LOL, Bill! Now, I'm just assuming that you probably also started your Christmas shopping today, as well! Such a male......

Dutchie-the animal clocks will go all night, unless DH starts removing batteries-hehehe! Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately;)), we got lots of snow and ice and are not visiting anyone, including MIL, this Christmas-nice and quiet and no sound effects for the manger scene:D.

:wreath:Merry Christmas to Everyone!!:wreath: Hoping you all have a wonderful holiday and that any extra calories :candy::chockiss::cookie: will be worked off as easily as they are taken in:lol: God bless you all!

Which reminds me...I better get my shopping started....

Bill, assuming that Christmas finds its origin in the return of the light (winter solstice, beginning of a new year) the nearest Hindu equivalent is Divali, the festival of Lights, but as the Hindu calendar is based on the lunar rather than the solar calendar, it is not on a set moment each year like Christmas is. This year Divali was in November.

Merry Christmas one and all.

And Happy Divali to those who celebrate. (Thanks dutchgirl for that info.)


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Peace, love and joy and happy First Day of Christmas. I'm going to my friend Claire's house for coffee soon. She has a pear orchard and we'll be on the lookout for partridges.

SANTA flew right on by my house.....

You been a bad boy then?

Sine dubitas - just thought I'd throw in a little Latin. What's the point of a classical education if you don't use it?

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year !!

We need to kill it this week-end folks....

the ghost of Christmas past....

Good Morning! Let me do my part to help with the "Killing" This is a picture of what my swimming pool looked like yesterday morning. So Gary, it finally did get cold here!!! BRRR!!:brr::shocksn:

The sun ...
 

The sun, that brief December day,

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Thank you Ruth...I feel more better educatted cuz of you.

helping to kill this one so we can start the new year:newyear: with a new threadkiller