RE: ᔕᑕᗷ Week Chit-Chat (28/9 - 29/9)
I know something about busy weeks too.. 🤪
Finally comes my relaxing October.
Steemit occasionally has issues, and not all users are able to access it.
I solve this by using the Steempro app, and it’s never given me any problems.
Although I prefer to post from my computer instead of my phone. It’s less tiring for me—maybe my daughters are right when they call me 'ok boomer'.. 🥴
The weather is changing here too. It’s warm and sunny during the day, but the temperatures drop in the mornings and evenings. And the autumn rains are starting, with entire days that are dark and cloudy, raining non-stop.
Walking my dog in this weather becomes quite an adventure.
Just imagine that from the end of October, they’ll already start airing Christmas commercials here! A clear reminder that it will soon be time for Christmas shopping, leaving behind the carefree summer. 😲😁
It's rain, rain, rain soon mud rivers ☹️
I am busy cleaning up, a bit of gardening. If the rain stops I might pull some weed so the place looks more neat 🤐 though more weed might pop up.
I started commenting you too (?), a bit all over the place with #wewrite and working through the notifications. Being a curator feels like ages ago. I have fewer chats and more time. 😁
Walking the dog is not a problem but a wet dog is or does yours refuse to set a paw outside?
Christmas? How about Halloween? We have December 5th, St Nicholas so the coca-cola guy has to wait. It was never a big celebration and for sure the cheapest I have. Two days without stress, pyjamas, films and no cooking. No Christmas shopping is needed but we celebrate December 5th with presents.
What can possibly go wrong...🤣
🤣😂 The video is too funny. Of course it would be better if they found another means of transport instead of the horse. 🤔
Surely being a curator in 3 was less tiring, whereas you were a team of only 2 and I imagine it was heavier.
You practically did curation almost every day, as soon as the account was recharged.
My dog has already gone into sleep mode! If it's raining she doesn't want to go out at all and when I take her out she's very quick, time for her needs and we go straight back in.😂
We too have a couple of dates before Christmas. 1 November is the feast of Saints! But we have long celebrated Halloween, the kids love it.
The 8th is also a religious holiday, but everyone celebrates it and starts Christmas decorations that will last until 6 January.
Then, of course, everyone starts the decorations whenever they want. I like to respect the tradition because my mother passed it on to me and I like to carry it on as a family tradition.. but I don't know how much my daughters will follow it as adults.. 🥴😅
If it comes to tradition it is St Nicholas dec. 5th with us, 6th in Belgium and East European countries. Gifts for the poor, later they made a kind of "kids'celebration out of it but it isn't really). It was forbidden in the past and after a few years, they try to forbid it again same for Christmas since foreigners find it insulting. Interesting how Dutch people always have to give in on culture and whatever the few traditions left.
So stubborn as I am we keep celebrating and I save the entire year to buy presents (for the poor). For several years I also joined the Zonnebloem (Sunfower) and organisation where you make a surprise (present) for an Elderly (giving candles is not allowed).
Making a surprise (gift) is also part of December 5th so we craft on with the country and it's also a habit to do so at schools (2.5 years old on - mainly a job for moms). Since my family is artistic even the surprise present can take 6 months to make, we (me) gave a bit up on it since we not longer share the same household and it's not always possible to carry the presents (sculptors, paintings) along (don't ask... how big and heavy it can be), it would be better if we skip to books and films..
Christmas was always mainly a Christian celebration but celebration is a big word for what was mainly done. Visiting a cold church around midnight, begin stuffed like a sardine and no seat because suddenly everyone remembers he believes and the church is the place to be. The best Christmas I had was at primary school. Quiet a performance, music (own orchestra), singing and a teacher read a story (always good) well the lights were switched off and candles were burning in the entire school (no, not once there was a fire). Once that celebration was over there was a present for each child: A book! and an orange and what we call a "muskuskrans" (chocolate). I forgot to mention the hot chocolate and the cookie.
At home, we had a big tree, church and more food than I could digest (goose) and of course, visiting the grandparents so good for hours of being car sich and be bored (that book I finished within an hour).
Can be this year we mix both Saints since my son started university and he has to work the weekends, free days and holidays because the employer pays for his study (or the state?). We will see. Hot chocolate, whipped cream, and marzipan are good for both days just like spice tea and films.
Because Eastern is fought too, I celebrate that too If it comes to celebrations there are only a few in the Netherlands 2 days for Christmas, 2 for Eastern and the king's birthday (I skip that one since I don't know him and he isn't my type). Liberty Day and the rest are all wiped out. Working for Europe is the advice (at least for those with a job) and fun shouldn't be rewarded just like culture and nationality, that is if you are Dutch (my children tried to change theirs but they are not rich enough).
If it comes to curating..No way it's easier with 3. We all curated daily and monitored how we voted. Alone I would be done within at most 3 hours, sheet included with a team it is a completely different way of working, at least is was for us since we wanted to stick to our promise.
Your dog is smart, the cat of my son seems to hibernate as well but I believe he is sick again since he didn't eat or drink for 2 days in a row and seems to have a hard time with light again.
A great weekend to you!
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It's a beautiful holiday on 5 December, it's right to celebrate the poorest through gifts.
In theory we do it at Christmas, because hypocritically at this time we Italians are all kinder and help the needy in our neighbourhood and then we forget about it for the whole year.
I think the Christmas season is nice when you have small children, because we parents try to make it special just for them.
Then the kids grow up and the magic wears off, but I still decorate the house🤭 and keep some Christmas atmosphere, because in the end what matters is finding/creating the opportunity to have a good time as a family, with lots of talk and also good traditional Christmas food.😜
P.S. Sorry to hear about your son's cat, I hope it's nothing serious.
Happy weekend to you too.
I notice too that some of the elder children don't longer care too much but I believe a bit of decoration, burning candles, hot chocolate and watching old films creates a good atmosphere plus it is how we build memories which for sure will be remembered same for the presents and the snacks.
The cat didn't eat and drink for two days, so it's raw egg plus some wet foor instead of the dry catfood. This morning i found him in a vetbed he always refused to sleep in (strange).
After 1 hour I heard him as I asked my son if the cat was still around he said he was lying underneath his closet. Turned out he had wet the vetbed (pee of 24 hours?) He looks a bit better today so I hope it will continue since I am leaving on Wednesday and he will be home alone (he mainly sleeps in a box).
Thanks for stopping by, another week passed. I hope you enjoyed yourself and have some rest.
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