It is Dutch tradition to have a free day from work directly following Christmas Day. A bit of history: “The Christmas celebration traditionally lasted for 12 days from December 25 (Christmas Day) until January 6 (Epiphany, the three wise men’s visit to Jesus, according to the Christian bible.) The 12-day feast reflected the winter festivals …
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Merry ChristmasK
Shamelessly lifted from a list of jokes yesterday. Please keep in mind that nothing has changed in a year. Yes, a year, because clearly Corona was among us last December, it just had not yet been globally identified. The trite ‘if you are reading this…’ means you are alive. Keep it that way; good choices …
A Bit of the Johnny Carson syndrome….
I’m back… and glad to be so…. Can’t quite explain what caused the break in reporting about life as experienced, but it ended with the LOL – [which stands for little ole lady.].. taking a right turn, right off the page.. Christmas is now one day away; lock down is in force; travel is not …
Result of Stay-in-Place
Adult Lego
That’s Tall
These tulips are 50 centimeters from top to stem bottom.That is almost 20 inches. They are graceful in their length. All aspects of the flower is streamlined, including the leaves:
These two are ripe for the roller brigade!
This is the House…
Sometimes if it rains a lot in Holland, things wash away. That is what happened to the accompanying photo to the post yesterday. Gone from the post.