The Games People Play at Christmas
Do you play games at Christmas
At family gatherings we used to play charades.( film titles,books Etc.,)
I’ve always loved Games.At the moment its Backgammon.
My favorite games were: Scruples,Pictionary,Scrabble,Monopoly,Dungeon,a computer game.
Any word games.
Will you play any games this Christmas?What games will you play?
Will you pull crackers?Wear paper hats?
Here are a few games...
We all love Butterflies,and butterflies at Christmas,even butterfly trees.
From an ugly chrysalis a beautiful butterfly emerges.
There are flowers which attract butterflies,and butterfly gardens,and houses.
In the 1930s people made chess boards,and collage pictures from Butterfly wings.
I found two small pictures that were thrown out in someones rubbish,so didnt feel guilty
that I had them,and also had a chess board made of Brazilian Blue butterfly wings.
Its not on display...I might add.
Art Nouveau used butterfly images in many designs,motifs and paintings.
Some designer dresses make dresses with butterfly wings or patterns.
So we have a theme of Colorful Butterfly trees,decorations,and ladies dressed as butterflies.
Christmas lights and trees.Most of all enjoy.
Remember No religious or political comments.
So post memes,gifs,pix,trees,videos,music on our theme.Most of all enjoy.
Think Outside of the Box
Boxes are fascinating and cats especially love boxes.
Some people live in them.
Some watch the box all day long.
The Red telephone box was synonymous with London,some ex colonial countries still have them.
Some people paint there fridges like phone boxes or police boxes.
Police boxes have a history too.
Horses travel in them.
Some toys feature a box...like Jack in the box.
Many foods are packaged in colorful boxes.
Cats and children love to play with boxes.
Dr Who traveled in a police box through the universe.
Most of all enjoy...
So the topic theme is different types of boxes:Please post...
Memes,Gifs,Songs,films,different uses for boxes,boxes you like,idioms,etc.,
REMEMBER please respect other commenters,no political comments or religious.
Most of all enjoy.Have fun...
Flower Power Inspiration
Flower Power Inspiration
Many grand houses or palaces have amazing landscaped gardens,people in towns,window boxes or indoor plants,
Many artists have painted flowers or gardens...to name but a few,Monet,VanGogh,David Hockney,Frida Kahlo,Marianne North.William Morris designed wall paper,and floral prints abound for furnishings and fabrics.
Cultivating flowers can be hours of pleasure,watching flowers and trees grow from cuttings or seeds,changing through the seasons,adding color and beauty to the environment,giving hours of pleasure.
In recent months, anyone with a garden was lucky to be in touch with nature,to enjoy fresh air,to eat outdoors,swim in a pool.I have a very small yard and garden,but many in my area don't have a garden,and the town doesnt have open spaces,to walk or trees, just a small square with shrubs: this made life difficult for some incarcerated at home with no outdoor space to enjoy.Being outdoors is essential especially in the summer.
I once had a book on a birthday about Marianne North.Marianne was born in 1830,Hastings,UK,she lived till sixty.Dressed in crinolines she traveled the world,passionately painting every type of flower.She traveled through Australia,New Zealand,India,Ceylon,the Amazon;trecked through jungles,paddled down rivers,to find rare species to paint.Her work is housed in Kew Gardens In the Marianne North Gallery.She displays over a thousand paintings.Kee has every species of flower,tree and shrub in the world,in acres of ground in Richmond,near London.
Some artists paint murals of gardens or flowers in towns.our small town has recently added huge tubs of flowers outside shops and houses to brighten our lives.
So lets post images,videos,music,artists who painted flowers,gardens to brighten our gray winter months.
Please NO religious comments or politics.
All are welcome....Respect other commenters,most of all enjoy.
