There’s nowhere to put the dirt. We open gifts on Christmas eve but they’re not wrapped and the tree is only half decorated. I was with Dell support today for two precious hours troubleshooting a computer problem. I need to bake bread and zucchini cake. I want to feel Christmassy, but I’m in a deep, deep hole right now.
Farm Program Pays $1.3 Billion to People Who Don’t Farm (Washington Post)
Debate Topic: The US should abolish agricultural subsidies (International Debate Education Association)
He asked if I would sell my Christmas trees;
My woods the young fir balsams like a place
Where houses all are churches and have spires.
I hadn’t thought of them as Christmas trees.
Poem by Robert Frost, Christmas Trees
Hang in there Sera … the world won’t end if you don’t finish the tree or the baking or the pressie wrapping. Put a ribbon on it and save a tree by not wrapping it.
My country wants to Free Trade with America, but cannot compete with the subsidies it pays to your farmers. It has been asking the USA to drop them for years.
Are those knee highs with Converse sneakers? Amazing.
At least you put up a tree. I dug out our stockings the other night. But never hung them up. So, looks like you and I are in this hole together.
I say, let’s play Christmas music in hopes of squeezing out an ounce of holiday cheer.
Best wishes.
or perhaps politicians not to politic?
Don’t feel bad my mac pro died. Goes to the shop tomorrow. Who knows when I’ll see it again. Lucky I got a back up computer and a warranty. Also no gifts or decorations ready at all…
Well there actually is a good reason for the Subsidies. I really don’t feel like writing it all out however so go look it up people.
Abigail is right…don’t put so much pressure on yourself to get everything done. The holidays are supposed to be fun. Take it easy and enjoy.
Hope you have a great one. Take care.
nossa, amei este colete!
Mil beijos e Feliz Natal!!
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sorry, my mistake above….
now, the right comment: this crises is really huge…
but, hope for better days
Happy X-mas!
a kiss for you
Forget feeling Christmassy or getting anything done, come over my house and have a bottle of red wine and listen to the music.
Some years you just have to write off. This definitely seems to be one of them.
or maybe pay police to stop arresting people for pot possession… or pay fast food restaurants to stop selling fries (maybe not
Merry Christmas to you dear Seraphine. Remember the key to happiness:
Someone to love
Something to do
Something to look forward to
There’s no doubt this is a bad one and likely to get worse but so far we still have our ‘connections’ so that’s to be thankful for. Friends of the heart are the best blessings of all whatever the season
Although I would be a little happier if we could go grocery shopping.
Pay bankers not to bank… Best idea you’ve ever had, Sera.
I like that idea, because their banking got all of us in this mess.
Seraphine, don’t worry so much for once, it’s christmas!
Love your converse sneakers! Merry Christmas!!!! ^.^
P.S.: love the poem.
Just thought I’d come here and say Happy Christmas to a genius.
Sera, you are not alone my beautiful friend. Send me an email with your number and I will cheer you up! Your loved.
callie
I’ll sing you songs while you bake, trallalalllalah!
Merry Christmas Sera.
you have some seriously good ideas Sera