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The Bible does not give us an actual date when Christ was born, neither does it tell us how to celebrate it. Those parts are human additions. The older I get the less I am interested in getting or receiving presents. I am thankful for the good things I already have. Hope ya'll have a happy Christmas. From all at the Doghouse.

Hello everyone....I post very rarely but check in often . I have left my home in the middle of nowhere 'Muggleswick' it's in co. Durham so I can guarantee being with my family for Christmas. I would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and a healthy new year .

25 years ago tomorrow it was blowing a gale and the snow was going sideways and I have never known it so cold, oh and we got married Rog

What people are actually doing is recreating Saturnalia. What does having a binge on food, drink, expensive gifts and glitzy decorations have to do with a man who, reportedly, owned nothing, had no roof over his head and scorned materialism? Did he not say that those who wished to be like him should sell all they had, give the proceeds to the poor and then follow him? Most major religions (if you can get past the dogma) also eschew materialism. It's just a pleasant but potentially very dangerous distraction. The Christian church simply appropriated the pagan festival.

Several websites today have mentioned a feature which was visible in the sky yesterday evening. I took this looking out of the window. Apparently they're known as Nacreous/Rainbow Clouds and are quite rare.

Goes with the musical topic. Beans, Beans, musical fruit the more you eat the more you toot the more you toot, the better you feel so lets have beans with every meal. Author unknown.

Your correct Brew. An attempt to show how foolish audiofoolery can be rather than tongue in cheek. I rather shot myself in the foot didn’t I. But you and dj would doubtless have carried on without me saying a word. It’s not my place to have any say what’s discussed on Nottstalgia but I suppose it’s that I can just see discussions on audio matters going the same way as the political thread with you and dj sparring and dominating a subject likely to be of little interest to most Nottstalgia members.

Correct Jill, High sugar containing products like jam, honey and golden syrup have a low water activity and don't undergo microbial spoilage although they can go mouldy. There's plenty about water activity and food spoilage on the internet. Best before dates spook people into throwing away perfectly safe products. Use by dates are a different proposition and should be respected.

I'm much of the same mind...

The boys always do especially well at holiday times. They share whatever that rotten Jake the Beagle can steal.

Musical dyslexia! Just make sure you're not Brahms and Liszt this festering season, young Beekay!

To Jill Sparrow, Plantfit and all cat lovers everywhere...

So called ‘Christmas’ has its roots in paganism. Look around you, it’s an overindulgent festival of mammon. I can buy an inflatable Father Christmas to stick in the garden but not a blow up baby Jesus. If you can make your way to Station Rd. Fiskerton you can see the annual outlandishly garish collection of Christmas lights in a front garden. I wouldn’t want to live nearby! Fortunately the collection there is for the Air Ambulance who can no doubt see it on their way back to base from the QMC.

We discussed our ‘memories’ privately some time ago Ben!

Look out for the ghosts of Christmas past.

Palestrina for me. Musical heaven.

Beans on toast, topped with grated cheese! It's food and it hasn't required anyone to kill to produce it. Conspicuous consumption you can keep and before anyone mentions it, I was eating beans on toast for Christmas before Greta Thunberg was born.

Yes, let’s get it over and done with and quickly get back to normal. Christmas is a lot of nonsense!

Well, got me Christmas dinner sorted out. Been to M & S and bought two turkey dinners complete with pigs in blankets. No farting about with 3 hour brussels etc. Just bung em in 'towd oven and hey presto ! Pair of saddoes or what !

That brings back memories. I remember learning to play that on my guitar. I think we first performed it in Bramcote village hall. Fingers not so supple now, can barely hold a pint glass!

The Ventures made some good stuff back in the 60s......they are still going but all the original members are no longer with us....... Walk don't run'' was one of my favourites about 62 i think.........

It may appear so sometimes yet strangely enough the political topic is almost universally read, let's not confuse lack of participation with lack of interest. When a subject starts to dominate and is irrelevant to the topic, we have an excellent moderator who will move it to the appropriate heading - or even create a new one.

Me too Lizzie...........we must have danced....could tell a tale about a couple of Forest players in there......but still cheered them at the City ground next match.........

We need a Wignall a Zigger Zagger or an Ian Storey-Moore more than ever at the moment. Lack of goal scoring capability will inevitably lead to relegation.

The longest day here and I think summer has forgotten us this year. Christmas day is forecast to be 18 degrees, cloudy, windy with showers!! Whatever the day turns out where you all are I hope you have a Good Un

The 99 was where I used to see them. Wonderful memories!

Don’t see any assumptions in my post at all. I wasn’t being offensive or confrontational. Most of it is utter rubbish with no scientific basis at all as I’m sure you know but I did say if it makes the buyer happy then spend on. It is highly likely that the linear supply does improve sound quality for perfectly valid scientific reasons but is it a £500 improvement. But if you want that slight improvement and accept it costs £500 to make it then why not. The comment re power station to house was tongue in cheek. Like audiofoolery that’s your opinion and subjective. But as y

I can remember John Robertson being down the boat clubs back in the day.

Looks like a brown Christmas here the last one was about twenty years ago the farmers are already worried about lack of moisture for spring seeding, i can put my snow shovel away for another week.

She is a really good writer to the extent that you feel that you are living in the time. Love her books Nonna