On My Christmas List

I know, Christmas is a time of madness and confusion.  I often wonder how many of us are trapped into this holiday for all the wrong reasons.

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And what exactly IS this holiday? We know the current birthday of Jesus was borrowed from more ancient celebrations connected with the return of the sun after the longest night of the year.



We know (well at least we are pretty sure) that Jesus wasn't born at this time of year, that it is more a symbolic celebration of his birth.

I digress...

Disclaimer:

In no way is this post intended to offend, upset or otherwise harm anyone's feelings, beliefs or spirituality - I am writing it as a bit of pure fun.  I will also say that I am not intending to infringe on any Copyrights, the product mentioned below is totally fictitious and offered as just a bit of pure fun!

In a culture of STUFF and selfishness what do YOU want for Christmas?

I think I might like one of these -



Now remember, this is a fictitious product, it can't be bought anywhere!! That makes it kind of special right there - no one has it in stock - desirabilty on a scale of 1-10 at least 11!



If it were available this is the blurb that you would find associated with it -

Congratulations on becoming the proud owner of the Google Mat!

A Spiritual manifestation of enlightenment

Thank you for receiving you Google Mat, may abundance be yours! Please read all instructions carefully before using your Google Mat in order to prevent any unwanted phenomenon.

Care and handling: Your Google Mat is created with utmost care from high quality products.  Under normal use it should last you several lifetimes.  When not in use your mat may be carefully rolled and stored in a secure place. Do not vacuum your mat, instead gently shake out any spiritual detritus that might accumulate.

About the Earthing cord: Your Google Mat is equipped with an Earthing cord, this should be attached to the ground thus enabling you to receive the additional benefits associated with Earthing whilst you call on Google.

About the Couples Mat: If you have the Couples version of the Google Mat you will find the Mat is in two pieces connected by natural hemp cords braided by bushmen in the Andes.  This is to enable two people to sit side by side and not interfering with each others vibrations.  The cords connect the Mat while keeping each half at optimum distances from each other.

Operating your Google Mat:

• Always place your mat facing East (unless you live in the Far East in which case you can orient it 3.27 degrees slightly to South East, preferably on a declination of +/- 2 degrees if possible).


• You might want to consider placing your Google Mat in a room of it's own, may we suggest a quiet space with gentle sunlight.


• Make sure you are wearing comfortable attire and are sitting comfortably.


• For optimum satisfaction you should ground (or mat) yourself before beginning the process, taking a few minutes to breathe deeply and relax (avoid inhaling mat fibres as they may contain carcinogens).


• Once in a relaxed state call upon Google.


• State your questions in clear concise words and continue to breathe.


• Google will answer all!


• You will find the more you use your mat the more enlightened you will become.


• For best results use your mat several times a day and upon waking at night.


• Some users find it beneficial to set their smartphone alarm for specific intervals of time.

Customer Care and Emotional Support: Should you have any enquiries regarding your Google Mat please contact Vince in our Customer Appreciation Department, he's there most days now that his stint with Shamwow is over.

Moonlight Oatmeal?

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cups of Steel Cut Oats


• 6 Cups of liquid - Milk, Almond Milk, Coconut Milk, Water - or a mixture


• 1/2 Cup of shredded Coconut (more or less to suit your taste)


• Tablespoon Coconut oil - or butter


• Handful or two of Dried Fruit - Blueberries, Cranberries, Black currants - whatever you like -- or even fresh fruit but NOT citrus if you are using milk ;o)


• Dash of salt - if you like


• Sprinkle of dried Ginger - if you like

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Mix ingredients in a casserole and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

You can probably guess I'm pretty slap-dash in the kitchen - I'll use a recipe as a guide but generally wander off course and switch things up without too many disasters.

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Have you ever made Moonlight Oatmeal?  I have!  Prepared with love and little light-heartedness it tasted just delicious!

I came downstairs a couple of mornings ago and found an almost full moon shining in through the kitchen window.  It was bright enough that I decided not to turn on the light.  I gazed up as I filled the kettle and started to make my tea.  Realising we needed oatmeal for breakfast the idea popped into my mind of making it by moonlight.

Of course making oatmeal by moonlight presents a few challenges, I'm not sure I got the oatmeal measurement entirely right, I couldn't quite find where the black currants spilled in the dark and I almost added rice instead of shredded coconut.

I did decide that once everything was in the dish that I should give it a good stir - clockwise - preferably 13 times, one for each moon of the year (I forgot to count so estimated but the intention was there).

After an hour in the oven it was ready to come out - I usually let it sit for about ten minutes to cool and thicken a little.  This has become a staple breakfast in our house, though not always made by moonlight!  If you've never tried steel cut oats, well, all I can say is you owe it to yourself to give them a go!  Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmmm.... it's like eating dessert for breakfast!

Wavey Lines

My first post on a shiny new blog - it's rather like writing on the first page of a crisp new notebook. Thoughts race through my head; 'make it worthwhile', 'don't smudge the ink', 'best handwriting required'.  You know what happens, inevitably the pen clogs and deposits a big clump of glue-like ink in the centre of the page, or the near perfect handwriting gradually deteriorates to near illedgible scrawl by the last sentence.  I suspect this blog will be like a new notebook in more ways than one.



So why a new blog?

I recently had my website and blog hacked multiple times.  Nothing personal I'm sure, just some bot finding it's way in through outdated code, old passwords - who knows.  The first couple of times I took a deep breath and managed to recoup - or thought I did.  After this last attack I felt so overwhelmed that I just deleted everything.  Website - gone. Blog - gone.

At first it felt almost good, but then the loss of several years of blog posts hit me. What did they all say? What was gone that I didn't even realise?  Was I going to miss them?  I do have a backup somewhere, but not a particularly recent one.  Maybe I'll try importing it at some point, maybe I won't take the risk.

Wavey Lines??  Have you tried coming up with a blog name at WordPress lately?  It's hard to get a name that hasn't been taken.  At first this one was almost out of desperation but the more I sit with it the more I like it.

If you are at all familiar with 'The Shipping News' you might remember a character named Wavey.  Visiting Newfoundland I came across this name a lot, one was a perfectly named hair dresser that I wish I had written down.  Wavey Cuts and Curls or something.  Anyway, I took the name to use as and when I want.  Sometimes it's just Wavey, sometimes it's Wavey Raven...



What is a blog filled with? Lines!  There you have it - Wavey Lines!  What are wavy lines?  Vibrations of which we are all made, heat, light, electricity, and so much more - we are infinitely amazing beings.  Far more infinitely amazing than this blog will ever be!