Good morning all. When I opened Rez this morning I realised I hadn't posted my last 'Goodnight' message so apologies for that. I won't bother posting it now as its out of date.
Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
Morning Pauline, glad your water issue was sorted comparatively quickly for you. Morning PF - you snuckered in there. I had a lovely day. Went to handy brother's for lunch - I had got some mini pies for our buffet - two had no filling so I'm off to stamp my foot and have a wee paddy in 'sco - armed with photographic evidence and pie crust. To be fair, I never have a problem taking stuff back and for those whose brains are still not in gear, my reference to 'wee paddy' means a temper tantrum and is not a derogatory term for a diminutive Irishman.
Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
Good morning to all. Sunny and chilly morning here and lovely peaceful. Nothing in plan for today, probable reading. I placed order some seeds from your part of world.
LB, just lovely cartoon for the breakfast😂.
PF, sorry to hear that your OH caught the Cough. I always wondered, why is the day after Christmas called a Boxing day.
Jutro Ante. The picture is from one of my birthday cards. It made me laugh!
There are various explanations about Boxing Day and its name but the one broadly accepted in the UK is that it dates back to a time when servants of the wealthy had that day off and they were given boxes with food and gifts in to take home with them.
Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
Morning everyone. Enjoying a cuppa in bed while the visitors sleep on.
Ante - I think it’s called Boxing Day because it’s the day when servants were given their Christmas Box (present) by their employer. Some employers would give nice personal gifts. Others would give female servants a couple of metres of material so they could make themselves a new apron or uniform...
Until very recently many people would leave a Christmas Box for tradesmen (the milkman, refuse collectors, postman etc) in the days leading up to Christmas. Usually a small amount of money (say €5). A lot of older people still do it if they have regular tradespeople but it’s a tradition that’s dieing out
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
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Sunny and chilly morning here and lovely peaceful. Nothing in plan for today, probable reading. I placed order some seeds from your part of world.
LB, just lovely cartoon for the breakfast😂.
PF, sorry to hear that your OH caught the Cough. I always wondered, why is the day after Christmas called a Boxing day.
Ante - I think it’s called Boxing Day because it’s the day when servants were given their Christmas Box (present) by their employer. Some employers would give nice personal gifts. Others would give female servants a couple of metres of material so they could make themselves a new apron or uniform...
Until very recently many people would leave a Christmas Box for tradesmen (the milkman, refuse collectors, postman etc) in the days leading up to Christmas. Usually a small amount of money (say €5). A lot of older people still do it if they have regular tradespeople but it’s a tradition that’s dieing out