24 Tasks – Door 10 – Task 2
Peace
Festive Tasks Master Update Post HERE Task 1: What’s your favorite symbol of peace? The dove and the olive branch. Task 2: Have you got a spot, or a place, where you feel most at peace? Tell us about it (we promise, we won’t crash your paradise). These days, my apartment. I’ve had various […]
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A Retro Playlist for a First Day of Carnival Party: 1970s-80s Disco & Dance Music
24 Festive Tasks: Door 10 – First Day of Carnival, Task 2: Burn a few calories from the meal above [in Task 1: your First Day of Carnival meal] and have a dance party. Tell us what songs / artists get your toes taping. Let’s build a playlist! Let’s go full on retro and make […]
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Royalty Moonlighting as Commoners in Fiction
24 Festive Tasks: Door 10 – Russian Mothers’ Day, Task 2: Towards the end of the 17th century, there was a Russian apprentice carpenter and shipwright going by the name Peter Mikhailov in the Dutch town of Zaandam (and later in Amsterdam), who eventually turned out to be none other than Tsar Peter the Great, […]
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Rhein in Flammen / The Rhine on Fire
24 Festive Tasks: Door 10 – Bon Om Touk, Task 2: If you’ve ever attended a procession or an event involving festively decked out boats, post a picture and tell us about it. I’ve posted about this before: “Rhein in Flammen” (“The Rhine on Fire”, or “The Rhine up in Flames”) is an annual event […]
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