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An Arab sheik is old and must leave his fortune to one of his two sons. He makes a proposition: Both sons will ride their camels in a race, and whichever camel crosses the finish line LAST will win the fortune for its owner. During the race, the two brothers wander aimlessly for days, neither willing to cross the finish line. In desperation, they ask a wise man for advice. He tells them something; then the brothers leap onto the camels and charge toward the finish line. What did the wise man say?
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Answer: The rules of the race were that the owner of the camel that crosses the finish line last wins the fortune. The wise man simply told them to switch camels.
When It comes to all things Christmas, I am no stranger to the glitter and magic of the season. It has been busy these last few days, getting a few projects completed around town. I am almost ready to finish up with those things and shift my focus to the reason for the season. Of course, anyone who knows me knows that it a year-round commitment. So. for a moment of three. let's go and dream about how we might decorate our house. After all, in the land of cyber, the magic is in the air(waves). For sure.
Go with the glitter my heart says! Who am I to argue? And when I want to break away from the commercialism of the season, I put on my Christmas music and add another string of lights to the manger. I'm kidding, of course. I still my heart and let it fill with joy, for the life I have, for the people I know and for the gift of another day that I have been given.
The gift of love.
The gift of peace.
The gift of happiness.
May all these be yours at Christmas.
May the joy continue to radiate in your lives,
long after the season is gone, gone, gone.
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
Love to all, Denise
Walking through this store, there are just so many beautiful things to look at, maybe even taking a few of their ideas and mixing them with your own. Some of my best ideas come from walking around stores like this, trying to figure out how they have achieved a certain look. Thank you for perusing the market with me on #MarketFriday! I look forward to seeing your post!
A flower! There must be a flower. Always a flower. This picture is for the #FridayBlue #ColorChallenge by @kalemandra
There is just something about the quiet beauty of nature. It surrounds me, the splendor, the majesty - the newness of it all. When the sun rises, it calls for me to start anew, another day, another day.
Oh, yes. I open my eyes and unwrap another gift.
¸.♥´¸.•♥¨) Let the sun shine in on your life
So the joy may touch your soul
(¸.•´♥ (¸.•´ ♥
This is especially for @tattoodjay. It made me smile when I saw it. I wondered where she went! Now I know!
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Don't ever forget what a wonderful world we live in, people. Let's hold hands around the globe and make this earth really spin. Some days, it is not as easy to see, so we must try harder to give everyone the proper focus.
Thank you for being here for me, so I can be here for you.
Enjoy your day and stay creative!
Botty loves you. <3
Thank you, Botty!
This was so full of fun ideas, that brain teaser was a great one too! Had me on that one.... ;-)
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I know!!! I got to these to get lots of fun ideas for the house! Who can resist, right? One of the reasons I love snapping pictures because I will never remember all of these things. So, it is fun and I did a MarketFriday on it!
Thanks again for dropping the link and for your awesome participation! Now, I am off to check out your post!
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This is a fantastic post Denise!!!! I love to see the "rooms" of the store. I always think it cant get more pretty that this one, till I look at the next and get blown away again!
Oh I think that angel has your name on it!!! Sure would right at home!
Oh well let's not even talk about the brain teaser LOL!!
Your ornament photography is beyond suburb!
Really loved those bears!!
I love all the rooms too! It really does give me lots of different ideas on what to do with my house and I think they change it up every time I go there, so you know I have to keep on going! I wish it weren't weird to decorate your house like this all year round...
It feels so right - the comfort and joy it brings.
That angel definitely has my name on it! It does! It belongs right in the corner of my foyer, I swear it! So far, I think only @tali82 got it. Yay for her! That was a hard one! Thank you for the words on the ornaments. They just love to be photographed. I know they do!
The bears are adorable! I love them too! Thanks for coming by!
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Of course I will be dropping my link later, but you know I just cannot resist commenting on how seeing your posts puts me right in the Christmas spirit!
Then, my job here is done! :)
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Oh, my! I don't live near any markets or houses so beautiful as these! What breathtaking scenes! Love this series of photos, and that gorgeous blue flower, too! 💙
Thank you so much @thekittygirl! I am fortunate to have this market close to me (along with many others that have Christmas all year round) I just love it and could look at it all year round, just not in my house!
Thank you for the words and I hope that all is well in your world and are looking forward to the weekend! Woo-hoo! It is finally almost here! Thanks for stopping by!
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No Christmas post can be brighter than yours, Denise (@dswigle)! It shows joy, passion in the way you are referring to this holiday. I love this Pavarotti!
I regret that recent incidents stopped me today from posting in #MarketFriday.
I can only show you my favorite Christmas song all the time. For you...
I must tell you, Dan @bluemoon that I almost posted this exact song for my post today. I swear to God. It's a wonderful song and I am sure it is many people's favorite because how can you not love it? No worries on the market Friday post. It is pretty quiet over here and although we have a lot of comments which is good the participation is a little bit lower at this time of year because we are all busy and I totally understand that. Also with the coin being down oh, so many people are not posting, which doesn't make any sense to me. We should be posted more to keep the morale up. Right?
Thank you for the wonderful comment you left me and for thinking that I have come across joyful. I am but sometimes, it is hard to pass over the feelings on to paper! You always leave me very heartfelt words. Thank you for that.
I want to thank you for dropping this on Market Friday and just know that it pleases me to know my end just to have you show up and be part of it. Thank you so much and I hope you have a most beautiful weekend.
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I don't have to swear , I'm convinced it's a favorite song. I think, like you, that we have to post more. I don't know if this helps ... I don't know if this will prevent this platform from closing. If so, we will have to make the most of the opportunity to express ourselves, to keep in touch.
I wish you a pleasant weekend!
Truth. Swearing to God is an expression meaning you are telling the truth.
I will try to post more and see how it goes. How is your mom today?
My mother is ... that's not good. It alternates moments of lucidity with others in which it loses contact with reality.
Swearing to God , thanks for translation, is the same in Romanian, too.
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I just did and I'll finish this answer after church
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Thank you, @dswigle!
I am happy to report I have finally finished yet another Market Friday! They are always fun to partake in!
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We, you always put out a good one! I am looking forward to reading it!
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I appreciate all the time and effort you put into running the challenge! I know how hard you work at it!
Hey! Buy you own phrases! Lol
Thank you.
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Thank you @pixresteemer!
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Looks like Santa is "still" coming to town :-)
Hehe! You know it, Mr. Mike!! @manorvillemike! He sees you when you are sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you have been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake!
He is "still" coming to town! Thanks for stopping by #MarketFriday!
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Oh my goodness, the glitter!!! But those two bears are priceless!!! At first I thought the two white sheep were bears too, lol. Well they are adorable as well 🎄🌟🎄
Thank you so much, Lena! I love those bears! They really make good use of them in the Christmas motif! The sheep were a surprise and I loved it as it looks like the sheep that JJ (Singing with Light) used to do stories on.
Well, Christmas is certainly coming. I will be the twins will really have a fabulous time this year!! They are really old enough to have fun with it. Next year, the anticipation will come! :)
Have a most wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping in!
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Coming to that store must quite an experience; it'd like Santa lives there, lol.
And yes the boys are more aware of things around them and they met Santa and sat on his lap without being afraid, lol.
Wow! That is awesome and very brave of them! :) Most kids wail for years. LOL We actually have lots of stores as this and I have been to several different ones, they just all look pretty and who could tell the difference? Not even me! LOL
Oh they did, lol. Our boys cry only when thye cant get what they want, but if someone offers them a new truck, they are happy, lol.
I am guessing we have stores like this in Toronto and that means taking Subway or being stuck in traffic. I am quite satisfied by seeing pictures of yours from the comfort of my home, lol.
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Ha! Those do remind me of @tattoodjay 's dear sheep... What is her name? Ba..... Something! Gorgeous Christmas photos! !tip
Wasn't Ba Barbara or something along those lines?
I think you've got it! Good memory!
Yes, Bah-Bah-Ra! We need to see her decorating a tree or ringing-in the New Year! 😁
That's it! Thanks @thekittygirl.A Christmas appearance would be a fun thing @tattoodjay
Yes!! @thekittygirl
They do, don't they??? I loved when I saw them. That is exactly what I thought of. Well, of course, she was famous, remember!
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