Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
On my mind tonight is Keep it Simple.
My Christmas no longer is about get-togethers, food and presents. I like it that way. Oh, the kids and grands and in-laws have their money gifts. And I will see dd and fam at some point and take middle son out for a meal. I am so thankful not to be exhausted and broke by Christmas Day and that that hasn't happened for a long, long while.
In fact, my Christmas is very much about being thankful and much of that for the simple things. I won't have anything very special to eat tomorrow, but it will be good whatever it is. I am thankful for safety from the weather, a warm house, a purring kitty, a fireplace, grocery delivery, Amazon, Snow Angels clearing my driveway, my children and sig other, of course, and also the reason for the season.
Wishing you all a very good and peaceful Christmas. ❄🎄❄
I wholeheartedly agree with you! As we age we realize what is most important in our lives. The rest doesn’t matter.
Repeat the sounding joy.
A simple and peaceful Christmas to all!
Things are definitely different in England these days. I thought the queen would live to be 100!
She was fairly active for the majority of her life. She certainly loved her horses and dogs. It is said that she got her first Corgi at age seven.
Did you watch the Harry and Megan documentary? I did.
When I did a DNA test recently I discovered that I am predominantly English. 23andme said that my ancestors were from the greater London area.
One family member [who married into the family] I was able to match going back to the 1400's in England. That was so fascinating. Even found painted portraits of some people on-line. And current photos of the castles where they had once lived. My gosh, those castles are still standing.
Yet, I cannot find my great-grandparents on my Mother's side from eastern Europe. What little info I do find, nothing matches.
pre-new year hugggs. (they look a lot like pre-xmas hugs, but they’re bigger, and packed with more luck).
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It’s fascinating to research our family history.
I have traced back to castles in England as well. Indeed they are still standing.
So, when I was learning about Louisiana history in school it was very interesting for me.
I had ancestors from all sides of the Battle of New Orleans, (England, Spain and France.)
My maternal grandmother’s father came over from Germany, so throw German into the mix as well!
My father’s side is English and Irish. Have you found the vessels that your ancestors came across the pond from? I did. It takes a lot of time to verify the details but it becomes addicting!
Thank goodness there are the Nuggets and Avalanche!
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time is approaching!!!!! 🙂
please breathe out the old year and breathe in the new one to come. best, best wishes! from bundle of joy :)
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We are getting an early January thaw, 90% of the snow is already gone. Some younger folks are commenting on social media that this mild weather us unusual but in my youth I drove to many New Year's parties in heavy fog or sleety rain.
53 and rainy in NYC.
So true, it does seem to always be foggy on New Year’s Eve.
Glad,
My daughter had to add a few items to her wardrobe when she lived in Colorado to stay warm. Her favorite additions were hats, wool socks and snow boots. She’s like me, if her feet are cold, she can’t warm up.
Of course, she invested in a nice jacket too. She learned to layer her clothes. She won’t be wearing the jacket as much here!
I hate bundling up. I can’t stand driving with a heavy coat on. It’s so uncomfortable.
We get a fair amount of rainfall here. I don’t know why but I despise carrying an umbrella! My husband is the opposite. He ALWAYS carries an umbrella. He has left umbrellas everywhere! LOL, In restaurants, at Mass, at work, in the library, at a movie theater, and so on.
I like starting a new year. It’s fun, it reminds me of the first day of school. That was always a fun day.
I am tired of daylight savings time. I would rather not go back and forth.
Happy New Year 🎆!
Fireworks are going off like crazy!
Sometimes I make resolutions, but for the past 4 years I have started (and ended) the new year by listening to scripture every morning through The Bible In One Year app. It brings me peace in my heart. And listening to the gentle commentary (and British accent) of Nicky Gumbel never fails to help me face whatever the day brings. It is a free app. Every year I am newly astonished at what is in the Bible.
https://bibleinoneyear.org/en
May the participants on this forum receive much-needed blessings and wisdom, and abundant peace in their hearts. Wishing everyone a joyful, healthy 2023!
I can’t even count how many Mardi Gras parades I’ve been to in my lifetime. Mom was an excellent seamstress and made fabulous costumes for us every year. It was so much fun to design our costumes.
Last year we had a float in the Rose Bowl and won an award for it. ‘Most Outstanding’
We held our first Children’s Hospital Christmas parade this year in New Orleans. The Children’s Hospital float was awesome. It was a cute parade.
I love a parade!