Thankyou Ysabeljhen, for making such a positive contribution to the blogs.
I can connect with the subjects you post and the way you interact with commenters. It has been a privilege to communicate with you over the holiday season.
During the general strikes of the 1970's here in the UK, my mum hoarded 'necessities' in our larder, she was so afraid of us starving.
Two of the things she hoarded were sugar and flour. It was currency in her native Germany around the time of WWII. If you wanted clothes made, the question was not "How much?", but "Zucker, oder Mehl?"
The irony of it was that she couldn't cook to save her life, never mind bake with sugar and flour.
Whilst my pantry consists of two small boxes, I find myself with a similar mentality. Whilst I'm surrounded by grocery stores and unlikely to starve, I always have to have just a little bit of a security blanket.
The legacy of war doesn't stop with the ceasefire: it goes on for many generations.
Think of all the places in the world where there is conflict. Think of a time in the future when grandchildren and great grandchildren not yet born have boxes with a stash of food, just in case.
Think of what we do to people who do not yet exist.
I have one which runs permanently and has done for a number of years now - I observe how I react to adversity, learn about myself, get stronger and move forward.
The new year is just another opportunity to repeat that to myself.
Is there a square I can land on which will send me directly to bed and crumpets and book without passing GO OUT, or collecting 200 pounds of prime testosterone-fuelled eejit on the way?
Only, I'm quite happy with you lot for company at the moment.
My daughter, son-in-law and two of my four grandchildren have a virus, possibly 'flu.
They had Christmas day yesterday (two of my grandsons will spend today with their mother), but my presence was more like a rescue mission than a celebration.
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RE: Einstein's Riddle
Why am I not surprised that you are better at this than I, Riz.