Happy first day of winter!
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And itβs cold.
Bitter, bitter cold.
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Happy winter solstice!
The Chinese calendar has a solar term for this, ε¬θ³, it literally translates to "winter arrives," and a folk custom for this occasion is to eat glutinous rice balls "ζΉ―ε":
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It has rained here literally every day in December since we've been dogsitting. Imagine four dogs running round the lawn and then coming inside. Six times a day.
We bought three extra washable mats but it's a losing battle.Thankfully two dry weeks are now forecast so I just hosed clean the back yard concrete and fingers crossed the muddy patch that used to be grass will drain or freeze.
Oh for warm summer evenings.
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