Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects about Valentine’s Day and its lead-up. I recall, in elementary school, Valentine’s Day was fun. We often would have a Valentine’s Day party in class. People would bring treats …
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Self-tutoring about Christmas lifestyle: the tutor mentions an interesting thing about Christmas cards in 2024. I mentioned back on my post from Dec 19 about sending Christmas cards, whether or not they might arrive before Christmas. Often, one or two …
Self-tutoring about Christmas traditions: the tutor continues with one. Back in my post on December 4, I mention writing Christmas cards. I wrote them, notwithstanding the postal strike. However, when they were ready to mail, the strike continued. The cards …
Self-tutoring about Christmas traditions: the tutor mentions one he still honours. This is a busy time of year. One extra thing to do herein is write Christmas cards, which I have done for over twenty years. I have come to …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions Halloween 1978. In Fall 1978, I was in grade three and lived on a military base. The fall was a fantastic time there – it was on PEI. The …
Self-tutoring about holiday lifestyle: the tutor observes various timelines of Christmas decoration retraction. In yesterday’s post I refer to post-Christmas shopping this year. There is one thing I didn’t mention: when stores take down their Christmas decorations. In the mall, …
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Self-tutoring about holiday habits: the tutor mentions Christmas cards. I still send Christmas cards out via post, the “old-fashioned” way. I think Christmas is an old-fashioned holiday, anyway, and I don’t need it to be updated. Perhaps that’s why I …
Self-tutoring about festivals and holidays: the tutor mentions a Halloween party. To my knowledge, the last Halloween party I attended was in 2019. I guess COVID happened next, and last year I was in university, too busy to go to …
Self-tutoring about Halloween: the tutor contemplates this year’s costume – assuming he dresses up. Thinking about how political life is these days, every day is like Halloween: I’m always acting, saying only the right things, and so on. It’s like …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects on Easter when he was a kid. When I was a kid in the Maritimes, late 70s to early 80s, Easter had a solemnity about it unlike other holidays. …
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