tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post4651542381054777954..comments2024-01-16T00:42:52.406+00:00Comments on Multicoloured Madness: Looking for joy :: DPP Day 3 and 4Sandra Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-83468869890456999932015-12-11T07:22:07.043+00:002015-12-11T07:22:07.043+00:00Your advent wreath is gorgeous! I never knew about...Your advent wreath is gorgeous! I never knew about the candle colors. That's fun and interesting.<br /><br />Thank goodness the welfare medical went well! You could really enjoy the delicious treat then :) Yes, time goes by much too fast!<br /><br />I send all of you much love!dorinalouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997381262511104320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-14928336369545602902015-12-05T21:22:20.230+00:002015-12-05T21:22:20.230+00:00I see yes. I am on government disability too (whic...I see yes. I am on government disability too (which means a monthly stipend plus health insurance). The asessments to qualify were a real bear -- I was denied the year after the brain tumor, and then approved this year, five years on .... I think there is a recheck to confirm nothing has improved, in a few years?? (My brain is fuzzy today and I can't remember!) but they have declared me 'permanently disabled' so there shouldn't be too much trouble over it in the years to come...<br /><br />Re: the candles, yes! The blue is for Mary, and seeing Advent as anticipatory of Christ's coming .... I love the traditions but no, I'm sure God doesn't mind what sort of candles if any! {{hugs}}ellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405706347896531257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-41744245922436693432015-12-05T20:02:22.414+00:002015-12-05T20:02:22.414+00:00Welfare medical is when you are in receipt of fina...Welfare medical is when you are in receipt of financial assistance from the government as a result of a sickness or disability. So the medical was to prove that Dave is as disabled as he is :-). Of course they could have just read the thorough report from the neurologist outlining his deterioration :-). Ah, well keeping the admin and government machines in business I guess :-) x Sandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-50572016552617751502015-12-05T19:59:49.962+00:002015-12-05T19:59:49.962+00:00The meeting was OK I think and the treat in town w...The meeting was OK I think and the treat in town was a deserved reward xx Sandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-20173097255842742992015-12-05T19:59:09.059+00:002015-12-05T19:59:09.059+00:00Blue candles sound lovely they remind me of Our La...Blue candles sound lovely they remind me of Our Lady! Good job the Lord doesn't mind about the candles!! Traditions and cultures are interesting though but in reality it is the spark in our own hearts that matter :-) xxSandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-54137991034990139332015-12-05T19:57:09.520+00:002015-12-05T19:57:09.520+00:00No candles on the door wreaths :-). Don't know...No candles on the door wreaths :-). Don't know how the custom if the pink candle came about will have to investigate :-) Sandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-27942651059771905592015-12-05T19:13:29.609+00:002015-12-05T19:13:29.609+00:00What is a 'welfare medical'?
Here in the...What is a 'welfare medical'? <br /><br />Here in the US Episcopal Church blue candles are used for Advent (we're Episcopalians) -- do you know what the Anglican Church uses? (I should know that, being a member of the Anglican Communion, but I can't recall!), and white for Christmas, and it is the Catholic Church that has the purple and pink .... Here at home, to be honest, I use what colors I can find!! Inexpensively, and easily! :-) This year they are cream colored .... Sometimes they are a funny mix, one year I recall they were odd ends of candles, red and pink and green, what I had leftover, as there was no money for a fresh set :-) ellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405706347896531257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-24620968458404731052015-12-05T15:40:00.160+00:002015-12-05T15:40:00.160+00:00So glad you managed to get an appointment locally,...So glad you managed to get an appointment locally, I am sorry it was awful hope the outcome of the meeting is good tho'? Your wreath is beautiful.sustainablemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099701194160334671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-67954564494147457222015-12-05T15:32:16.537+00:002015-12-05T15:32:16.537+00:00Interesting, especially about the door. There are...Interesting, especially about the door. There are no candles on the door wreath, right? Some people have purple candles for advent wreaths in Germany, but most people don't. And Germans do not have a pink candle. The Catholic churches in Germany do have purple candles, but not always, I think, but again, no pink candle. I wonder how this all developed. I am not sure about the protestant churches in Germany, I never paid that much attention. Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831448349166435125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-83085256503728938492015-12-05T13:26:35.910+00:002015-12-05T13:26:35.910+00:00I think it is if you have a faith back ground othe...I think it is if you have a faith back ground otherwise red candles are used throughout. Also most folk hang a wreath on their front door rather than have a table decoration x Sandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-11503365978802771202015-12-05T13:23:55.283+00:002015-12-05T13:23:55.283+00:00Yes, I know about how the purple and pink ones are...Yes, I know about how the purple and pink ones are divided up because people do it here too, but is that typical for Great Britain? Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831448349166435125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-46556832488326585112015-12-05T08:52:30.308+00:002015-12-05T08:52:30.308+00:00Yes the candle in the middle is for Christmas Day,...Yes the candle in the middle is for Christmas Day, the pink candle is for Gaudete Sunday ( 3rd Sunday) and the purple ties in with the liturgical colour for the season. Sandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795810047529544963.post-85877568285936659562015-12-05T03:12:34.748+00:002015-12-05T03:12:34.748+00:00Beautiful, San! Why is there an extra candle in t...Beautiful, San! Why is there an extra candle in the middle? For Christmas? So nice the welfare meeting went well. You know, we also do not go Christmas shopping, simply because there are no stores around. The only place to do some Christmas shopping is the Christmas market the college holds. So you are not alone in that. By the way, is it a custom to have three purple candles and one pink candle in England? We don't do that in Germany, so I was wondering. People in the U.S. do it, though. Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831448349166435125noreply@blogger.com