Teacup CafÃ© XLII - Page 17

***Earniel*** · 01-30-2014, 08:37 AM

Happy new year, GrayMouser.

It sort of passed me by this year. Usually, a few streets away there's a family that celebrates Chinese new year. I can hear their fireworks, take a look at the calendar and think 'Oh yeah, chinese new year'. Not this year, though, I wonder if they've moved.

Noble Elf Lord · 01-30-2014, 04:46 PM

EÃ¤rn, I was reading this excellent book I have - Red Sky At Night by Jane Struthers - and happened upon the passage about Yule traditions. I remembered your inquiry (honestly, I read a few lines from a British book and my vocabulary goes poshy? Gee.

) of the Yule log. So here's the short passage from the book:

"Fire was very important to our ancestors and had immense significance because it gave them heat and warmth. One of the Christmas traditions, practised especially by landowners, was to prepare a huge Yule log for burning. Then, on Christmas Eve, the log was dragged home and pushed into the fireplace. Traditionally, it was lit from a small remnant of the previous year's Yule log. If the fireplace was very large, the log might burn throughout the Twelve Days of Christmas , in which case it was considered to be a sign of forthcoming luck. If the fire went out, this was a heart-sinking indication of bad luck to come.
Today, only those of us who live in old houses with large inglenooks have the space to burn a porper Yule log. But many of us have them on our tables instead, in the form of a chocolate Swiss roll covered with chocolate icing."

***Valandil*** · 01-30-2014, 05:54 PM

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Happy Chinese New Year to everyone from Taiwan. It's the Year of the Horse- I'm one myself, revealing my age

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So, happy Year of the Horse!

GM - you're gonna be THIRTY-SIX this year!!!???

Alec · 01-30-2014, 06:02 PM

36

I'm over 20 years younger!!!

I feel like I will never get to that age

GrayMouser · 02-01-2014, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Valandil

GM - you're gonna be THIRTY-SIX this year!!!???

No, 24!- doesn't time creep up on you? (actually, two more cycles past 36

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Grey_Wolf · 02-02-2014, 03:21 PM

Hi all - how are you doing? Im pretty well - have gotten a job of sorts - a Cultural Heritage Research project which is proving to be very interesting. When Spring shows up we are going off on photography trips - which will be fun. Wish you a wonderful Sunday. best Anders.

here is a an ad for a new product for men...

WetDog1 by Anders P Hansen, on Flickr

Alec · 02-02-2014, 08:42 PM

Seahawks wining 22-0!!! 2nd Quarter

GO SEAHAWKS

Alec · 02-04-2014, 12:46 AM

The Seahawks won the superbowl.

Anyone exited?

**Mari** · 02-04-2014, 12:42 PM

No, sorry.

Alec · 02-04-2014, 03:16 PM

We were.
The Seahawks are our home team and they won for the first time.

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***Earniel*** · 02-05-2014, 08:21 AM

Sounds like a great job for you, grey wolf.

Congrats!

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Originally Posted by Mari

No, sorry.

Likewise.

I hear there was a lot of silly ruckus about the coca cola ad this year. That's about the extent of my interest I'm afraid.

**Mari** · 02-05-2014, 01:58 PM

I don't even know the rules of the game. Funny, since I played softball myself.

Alec · 02-05-2014, 03:29 PM

Are family doesn't care about football.
This is the first time we even attempted to care that the Superbowl was happening.

We kept track of the score and watched a movie, but a Seahawk win was exciting.

My mom suspected foul play though, the Broncos lost so badly

***Earniel*** · 02-10-2014, 08:09 AM

Hello all, hope you had a lovely weekend.

If by any chance some of you Americans have some snow to spare, do send some over.

Alec · 02-10-2014, 11:27 AM

We got a good snow yesterday but its almost all gone.

**Mari** · 02-10-2014, 01:57 PM

We're up for more wind (again). *sigh*
Had a good day with enough energy (which hasn't happened in a bit), but now it's completely gone again.

***Earniel*** · 02-11-2014, 05:26 PM

Wind Ã*nd rain. Sigh indeed.

This way, the frogs and newts are going to arrive again before the pond is properly cleaned. If the bloody new chytrid hasn't yet killed off all of our newts.

**Mari** · 02-12-2014, 01:12 PM

Chytrid? What's that? Some sort of algae?

Almost holiday break. Yay!

Noble Elf Lord · 02-13-2014, 08:48 AM

Got sick with an infection, but got better in time to dance (Yes, I was recruited again

). So, yay

Also, got chocolate and new headphones for my love for the 14th... <3

**Mari** · 02-14-2014, 12:43 PM

I shocked a student today when she asked if I like Valentine's Day. My reply was "If he doesn't tell me he loves me every day, he really needn't bother on Valentine's Day".

01-30-2014, 04:46 PM	#2
Noble Elf Lord Leaf-Crowned Lord Of Elvenpath Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heaven by the looks of it. Hell by the feel of it. Posts: 1,052	About the Log... EÃ¤rn, I was reading this excellent book I have - Red Sky At Night by Jane Struthers - and happened upon the passage about Yule traditions. I remembered your inquiry (honestly, I read a few lines from a British book and my vocabulary goes poshy? Gee. ) of the Yule log. So here's the short passage from the book: "Fire was very important to our ancestors and had immense significance because it gave them heat and warmth. One of the Christmas traditions, practised especially by landowners, was to prepare a huge Yule log for burning. Then, on Christmas Eve, the log was dragged home and pushed into the fireplace. Traditionally, it was lit from a small remnant of the previous year's Yule log. If the fireplace was very large, the log might burn throughout the Twelve Days of Christmas , in which case it was considered to be a sign of forthcoming luck. If the fire went out, this was a heart-sinking indication of bad luck to come. Today, only those of us who live in old houses with large inglenooks have the space to burn a porper Yule log. But many of us have them on our tables instead, in the form of a chocolate Swiss roll covered with chocolate icing." __________________ Hers.

01-30-2014, 06:02 PM	#4
Alec Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USA until I find ME, than I will be roaming ME on a black steed Posts: 109	36 I'm over 20 years younger!!! I feel like I will never get to that age __________________ Procrastinators Unite!!!...tomorrow Never insult a Tolkien freak. You won't understand their reply Dare to be a Mormon; Dare to stand alone. Dare to have a purpose firm; Dare to make it known.

02-02-2014, 08:42 PM	#7
Alec Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USA until I find ME, than I will be roaming ME on a black steed Posts: 109	Seahawks wining 22-0!!! 2nd Quarter GO SEAHAWKS __________________ Procrastinators Unite!!!...tomorrow Never insult a Tolkien freak. You won't understand their reply Dare to be a Mormon; Dare to stand alone. Dare to have a purpose firm; Dare to make it known. Last edited by Alec : 02-02-2014 at 08:46 PM.

02-04-2014, 12:46 AM	#8
Alec Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USA until I find ME, than I will be roaming ME on a black steed Posts: 109	The Seahawks won the superbowl. Anyone exited? __________________ Procrastinators Unite!!!...tomorrow Never insult a Tolkien freak. You won't understand their reply Dare to be a Mormon; Dare to stand alone. Dare to have a purpose firm; Dare to make it known.

02-04-2014, 12:42 PM	#9
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	No, sorry. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-30-2014, 08:37 AM	#1
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Happy new year, GrayMouser. It sort of passed me by this year. Usually, a few streets away there's a family that celebrates Chinese new year. I can hear their fireworks, take a look at the calendar and think 'Oh yeah, chinese new year'. Not this year, though, I wonder if they've moved.

02-02-2014, 03:21 PM	#6
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Hi all - how are you doing? Im pretty well - have gotten a job of sorts - a Cultural Heritage Research project which is proving to be very interesting. When Spring shows up we are going off on photography trips - which will be fun. Wish you a wonderful Sunday. best Anders. here is a an ad for a new product for men... WetDog1 by Anders P Hansen, on Flickr

02-05-2014, 01:58 PM	#12
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I don't even know the rules of the game. Funny, since I played softball myself. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

02-05-2014, 03:29 PM	#13
Alec Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USA until I find ME, than I will be roaming ME on a black steed Posts: 109	Are family doesn't care about football. This is the first time we even attempted to care that the Superbowl was happening. We kept track of the score and watched a movie, but a Seahawk win was exciting. My mom suspected foul play though, the Broncos lost so badly __________________ Procrastinators Unite!!!...tomorrow Never insult a Tolkien freak. You won't understand their reply Dare to be a Mormon; Dare to stand alone. Dare to have a purpose firm; Dare to make it known.

02-10-2014, 08:09 AM	#14
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Hello all, hope you had a lovely weekend. If by any chance some of you Americans have some snow to spare, do send some over.

02-10-2014, 11:27 AM	#15
Alec Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USA until I find ME, than I will be roaming ME on a black steed Posts: 109	We got a good snow yesterday but its almost all gone. __________________ Procrastinators Unite!!!...tomorrow Never insult a Tolkien freak. You won't understand their reply Dare to be a Mormon; Dare to stand alone. Dare to have a purpose firm; Dare to make it known.

02-10-2014, 01:57 PM	#16
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	We're up for more wind (again). sigh Had a good day with enough energy (which hasn't happened in a bit), but now it's completely gone again. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

02-11-2014, 05:26 PM	#17
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Wind Ãnd rain. Sigh indeed. This way, the frogs and newts are going to arrive again* before the pond is properly cleaned. If the bloody new chytrid hasn't yet killed off all of our newts.

02-12-2014, 01:12 PM	#18
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Chytrid? What's that? Some sort of algae? Almost holiday break. Yay! __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

02-13-2014, 08:48 AM	#19
Noble Elf Lord Leaf-Crowned Lord Of Elvenpath Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heaven by the looks of it. Hell by the feel of it. Posts: 1,052	Got sick with an infection, but got better in time to dance (Yes, I was recruited again ). So, yay Also, got chocolate and new headphones for my love for the 14th... <3 __________________ Hers.

02-14-2014, 12:43 PM	#20
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I shocked a student today when she asked if I like Valentine's Day. My reply was "If he doesn't tell me he loves me every day, he really needn't bother on Valentine's Day". __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

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