Limbo Land Is Covered In Snow

Not what I was expected at 5.45 am, looks like I might have missed this particular memo. We are now in 'Limbo land' and my kingdom is covered in snow.

Needless to say that the two Huskies were in their element this morning, which made for some interesting moments, I can tell you.

We are now in that 'void' between Christmas and the New Year, a time when we're not really sure what we're meant to be doing. Luckily for us, our valiant marketing efforts can continue unabated.

I am all set for some mammoth (seasonal) writing this morning and afternoon, continuing with my efforts to tidy up some loose ends.

How has the festive period been for you all? I am hoping that you have all had a wonderful time and are now fully recovered from the excesses that this time of year brings.

We had a reasonably quiet time, which was alright, all things considered. Everyone seemed happy enough with their present haul, which was nice.

Christmas Eve is when we have our main dinner, a tradition carried on from when the children were young and had no desire to eat anything healthy on Christmas day. Meal preparation was down to me and although at first glance it could be considered a logistical nightmare, all went well, an operation carried out with military precision and it was edible.

The best part was that all six of us managed to sit and eat the entire meal and no one was hurt, which is always a 'win' in my book.
The only criteria for the 25th is that nothing is off the table, anything goes, a day when whatever you decide you want to do is perfectly fine. This did mean that a number of selection boxes were devoured before ten o'clock.

I will be perfectly honest, I'm not a fan of this time of year, something that I haven't managed to throw off since my younger days but I don't put a downer on things, I'm just not a 'Clark W. "Sparky" Griswold Jr' kind of character.

That said, I did have a smile on my face when I opened my own swag, although I was slightly concerned with one of the choices of reading material.
Maybe they're seeing something I'm not 🤔. Oh well, I will enjoy 'Troy' of that I am sure. As a book hungry teenager, I lost myself in the classics by Homer, Virgil, Plutarch and Thucydides. Maybe not your usual reading material but if you wanted to be taken to far off places and become embroiled in epic stories, then

there really was nothing to compare, although it has to be said, I was equally taken by Stephen King's (and Peter Straub) 'The Talisman' and Jeffrey Archer's 'Kane and Abel'.
Of course, no young bibliophile worth their salt would be seen dead without a well-thumbed copy of 'Lord of the Rings' by Tolkien but I digress.

So, as well as a giant, dark chocolate Toblerone, a yard of shortbread and an engraved keyring, I was also the proud recipient of a 'Tommy Walsh' tool belt (the stuff of legends) A stark reminder that as much as I like to gambol in the meandering meadows of morphemes, there are more pressing engagements for me to attend to, sigh.

In other news, a couple more posts were indexed, which always both surprises and pleases me. Yet another transcribed video became an ebook, with another due to be published today.

I have, however, been remiss on social media for the last few days and need to make amends forthwith, though I have been throwing a few quotes out across the etherways.

Talking of quotes, that has just reminded me of another gift that was bestowed upon me, it is a book of affirmations, one a week for the next fifty-two. I should really start using it in January but I couldn't wait. This week's affirmation is "I can make a difference to the world", works for me, how about you?

Sorry, last one and then I'm gone. One of the brood has been rewatching 'Sons of Anarchy' which has caused me to pause in the doorway a few times. Anyway, I caught some of the dialogue the other day and made a note of it, wondering if this isn't something we all suffer from at certain times.

"I start thinking about my thinking and getting lost in the details of nothing. Nothing can pull me out of it." Bonus points if you know who said it (without looking it up)

I'll leave you to your day, I should catch up with you before New Year but until then, enjoy the last few days of 2020.