I wish a very happy, mindful, and loving festive season to all of you.
Let this period be one of sharing, caring, and being thankful.

This Writing journey is for anyone who wants to explore themselves and produce an intimate artistic expression from their soul. It is a no-cost journey, and it is my gift to you!

The google doc below (inside google docs, click “file ” and “make a copy” to have your own editable version).

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hNFo7lgpW9f1Q3OScBjwzvpnCsnwwfYFTCLaRwDC6bY/edit?usp=sharing

An old man in tattered clothes approached Sam with a bag of green vegetables in his hand. He was not able to sell those vegetables on that day. He requested Sam and his friend to buy some of those vegetables,

“I tried to sell them the whole day, but no one is ready to buy them. I have no money.”

Sam found the leaves dehydrated and yellowish and there were holes also, as if bitten by insects.

Sam’s friend asked the old man, “But it’s not fresh.”

The old man was embarrassed, but he tried to explain,
“I grew these vegetables myself. It rained a while ago, and the vegetables were soaked. They look ugly, I know, but I need money.”

Sam bought the whole bag without saying a word. The old man left his bag and went happily, with his feeble words,
“Thank you very much. I’m extremely obliged…

Somehow it just didn’t seem right to do a post about political turmoil on Christmas Eve, and especially since it’s Saturday and I haven’t done a Saturday Surprise post for several weeks now.  So, let’s combine Christmas Eve and Saturday Surprise into one fun (hopefully) post!

I thought it might be fun to look at some of the Christmas food traditions around the globe. In Portugal, for instance, Christmas means lampreia de ovos, a sugary likeness of a blood-sucking eel-like parasite.  It is a curved, eel-shaped mound of egg yolks, sugar syrup, and almonds that will stare at diners with candied-fruit eyes and a big smile.

Looks pretty friendly and harmless, doesn’t it?  If you’d like to try making one at home, you can find the recipe here. Now, you might be surprised to learn what the Christmas feast in Japan is …

Yep, good ol’ Colonel Sanders Kentucky…