever and ever, so mote it be.<br />
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Now, there isn't much I can do for Lammas this year, but I have 52 days until Mabon, and that I can do something about.<br />
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Then there's 45 days from that to Samhain, and I can do something about that, too.<br />
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Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-3623915893471408852020-04-21T10:35:00.001+02:002020-04-21T10:35:59.679+02:00Hosting book club<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So you want to have a book club?<br />
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Why? That is the first question you have to ask :-D<br />
There are many reasons to have a book club. You might want to meet new people who share your interests (reading). You might want to expand your reading. You might want to use the book club as a reason to keep up reading even when you don't feel like reading at the moment. All these reasons and the others set different expectations you have to think about and try to meet with your book club.<br />
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<a href="https://bookriot.com/2019/07/11/themed-book-club-ideas/">Unique and totally awesome book club theme ideas </a><br />
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Your book club is only as great as its members. You can do everything and the book club will never "fly". You can do nothing and everything will work just fine. It all depends on the members.<br />
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If you don't have any friends who like reading AND DISCUSSING books, then start with hoping for the best and inviting total strangers. <br />
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2) You should have some sort of theme of what books you read. Fiction? By some reading challenge? Prize winning books? Classics? The 100 books you should read before you die?<br />
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3) Meet once a month, come sun come rain. Create a meeting form.<br />
Like "every Saturday, at 18.00, at the home of the club members; every member hosts a meeting; you have a potluck where you pick from the hat which member brings which course etc."<br />
The hostess presents the book, reminds everyone to read it (or at least find something to say about the book by reading reviews or so). Then everyone says what they thought about the book, and then the discussion is free.<br />
Or how ever you want to have it. But there should be some sort of protocol in place.<br />
You could also find a booktube video about the book and watch that to have some fodder for discussion.<br />
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4) Decide the place. Cafés are fine. Homes are fine. Just mind a couple of things: everyone should fit comfortable and have a seat. It has to be possible to have free discussions without interruptions or disturbance - and you should be disturbing anyone else either. It has to be easily accessible for all members. If someone needs to travel for hours to get there, it's highly likely they won't come.<br />
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It's OK to host the meeting online. Especially now, on Corona times... and with internet video chatting being relatively easy. <br />
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The food and drinks:<br />
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Many authors have their favorite food or signature drinks or something like that, that makes the club meeting "more". Google it.<br />
Also, there might have been something specific edibles and drinkables mentioned in the books. For example, I would love an Enid Blyton picnic or Halloween party à l'Harry Potter with pumpkin juice and pies :-D<br />
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<a href="https://www.thekitchn.com/great-american-writers-and-their-cocktails-170969">Literary Drinks</a><br />
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You might want to have some party favors for your book club meetings.<br />
I think bookmarks are always great, but I read paperbooks and several at the same time, so I use bookmarks :-D<br />
A couple of teabags or a pouch of good coffee is also a good idea, as a lot of people like to drink hot beverage as they read.<br />
A lot of people like to munch something when they read as well, so perhaps some candy, chocolate, snacks? Choose edibles that don't leave fingers greasy or stained... ;-)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://hipandhumblestyle.com/2014/08/outlander-series-premier-party/">Outlander series premier party</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Apart from that... thing... pretending to be a thistle, I like this idea as a party favor. </span></div>
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Some ideas:<br />
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<a href="https://bookriot.com/2017/08/09/how-to-start-a-book-club/">How to Start a Book Club That Doesn't Suck</a> <br />
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This is not a book club, but nothing stops one from stealing some ideas for the book club meeting. Frankly, I like the idea of dressing up as librarians for the book club meeting, to make it a little more exciting :-D<br />
I also like the idea of reading each others' favorite books, and not just popular new books. <br />
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<a href="https://littleyellowcouch.squarespace.com/little-yelow-couch-blog/2014/3/24/vintage-librarian-social-an-invitation">Vintage Librarian Book Swap Party from Little Yellow Couch</a><br />
aka Your Favorite Books Party<br />
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The invitation says: "Pick used copies of 5 of your favorite reads. Fill out one of the bookmarks for each book.<br />
(Title:<br />
Author:<br />
Recommended by:<br />
Genre:<br />
Read this when you are in the mood for:)<br />
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Bring your books and bookmarks to the party and you will go home with 5 new selections to add to your reading lists."<br />
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And dress code: "channel your inner vintage librarian" :-D</div>
Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-28489899448463107562019-12-31T07:18:00.000+01:002020-04-18T07:19:15.990+02:00The fascination of changing numbers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is a fascination in seeing numbers change, especially if there is something symmetrical and whole about the numbers. 20 years ago, the numbers changed from 1999 to 2000, now it's 2019 to 2020. <br />
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It doesn't matter than in reality the date 1.1. is just randomly chosen, and there isn't really anything specific about it. Our spirits react to the beginning of a circle anyway.<br />
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So, New Year's Eve is a magical space.<br />
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I love counting to midnight. I love the silence and expectation rising, the explosion of fireworks and streamers and confetti and kisses and noise at the zero.<br />
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Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-35934613075508043362019-12-15T22:14:00.000+01:002020-04-02T21:53:30.562+02:00"Christmas is not pagan"? ROTFLMAO. Sorry. It is.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/asd/2018/12/05/no-christmas-is-not-pagan-just-stop/">I wish this had been a spoof, it's just too ridiculous</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In the end this discussion isn't about whose facts about the history are correct and whose aren't.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">It's not about who is worshiping "false gods", why one should or shouldn't celebrate Winter Solstice, or any other such things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's about one simple thing: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">if I am right and you are wrong, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you are not going to rejoice eternal life with your God in heaven. <br />It's a question of whether </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you love Christmas more than your God and His word.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;">Disclaimer. In the following I am talking about Jesus as if he had been born on some day, but that doesn't mean that I believe he was. I don't think there ever was a person like Jesus, and the whole book is pure fiction written with an agenda. I believe the Christian theology is loathsome, twisted and wicked, and responsible for a lot of suffering, in past and today and most likely will be in the future.</span></span></blockquote>
<b>It's not about the tree or evergreens.</b> Yule is much more than that. But it would be good if you stopped incorporating these Pagan traditions to your spirituality.<br />
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<b>It's not about Yule.</b> Or, not precisely about Yule. But if you strip all the Yule traditions from your Christmas celebration, that would be great. <b><br /></b><br />
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Yule is the name of The Feast. The Feast is the Winter Solstice. <br />
The month is named after the feast, not the other way around.<br />
We don't know for sure what the etymology of the word is, but it is likely it's of the same origin as the name of the Winter Solstice celebration in Iran, Yalda (birth), and that name for the longest and darkest night of the year could be the origin of the Arabic Yelda (dark night). <br />
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Burn all logs you want, but separating one, an extra special one, putting it some rules on how it should be cut and dried and stored and burned and adding superstition and beliefs on it, giving it a special name and place, even dedicating pastry to it, that you should forget. <b> </b><br />
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So - let me repeat this: burning firewood, great, having a Yule Log in your home (even a chocolate one), that's Pagan. Still great, I think, but definitely Pagan.<br />
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Among Germanic Pagan traditions were<br />
- everybody gathering in the holy place to worship the divine<br />
- everyone gathering to eat well and to drink and to be merry<br />
- caroling/wassailing<br />
- visiting visiting each others' homes and exchanging gifts<br />
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Now, of course you are totally free to have family dinners and exchange gifts at any day of the year just as you wish, but when it happens on the Pagan Yule date every year, it gets a bit suspicious.<br />
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About the fact that Germanic Pagans didn't much interact with Christians and the Christian Christmas - Christmas IS a rather old celebration. The first recorded Christmas celebration was in Rome on 25 December 336, and as the article says: "St. Hippolytus said in his commentary on Daniel (written ca. AD 202-211) that Jesus’ birthdate is December 25".<br />
BUT most modern Christmas "traditions" are from 19th century OR NEWER. Most "family traditions" are ONLY ONE GENERATION OLD. It isn't the 3rd century Christmas we are talking about here, is it? We are talking about the whole package.We are talking about the Christmas tree, gifts, evergreens, red, ivy and holly, robins and reindeers, Santa and elves, snow and all that.<br />
But - stripping your Christmas celebration of all the Germanic Pagan traditions is a good start. <br />
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<b>It's not about giving gifts.</b><br />
And giving gifts is not a Pagan tradition... although... giving gifts in Christmas time... Romans were very generous gift givers during the Winter Solstice celebrations. And the three kings carrying gifts to baby Jesus were also Pagan. And when you think about it, our gift giving is more akin to that kind of gift giving than playing a secret santa trying to see that good girls don't get into prostitution. Isn't it? I mean, are you giving gifts to your family, friends, and loved ones or some poor people who don't know you? Are you giving gifts because you love these people and want to make them happy, or perhaps because it's expected, or because you know your gift will help people in need? <br />
Maybe giving gifts in Christmas IS a Pagan tradition after all. <br />
But - as Christmas isn't about giving gifts, you can easily stop that habit now, and avoid any and all risk of following Pagan ways. Just do random acts of kindness and anonymous donations to poor families.<br />
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<b>It's not about commercialism</b>. And commercialism isn't Pagan either.<br />
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<b>It's not about Santa Claus, </b>though the "jolly old elf" is 100% Pagan, what ever you call him. <br />
Saint Nicholas of Myra was a real saint, which doesn't really mean he was a real person. The Catholic Church has been going through their saints and are making most of the early ones mere legends, as there is no what so ever evidence of them ever having existed. All the thousands of relics are no proof of anything, as there are more acclaimed bones of most saints, especially the popular ones, than there are bones in a human body.(Also, the existence of a tomb is not a proof of that there ever was anyone in the tomb or that it was the person they say was there. It's rather easy to build tombs. Maybe people had other reasons to build a tomb to a famous and popular saint than to bury him in it before he was famous and popular?)<br />
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<b>Is it about December 25th?</b> Sort of is. <b> </b><br />
<b>Is it about Saturnalia?</b> Sort of. <b><br /></b><br />
<b>Because it is about Winter Solstice</b>. Try to deny it as much as you want to, but if you celebrate a God's birthday (God with a birthday, how is that not a Pagan idea? :-D) at Midwinter, you are celebrating a Pagan festivity.<br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">Not all Christians celebrate Jesus' birthday on the same day. Some celebrate it on January 6th, or even later, some December 25th, or earlier. </span></span><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd"></span></span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">What? They noted the birthdays of Caesars, but not Jesus? No-one asked Jesus or his friends on which date he was born? No-one remembers it? </span></span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">The truth is that no-one cared. </span></span><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">Only the Pagans celebrated
birthdays. The exact date of your birth is only important if you believe
in astrology. Otherwise it's only the year that is important. And to a
lot of people, even the year is irrelevant. Jesus did not care about his
birthday, nor did any who might have known him. Nobody knew, nobody
cared. </span></span><br />
<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">Until about 200 years later someone did... why?</span></span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">At the time when the Christians decided to make December 25th Jesus' birthday, the Romans celebrated THREE DIFFERENT SOLAR DEITIES' birthdays at Winter Solstice.<br />Sol Invictus, Mithra and Osiris. All three were very popular deities of very popular religions. </span></span><br />
<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">(And, yes, Sol Invictus' birthday was mentioned first in the list of OFFICIAL holidays 274. If that means it didn't exist before that, Jesus' birthday as December 25th didn't exist before</span></span><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd"> 336</span></span>.)</span></span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd"></span></span><br />
<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">Now - the date was Winter Solstice. </span></span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">What is the date of the Winter Solstice? </span></span><br />
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Back in the days, people
weren't too precise about the exact date of Midwinter, so they kind of
celebrated it "around" the time of the year, and then one adds the
calendar and dates, and all that Julian and Gregorian calendar stuff and
that, so people celebrate Winter Solstice 21st of December <span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">± 2 weeks. </span></span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">According to Rome it was </span></span><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">25th of December. In Greece it was January 6th. </span></span><br />
<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">(Funny that, when one knows that in Eastern Christianity, Jesus' birthday was celebrated on January 6th and in West December 25th...)</span></span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">And let's look at the Candlemass (The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple). It is
celebrated on February 2nd, 40 days after Jesus' birth. (That places his
birth on 25th of December)</span></span> </span></span><br />
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<b>The idea that people thought Jesus was conceived on March 25th and December 25th happens 9 months later is somewhat correct - with the little distinction that it was the other way around. December 25th - the Winter Solstice - was chosen to be Jesus' birthday, and then they counted 9 months back, and placed the conception at March 25th.</b><br />
Which fitted them very nicely, because the Roman empire celebrated the Spring Equinox.<br />
The Bible mentions Elizabeth being 6 months pregnant at that time (Actually, in her 6th month), so they count three months on from that and get John the Baptist's birth date at June 25th.<br />
Which happens to be the date of Summer Equinox in the Roman empire.<br />
Really handy :-D <br />
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Is there anything in the Bible to support these dates?<br />
No. Of course not.<br />
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<i>"Before the introduction of Sol Invictus in AD 274, there were no pagan solstice celebrations going on near where Christians were. (True story.)"</i><br />
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That's the value of that writer's truth :-D It's not true that there were no Pagan solstice celebrations going on near where Christians were.<br />
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Here's a couple of Pagan Winter Solstice celebrations going on during the first two centuries after common reckoning in Rome and around there:<br />
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Romans celebrated Winter Solstice a whole month before - Brumalia - and it ended with Saturnalia and the day of Winter Solstice on 25th of December.<br />
The Zoroastrians celebrated Winter Solstice. They had been around for at least 500 years before Jesus was born.<br />
Mithraism was developed from Zoroastrianism and was VERY popular among the Roman soldiers the first centuries of common era. They celebrated 25th of December as the birthday of their God.<br />
The Persians celebrated the Birth of the Sun, which they have been doing for some 5000 years. Not 500. Five thousand years.<br />
In Petra a Virgin mother and her Divine Son was celebrated at Winter Solstice.<br />
In Egypt Osiris rebirth on Winter Solstice was celebrated.<br />
Another large group of Roman soldiers followed the Egyptian Gods and they celebrated Horus' birthday on Winter Solstice day, 25th of December.<br />
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The truth is that p<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">eople love their festivals and celebrations. So - getting people to STOP celebrating is not going to work. If you make them choose between a party and a religion they know nothing about, they are going to choose the party. So, the Christians did what everyone always does. They ate the cake and kept it, too. They converted, and adjusted the religion to fit their habits, morals, values and traditions, renamed everything that wasn't "kosher" - like the Pagan Midwinter celebrations (not one specific one, all of them) were renamed Christmas. The God whose birth was being celebrated was said to be Jesus. </span></span><br />
<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">How do I know they did this? They still do this. This is what Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick does in this article. Let's adopt the Pagan ways and NAME them "Christian", so we can pretend we are still Christian. </span></span><br />
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One thing I fully agree on with this is that - Christmas wasn't much even celebrated by early Christians. It went pretty much unnoticed more than 1000 years. Christians celebrated the Easter and Annunciation (Spring Equinox... have you ever wondered WHY the Christian Easter is bound to Spring Equinox?)<br />
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<i>"But surely a reference to something happening in nature ought to be considered pagan and not Christian! </i><br />
<i>Says who? Are you saying that Christians ought not pay attention to the rhythms of the natural world that they believe God created for His people to live in? Really? Nature stuff is pagan? Please."</i><br />
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Pay attention, sure, but celebrating it? Yes, that is definitely Pagan, and Christians shouldn't be doing any such things.<br />
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<i>"The idea that certain days should be set aside for special religious occasions isn’t unique to pagans."</i><br />
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No-one has said it is. This is a question of HOW certain days are set aside, and WHICH days.<br />
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<i>"So when early Christians decided to start having Christian feast days, they did so originally based on the Jewish inheritance"</i><br />
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Originally, perhaps, but that was over when they started talking about Jesus' birthday and celebrating equinoxes and solstices. That was basing their feast days on Pagan inheritance. Jews didn't celebrate birthdays.<br />
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<i>"Marking time with religious significance isn’t pagan. It’s just human. To deny this part of our religious consciousness is essentially to deny that time and creation in general can be sanctified by the presence of God."</i><br />
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Well... that can be discussed. It nevertheless isn't any argument for Christmas not being Pagan.<br />
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ALL the early religions were Pagan. Human nature is Pagan. The thing with Christianity is kind of denying the "being just human". The whole religion is an effort to become Godlike, pure, good, perfect, like the son of God born as human, to show every human what a human can be.<br />
Jesus managed fine without celebrating Christmas. You should be able too.<br />
You said even in your writing that a lot of Christians manage just fine without celebrating Christmas. So you should be, too.<br />
<b>Frankly, it's only Christian apologists who try to deny the Pagan roots of Christmas.</b> Everyone else admits it, because it's obvious. You should be asking yourself why you are so hard trying to deny that.<br />
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<i>"So even if that thing was once pagan in some way, we’re taking it and
making it not pagan now. So there. That’s what we do. BAM. It’s not
pagan any more, that thing. It’s been transformed. So it’s Christian
now."</i><br />
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"It's not
Pagan, because I say it's not, and there isn't anything Pagan anyway, and if you insist, I'm gonna tell dad, and then you'll be sorry!" :-D<br />
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Renaming things to sound less Pagan and more Christian is cheating. I
don't care that you rename them and pretend they aren't Pagan, God doesn't care, we know the truth and we will judge you by
the truth.<b> You</b> are the only one you are cheating here, and the people
who listen to you. You are lying to yourself and justifying your wrongdoing because you don't want to stop.<br />
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<i>"Real paganism resolved into one basic action: Making sacrifices (often of animals, but always of food) to false gods and sharing that meal with them so that you can commune with the demon who is masquerading as a god worthy of worship."</i><br />
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I suppose you think it would be so nice if you could reduce Pagans into some horrors of imaginary past, but you are wrong about this as well. Real Paganism is any spirituality that isn't Abrahamic, that is, Jewish, Christian or Islamic. Which means that what you find in a book store next to tarot cards is just as much Paganism as the prehistoric religions, the Greco-Roman Paganism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism and any of the other thousands of religions the people on this planet engage in. Assuming that they are all wrong, that all the millions of people before them and after them, are all... uh, I don't even know what that little twit thinks everyone else but people who SAY they believe "right" are, and frankly, no-one should give a dime for opinions like that either. Let's say that I agree with C.S.Lewis on that matter.<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i>"But I said, Alas Lord, I am no son of thine but the servant of Tash. He
answered, Child, all the service thou hast done to Tash, I account as
service done to me. <br />Then by reasons of my great desire for wisdom and
understanding, I overcame my fear and questioned the Glorious One and
said, Lord, is it then true, as the Ape said, that thou and Tash are
one? <br />The Lion growled so that the earth shook (but his wrath was not
against me) and said, It is false. Not because he and I are one, but
because we are opposites, I take to me the services which thou hast done
to him. For I and he are of such different kinds that no service which
is vile can be done to me, and none which is not vile can be done to
him. Therefore if any man swear by Tash and keep his oath for the oath’s
sake, it is by me that he has truly sworn, though he know it not, and
it is I who reward him. And if any man do a cruelty in my name, then,
though he says the name Aslan, it is Tash whom he serves and by Tash his
deed is accepted."</i><br />
<i>- C.S.Lewis; The Last Battle </i></blockquote>
Quite a lot of religions - the Abrahamic included - offer many different kinds of sacrifices. We have found non-food items like gold having been sacrificed. People have sacrificed prayers, smoke, songs, votives, and many other kinds of non-edible things to Gods all over the planet.<br />
What is very, very rare, is human sacrifice. Christianity is one of the few religions that is based on a human sacrifice, a human who was begging not to be sacrificed, and whose sacrificed is over and over re-enacted in thousands of churches all over this planet.This sacrifice was made to a God the people who made the sacrifice didn't believe in, a God who didn't ask for the sacrifice, who didn't want the sacrifice, who had explicitly told his followers to not sacrifice people to Him. This sacrifice was 100% unnecessary. There was nothing in the agreement between God and the Jewish people that needed in any way to be renegotiated or negated, and the fact that the Jewish people is still around is proof enough of that.<br />
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I think you have misunderstood the stakes here, Andrew. <b>It's not about who's right and who's wrong. It's not about who is the ridiculous and ignorant one here. It's not about prestige, it's not about how many people you can convince. It's about your soul. </b><br />
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"Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen,
and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed
at them."</blockquote>
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- Jeremiah 10:2</blockquote>
Is Christmas really worth it? Are you so keen on following the heathen ways, that you would risk your salvation? Do you seriously think Jesus cares about the words you use? That Jesus doesn't know your "Christmas" is badly disguised Pagan festivities mashed up into one and decorated with modern fairytales, simply because you call it "Christmas"?<br />
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You are choosing Christmas over salvation. It's totally fine with me. You do with your soul what ever you want to. And I love Christmas - or joulu as I call it - I understand fully why you love it, too. <b>But if you seriously believe your God doesn't care that you do exactly what he told you to not to do, you are wrong.</b></div>
Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-45665347214177875702019-12-02T12:15:00.000+01:002019-12-02T12:15:59.102+01:0030 Yule-y Breakfasts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is MY Yule - Finnish, Scandinavian... you adjust the breakfasts for your own preferences.<br />
What is important here is that it's Yule-y. Set the table in Yule colors, decorations, add candles.<br />
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* ricepudding with cinnamon<br />
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* saffron scones, muffins, french toast...<br />
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* Finnish star danishes<br />
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You could go through Christmas movies - the elf brings a new movie every day and does something related... so - watching Elf and eating spaghetti with meatballs, candy and maple syrup. Perhaps not with savory sauce.<br />
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Feel free to use <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/st3f4n/sets/72157616350171741/">the Stormtrooper 365 </a>as inspiration</div>
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these snowman donuts are so cute. :-) I like a helpful elf who makes nice surprises like this.<br />
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So... if you make your own elf and give it a face of anything that cannot be wiped clean, don't do this - or perhaps have a piece of tape over its face, that you can then just remove and have it clean. You could give it a napkin or apron that is all stained. <br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq8MOkmgdmy/">Bowling fun with an ugly christmas sweater</a> <br />
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Then <a href="https://overthebigmoon.com/elf-on-the-shelf-printable-joke-cards/">here's some printable elf jokes</a></div>
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I find it kind of interesting that this has become a status symbol as well... that kids actually compete about who has the most mischievous, creative and active elf. It's not enough to just have one and move it from place to place, from room to room, I mean... like<br />
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take a die<br />
Throw it. Assign every room a number. If you have more than 6 rooms, throw the dice as many times as you need to get to the number of rooms. Like 1+1 - kitchen 1+2 living room 1+3 bedroom #1 1+4 bathroom #1 and so on. If you have less than 6, assign some rooms two numbers. If you only have one room, skip this step. <br />
Throw the die. If the result is odd number, move left, if even move right (from the door).<br />
throw the die. The result says how many meters. (or yards or steps)<br />
throw the die. 1 is on the floor, 2 knee high, 3 waist high, 4 shoulder high, 5 raised arms high, 6 ceiling (or - you have to climb a stool to reach)</blockquote>
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No, you have to DO things. Like bake cookies in the middle of the night.<br />
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North Pole Breakfast - works any day, not just on arrival</div>
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<a href="https://www.frugalcouponliving.com/elf-on-the-shelf-ideas-elf-makes-smores/">Tons of ideas and printables etc</a> </div>
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So... when *I* was little, in Finland, there was the myth of Santa Claus using elves to keep an eye on the children's behavior, but it was never the kind of snitch culture this Elf on the Shelf culture is. Maybe it started like that, but I never, ever was afraid of the elves or Santa! They are GOOD!<br />
An elf would rather choose to help me stay out of trouble, than look at every step I take just to gleefully run to Santa to tell how "bad" I was because I didn't brush my teeth - or didn't brush my teeth WELL ENOUGH.<br />
I get the feeling that these mothers who use the elf to "make children good", are nitpicking perfectionists and the kids can never be good enough. So when Christmas arrives, and the children will get a mountain of gifts, what does that tell them? Mommy is an a-hole, the elf is an a-hole and Santa... a pushover? Why is there the message of that Santa isn't happy about the kid's behavior, when it really doesn't matter at all. If you seriously think your child is behaving badly, they should be getting coal or switches as present, and you should have a Krampus coming and taking them away to punish, torture and abuse them during the Christmas time, because the child isn't fit for human company. But you won't, will you, because you KNOW the kid isn't behaving badly. And if there's Krampus and coal to a child who can't handle a bad day, what is there for adults having a bad day?<br />
No, it's the parents' job to teach the children to handle a bad day, to teach them how ordinary everyday things are done, to explain them why and to help them do their chores.<br />
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Seriously, if you can only think of spanking and using the elf to blackmail the child to "behave nicely", then the child is "behaving" only of fear of punishment, and doesn't really have any ethical and moral values, because their only way of knowing what is "good" and what is "bad" is that some authority figure tells them that. If they haven't been told, they'll do what ever comes to their mind, whether it hurts anyone or gets unwanted consequences, because they have never been told what makes the behavior "good" or "bad".<br />
You are to brush your teeth every morning and evening, because if you don't, you get problems with your teeth. Not because mommy tells you to.<br />
You are to go to bed in time to get rest and wake up the next morning full of energy and ready to have new adventures. Not because someone tells you to go to bed.<br />
You don't yap against mom, because... Nah. Of course you can yap against mom, if you think your mother is wrong. And your mother should be able to tell you why she is not wrong, so that you understand, or to admit that she is and apologize. Communication is important, and the only way to learn to communicate, is to communicate. Soldiers are to be quiet and obey, not children. Children are to ask questions and to be taught, explained and shown how to do things.<br />
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It's better if you let the elf leave some mini-missions to the child, with a reward if they manage to do it. Like "I have hidden a surprise in your room... you'll find it if you clean your room." Let them collect tokens that can be exchanged to something they want. When I was little, some kids had a poster of a child with no teeth, and they got a white sticker when they brushed their teeth, and could put it on the poster, to fill the child's mouth with teeth... you could give the child a reward when the mouth is full. <br />
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The elf could bring some gifts to the kids, like candy or so. Or maybe it might not be good to give the children candy... maybe a sticker or something else like that. A bookmark or new erasure or pencil topper...<br />
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Maybe not write that on the balloon... maybe just "pop me to find a surprise!". And then there's the elf, confetti, maybe some present or so... Or maybe not write anything on the balloon, just let the kids realize there's something inside and pop it... <br />
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The surprise ball could have the elf inside... packed in a plastic bag so that the child doesn't touch it. If that is your tradition. Now, with Toy Story it's a bit weird they invented the "don't touch or it loses its magic" story. Toy Story shows that toys can be magical. Everyone should know that teddybears are magical, defenders of the children from monsters of the night... so why wouldn't a toy elf be at the same time industrially fabricated toy of plastic and fabric AND Santa's elf?</div>
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<a href="https://www.ithinkwecouldbefriends.com/2018/10/17/transition-elf-on-the-shelf-new-tradition/">I like this idea of elf arrival</a>; he comes with a mission for the child: to collect forgotten toys so that the elf takes them back to Santa so that they can be fixed and given to some other child.<br />
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the pattern is in a crafting magazine, but this picture gives you ideas - there's several free elf patterns on Ravelry for you to choose from.</div>
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<a href="https://www.zhidiy.com/buyi/13602.html"> Instructions how to make a wire doll - in Chinese, but with excellent pictures</a></div>
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<a href="https://weefolkstudio.com/category/my-design-productions/">Wee Folk Studios' little family - I ADORE these little wire people! </a></div>
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<a href="https://www.halinkasfairies.com/product/holly-fairies/"> Holly fairies</a></div>
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This is a poster to help your child brush their teeth. The purpose is that the child gets to stick a white sticker in the tooth gaps when they brushes their teeth, and when the mouth is full of teeth, the child gets a reward of some kind. Preferably not candy :-D But maybe stickers or something like that. It should be fun, but not expensive.<br />
There's a slot for each of the child's 28 teeth, a tooth-brushing every morning and evening for two weeks. <br />
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Print the face and the teeth. It's OK if the teeth is printed in black-and-white.<br />
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Glue the teeth on the paper, about 1/3 from the lower edge.<br />
Position the face on top of the teeth, so that the teeth fill the mouth gap. Tape it on the chin with masking tape or washi tape, so that you can remove the tape later without ripping the paper. See that it's straight and as you like it.<br />
Now, fold the head down slightly so that you don't crease the paper, put glue on the "forehead" area of the face, and press in place. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LIFT THE LOWER HALF OF THE FACE OFF THE PAPER SO THAT YOU CAN STICK THE TEETH IN THE TOOTH PIECE LATER<br />
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Decorate the face, for example with the colors of your own child, and put on the hair - in my example the hair is yarn, but it can be painted on, paper, felt or even the child's own hair. Have fun decorating.<br />
You could make it a monster face, or an animal face, too. What ever rocks your boat. <br />
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<a href="https://www.smartparents.sg/toddler/health-safety/6-ways-make-toothbrushing-fun-junior-infographic">Here's some other tips on how to make brushing teeth fun for your child</a> :-)</div>
Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-32139527378272358952019-10-04T22:18:00.000+02:002019-10-04T22:18:20.843+02:00It's beginning to look a lot like...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yes, Yule is coming, and with that gift giving times.<br />
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I was asked what I would give to my husband in an advent calendar, and I answer:<br />
- stationery - my husband loves stationery, especially pens and notebooks. I could give him just pens, and it doesn't need to be expensive pens either, for every day and he'd be happy.<br />
- book related things, from cheap pocket books or books picked up from second hand, antiquaries or goodwill, to bookmarks, audiobooks - he would love if I read books on MP3 files and filled his MP3 player with my voice... it could just be short stories, and he would be happy.<br />
- my husband loves bears. Bear is his spirit animal, and he loves bears in all forms. For example, he'd love those novelty slippers that look like bear paws.<br />
- beard care items<br />
- he loves knitted socks, thick, woolly socks. I know how to knit. I could knit him 24 pairs of "ugly Christmas socks" and he would wear them year around proudly :-D<br />
- he loves hats and caps and kippot (he's Jewish). So if I gave him 24 hats, he'd be very pleased.<br />
- he loves gadgets. Frankly, I don't think I have ever met a man who doesn't love gadgets. Or a woman. Gadgets are cool :-D<br />
- gift card to his favorite game store or Playstation. (Or stationery store or book store...)<br />
- something to appeal all five senses; something that smells good, something that looks good, something that tastes good, something that sounds good, something that feels good. Or something to smell, something to watch, something to listen to, something to touch, something to eat.<br />
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Look at his hobbies. My husband likes to read, play games and study things. (Yes, studying is his hobby.)<br />
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Look at what he buys with his money, small things. Does he buy a cup of coffee from the same store? Gift card. Does he buy the same snack? Does he always carry a pack of gum?<br />
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Get him something to remember you by, like a key chain with your picture on<br />
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So - <a href="https://hubpages.com/holidays/diy-christmas-gift-ideas-for-boyfriend">here's some ideas</a> that won't cost as much as most gadgets...<br />
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<a href="http://littlegrayfox.blogspot.com/2012/02/52-reasons-redux.html">52 reasons why I love you</a><br />
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You could also go find some two person card games from online and print them out for a personal, private, just for the two of you game book.<br />
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You could personalize a coffee cup for him, or a pillow case, or a t-shirt, it's pretty easy and affordable to get some textile pens or glass/china pens and you can fix the colors at home.<br />
It's relatively easy to etch glass and make him personalized items, like water bottle on his nightstand or toothbrush cup or something like that.<br />
You could also buy him one of those multiuse cups with insert sleeve and make him a bunch of them so that he can change them when he wants to. <br />
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<a href="https://www.thedatingdivas.com/50-romantic-gift-ideas-for-him/">Here's some more ideas</a><br />
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recharge the batteries of cameras<br />
Finish cooking and make a time table for next day.</div>
Ketutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562926251583686277.post-85962396248707803512019-06-19T14:31:00.000+02:002019-06-19T14:31:00.276+02:0021 Days of Midsummer - Day 19<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Cook everything that can wait for a couple of days before and start preparing for the rest.<br />
Get fresh flowers, if you plan on buying any.<br />
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Purchase the fresh ingredients you need for the party.<br />
Set the table, and mark the serving dishes with what is going to go there.</div>
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