♡"Halcyon Days"??? And Toy Trains... :-)

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(Gabriel Michael - 19 1/2 months)

Have you ever heard the term "Halcyon Days"?  I had known it was something GOOD.  But not what it really means.  Well Mary on her "Moontides" blog, explained! And you can read the whole myth, there.
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 Anyway, "Halcyon Days" refers to 7 days prior and 7 days following the Winter Solstice.  It's a sea-faring myth, telling of 2 weeks period of calm weather.  At this time of year.

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(Gabe, carefully holding "Pop's" box)

So, the "12 Days Of Christmas" are very well known, from Dec. 25th to Jan. 6th.  And now, there are 14 other *sweet days*, at this time of year.  Around the Winter Solstice or Yule.  ~-~-~-~-~   Can't say they are *working* around here today though.  ,-)  It's rainy/nasty out, in my neck of the woods.  

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(And he is such a good natured little boy, too)

Apologies to the "Fly Lady", but...  I admit.  I don't keep my kitchen sink sparkling each and every day.  -blushing-  -looking ashamed-  ,-)  But Wed. was the day!  Hit those sinks, and toilet bowl with bleach, Bab-O, Comet, Soft Scrub, etc.  Oh the lovely sparkle, to reward me.  :-))))

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But pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!  Shushhhhhhhhhh...  Don't tell the "Fly Lady", on me!!!!

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(Good thing I took sun-shiny-pics, before today's rain...)

Since it isn't conducive to running around doing outside errands today, I should continue with my housekeeping...  Sweeping and vacuuming are badly needed!!!!  My work is laid out for me.  :-))))  And "Uncle A." can set up his train.  ,-))))
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(Source)

-grin-  "Uncle A." is so-into-old-fashioned-toys this Christmas.  He's making Gabriel Michael some hand made wooden toys, of course.  Gabe is not even 2 yet, so he'll still like them.  Sadly, the older kids want electronics.  We usually get them something, from their Santa-List.  But he is *rebelling* this year!!!  LOL.  He's getting the other 2 Grandsons, something without batteries.  -chuckle-
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And...  We got "Uncle A." his own toy train set, to go around/under our little Christmas Tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   -giggles-  He was looking at it so longingly in the store, but we left, because the boys don't play with the one he got them, years ago.  ~-~-~-~-~  Getting back into the car, I said; "Do you want it, yourself?"  And he said; "Yes!"  So we went back in and got it.  -giggles-  This will be the Christmas that he got his *first* toy train set, in years and years and years.  Not fancy...  Just plastic...  But it brings back memories.    ~-~-~-~-~    To me, that's a good gift.  :-)  Just *stuff,* I know.  But *stuff* which brings back happy memories.  :-)  I don't mind getting that kind of *stuff*.  :-)  
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"It is good to be children sometimes,

And never better than at Christmas."

~~Charles Dickens 

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