This ship sums up the past few days! At least I have caught up, almost got all things ready, and have found all parcels arrive at their destinations, even if she is out at one of them.
The weekend approaches, checkout lassies everywhere look forward to Sunday just so they no longer have to listen to Xmas music all day long. There is only so much of that slop that one can take. That said I will visit the girls in the morning, obtain enough to last for three days, though I have most stuff in already, and be back before the desparate crush through the store all day.
Later, I will walk around laughing at those men attempting to buy for her indoors. There are usually a few, easily recognised and their eyes look blankly into every shop window. It is possible some stalls will be out tomorrow, they are often off before Xmas, so a trinket or two might be found there. I will distainfully pass by before remembering someone I forgot! Dearie me...
I like this cartoon, but notice how he follows the 'traditional' tale. Joseph with an old man's beard, and a donkey, which looks more like a horse. If these two were as I have proposed before do you think they could afford a donkey? This is unlikely, and even if they had one the image on many cards at this time of year would be wrong anyway. If there was a donkey involved it would be Jpseph sitting on it, not the wife!
The 'Star' may well have been a conjunction of three planets, I forget which, Mars Venus and Saturn I think, which occurred twice. 'Magi,' in Babylon recorded this sighting, as did stargazing men in China.
The first appearance was 7 BC, and it returned in 5 BC, therefore, add in the historical fact that Herod died in 4 BC we can jump to a conclusion Jesus was born around this time. The exact time is hard to define, but I rush to 5 BC, but with no other evidence. Travel from Babylon would take time after working out the meaning of the sight. Gather your men together, collect the sandwiches required, and trot off slowly joining in a vast caravan for safety. It would take a while to reach Jerusalem. 
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Have just been out to the farmers' market....the little town is crammed with people spending money on rubbish and to cap it all one major road is blocked off after some poor soul collapsed and died at the bus stop.
Still, the good news is that Danilo will come back to work in January!
Fly, So good to hear Danilo is coming back. Glad he has passed those tests. He will be happy this Christmas, as will you!
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