Christmas 2006

Wishing everyone a happy Christmas.

Memories

Memories, eh?
Lots of of us have them form the time we were born to our current time not forgetting those memories from the past that are passed down through the generations but this whole subject has often intrigued me
For instance you may know of friends may be friends from your school days who when asked what they thought about those time might give you an account of how good they were or others who seem to have scarcely a good word to say about them but in each instance you feel a little uneasy.
Maybe that's because you remember stuff that happened that both of these two don't and when you add it to their accounts you might feel it alters the narrative you get from both regarding how they feel it shaped them.
Perhaps that's one function of memories. A Justification for who we are today?
But there's this other function we touched on, the passing down of factual knowledge about our pasts, that of our families, the communities and sometimes the countries they have lived in.
These maybe the order of family members -the "Family Tree", what they did and why as well as what happened where we lived and why it mattered. For instance a Saxon Cross near me was destroyed by people who thought it represented a form of Idol Worship and it's significance having been restored is to act as a reminder of the dangers of extreme ideology. Some counties such as the one I'm presently living in Great Britain have a lot of history -some of it bloody - and it doesn't take a lot of studying to see how that shaped their society.
So you see memories are important for us as people personally as well as societies but need to ensure they're as complete as possible to draw the best knowledge and wisdom from them.

Wintertime

It's cold and snowing outside so I've been raiding the thick sweaters and sweatshirts here in a do or die attempt to stay warm with the temperatures outside being minus 3 degrees C and below together with the thick tights and over the knee socks.
You all know I just love the cute and sexy but really this isn't the best time of year for exposing your skin so I'm afraid the thick track pants have had to come out together with boots with decent soles on for improved grip.
I even found myself doing exercises whilst waiting for the bus to stay warm!!!

Big Dango Family

This song translated as "Big Dumpling Family" appears at the end of each eposide of the anime Clannad and I feel isn't just very Kawaii but does capture the feel of what a family is.

Dango, dango, dango, dango, dango daikazoku

Dango, dango, dango, dango, dango, Big Dango Family

Yancha na yaki dango yasashii an dango

A mischievous roasted dango, a kind sweet bean dango

Minna, Minna, awasete hyakunin kazoku

Gather them all up and it’s a family of a hundred

Akachan dango ha itsumo shiawase no naka de

A baby dango is always cradled in happiness

Toshiyori dango ha me wo hosometeru

An old dango gazes with squinty eyes

Nakayoshi dango te wo tsunagi ookina marui wa ni naruyo

The dango friends will all hold hands and form a big circle

Machi wo tsukuri dango boshi no ue minna de warai auyo

They’ll found a village on a dango planet and all smile together

Usagi mo sora de te wo futte miteru dekkai otsuki-sama

The rabbits are waving their hands from the big moon

Ureshii koto kanashii koto mo zenbu marumete

Roll up all the happy and sad things…

Run, Caro, Run

As we get very much in that twilight period of late Fall toward Christmas my thoughts happen to be elsewhere not least with that business I talked about  two month ago as I'm working toward a phased return to duties that should see me formally hand over the reigns so I can leave the authority in dignified professional way even though how I had been treated by members that lead to this was anything but.

I keep thinking about my first love when it comes to school games, Rounders, as I'm slowly recovering as while with my disabilities being able to bat and run wasn't easy I enjoyed taking part, encouraged in it by people that were prepared to stand up for me.
I have now a PE skirt and top that I wear on warmer days although what I'd truly love to do is find a Rounders club where I could play not on league basis but just for the company and exercise.

Why I blog

 It's a question worth really asking, like what exactly is this blog for given I've been on Angels since 2005 and SHF since May this year talking in real time about all sorts of things really in real time.

One thing I missed was that tradition from childhood of having a diary each year an in effect journalling it the things that I've been doing and thinking about whither it's current affairs, exploring my own femininity and how I show that that we talk about on Angels or interests.

That's really what I needing to help with processing, knowing how you feel about things in and around your life so you can confidently take more control over it.

That's really got to be the thing rather than being swept up in stuff that I don't really know my own mind on like some LGBTQ topics and the like.

All Saints Day

All Saints Day 2006

All Saints' Day (also known as All Hallows' Day or Hallowmas) is the day after All Hallows' Eve (Halloween). It is a feast day celebrated on November 1st by Anglicans and Roman Catholics.

It is an opportunity for followers to remember all saints and martyrs throughout Christian history. As part of this day of obligation, followers are required to attend church and try not to do any servile work.

Remembering saints and martyrs and dedicating a specific day to them each year has been a Christian tradition since the 4th century AD, but until 609AD when Pope Boniface IV designated May 13th to remember all martyrs was there a designated day.

Over 200 years later, in 837AD, Pope Gregory IV extended the festival to remember all the saints and set November 1st as the date.

All Souls' Day directly follows All Saints' Day and is an opportunity for Anglicans and Roman Catholics to commemorate the faithful departed.