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I cannot get into the holiday spirit this year. I want to but everything is so different.

Maybe later on, it will change.

Hailey, I make sweet potatoes but I do it in the oven. I have never tried them in the slow cooker.

Alva, I love cranberries! Persimmons are delicious too.
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Countrymouse, perhaps more contributors than you know to Wiki. I am one as is my partner. Every once in a while you are looking something up and you get that little plea; we always contribute.
Hailey, you are early for Christmas. I am with you in the fall weather triggering holiday thoughts. Will be different this year, but I already made a batch of cranberry relish for Thanksgiving that's going to be gone by Thanksgiving, and another batch needed. Am loving the new freeze space that lets me make abundance in these things. So many things now are seasonal wonders for me. Cranberry. Persimmons.
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I'm reluctant to even shop online so the thought of handing over my credit card info to make a donation to wiki is what stops me. (I'm a paranoid dinosaur, I know)
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CM,
Your best donation would be to contribute by editing Wikipedia. You would be good at it, priceless really. imo.
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I have just donated to Wikipedia.

😠

Why do I feel cross? I give a very modest amount every so often, and I wouldn't at all mind their asking, if it were only that. I consider it a genuine bargain.

It's knowing (and I only know because that's what they tell me) that only 2% of users donate that, ironically, makes me feel stupid for doing so and therefore reluctant to do it. I too am a herd animal.

Oh well. It is still a bargain.
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Stay safe, Glad!
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COVID positivity rate here 19.6% over the last week. One of them next door found out today. No, my hermit self, does not socialize other than coffee on Saturday. The state is waiting to see if county imposes more restrictions. That would mean the powers that be would have to acknowledge it is a problem here. Not a chance.
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CM,

He was a fascinating man. Not a likable one! He was brutal!

Thanks for sharing that story with us. I love human interest stories.

I enjoy knowing what makes a person tick. It’s so interesting to know what goes on behind the scenes.

It’s fascinating how some incidents crush one person and another person will triumph.
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Dee,

My daughter just moved to Denver. She is claiming the same thing. Kooky weather!
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2 AM and it is pouring rain...nope, it is sleeting...now it is snowing...raining again...ice is forming on the trees and grass...CRACK--What was that!?!, It's raining again...now it snowing... CRACK, CRACK, CRACK. Was that thunder or a tree branch breaking? Oh, no! The lights have gone out--NO electricity!!!

9:00 AM The trees, bushes, cars, streets, sidewalks, etc. are covered with snow and ice. The temperature was 70 degrees yesterday and is 27 this morning. The sound of chain saws fills the air. The electricity finally came back on. Since most of the trees still have their leaves, there are many branches hanging down to the ground. Will need to wait until the weather warms up later this week. Luckily no tree limbs on my house, just all over the lawn. The neighbors' cars are surrounded by tree limbs, but none of the cars were damaged. This weather is SO crazy this year!!!
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My favourite Henry VIII anecdote happened at the end of his life - it was at the time treason to "prophesy the death of the king" (a piece of legislation rushed in for complicated reasons and really not thought through, just as happens nowadays) so you can imagine that the doctors, courtiers and councillors were all a bit jumpy about getting him to make plans: "Just tell him..." "YOU tell him - !"

Not for the first time he was way ahead of them, and gave instructions to form the Council for his 9 year old son, Edward VI. Somebody said "Er, your Grace, you've forgotten Stephen Gardiner?" And the king growled that he hadn't forgotten Gardiner* at all, he'd left him out on purpose because nobody else could keep the man under control.

*Bishop of Winchester and a really nasty piece of work. Later did his best to get Princess Elizabeth's head cut off but was outsmarted.

Don't forget that Anne of Cleves (wife #4) finished up with a substantial pension, complete independence from her horrible brothers, an honorary title as the King's Sister, and a very comfy house. It was a time when you seriously had to play your cards right, but she seems to have managed it to perfection.
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I love Downton Abbey series. The movie was good too.

Not everyone who played in the series was in the movie. I enjoyed it a lot.

For those who watched the series? Who is your favorite character?

I love Violet!
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Some liked Downton Abbey to study the pretentious social graces of the times.......

Sendhelp
Sep 7, 2020
The T.V. shows derived from the literary classics are amazing, teaching history and the social graces of the times.
Downton Abbey and Pride and Prejudice are but a few.

What amazed me was the sibling rivalry, gossip, and class differences, so very similar to today. Be careful though, one could learn too much about putting on airs accidentally mimicking bad behavior.

In Downton Abbey, one sister wrote to a foreign embassy to cause a scandal about her sister; the other sister ended that sister's engagement prospects with a word to her fiancee. Such hate!

In Pride and Prejudice, the main character was just as guilty of prejudice than those she wrote about, hated for their gossip and prejudice.
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I have been watching the series on the wives of King Henry. It’s awesome.

He was a horrible king!
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I've never watched Downtown Abbey. I've had it recommended to me but never felt an inclination to start watching it. I've seen little clips of it now and then but it didn't appeal to me plus watching the actors on it accept their awards on the oscars.........I don't know.......they all seemed pretentious and irritating.
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I could never get into Downtown Abbey.
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Downton Abbey has become available for free streaming so I've been watching every now and then, I'm into Season 2 and I'm not sure I can stomach any more of it. I can remember everyone obsessing over it - OMG why??
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His photo was on a birthday card, sent by an insurance company to me.

RIP Mr. Alex Trabek
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Yes, I was saddened to hear about Alex Trebek. A true classy gentleman and a fellow Canadian. I'll miss him. Watching Jeopardy is such a nice, normal thing to do. Now what? Who could replace him? :(
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Rest in peace, Alex Trebek.
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NPR did a lovely short thing on Alex this a.m. What a run he had. Considered himself a lucky and happy man, and said he even learned more through his illness. What a positive spirit. Made it to 80, and I say good on him. Hail the traveler. Brought a lot of joy to a lot of people. Nurses used to vie to have breaks when he was on!
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Another fan of Alex here. Rest In Peace, Alex.
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RIP Alex Trebek
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Send, sunset is now about 7pm here after what felt like the longest darkest winter.

Soon enough it will be 40 C degrees for days on end & I will be dreaming of a hot chocolate & cozy evenings on the couch under a blanket.

Enjoy the hygge ☺️
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Sunset used to be 8 p.m. in July.
Even with the hour time change, sunset is now 4:55 p.m.

That is too too early to lose the sun! I object!
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That was so very cute, good message, imo.
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We had two purebred Ocicats. Cleocatra lived to age 12 and Ozzie lived to age 20, 5 months and 5 days
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Loved that Glad. Thanks for sharing.
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This is so cute, had to share!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltjBT_TuUVA&feature=youtu.be
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Cali,

They do pick us! My friend’s cat had kittens. He knew that I loved cats. He asked if I wanted one and he would let me have the first pick of the litter.

I went to his house after I got off work and honestly all of the kittens were adorable.

A cute little tiger striped one reached out her tiny paw to play with me. She was feisty! I looked at my friend and said, “I want her!”

She lived in five different places with me. I had cats all of my life and I loved them all but she was my absolute favorite.

My husband was a dog person and told me he didn’t want a cat. I told him, “Love me, Love my cat! We are a package deal.” He must have loved me because he accepted the cat. The cat won him over.

I did stay with my cat and our little schnauzer until the end but I just couldn’t with my grey. My husband stayed with our grey.
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