Not, or not any more. The said instrument is a lute which needs tuning
Lose or mislay favourite music recordings after domestic upheavals of one sort or the other?
Do, well in the past anyway.
Sing in a choir?
It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.
–C.S. Lewis
Do — also in the past, as now that I have a job with very variable shifts, I can't guarantee I'll always have the same night off every week for rehearsals (most decent choirs won't allow you to sing in their concerts if you don't attend a minimum of 80-85% of rehearsals). But I did sing in choirs for many years and hope I may be able to again in the future. Meanwhile, I still sing a lot in my own time.
Make your own handmade Christmas decorations?
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Do not.
Recycle last year's Christmas decorations, left over unused wrapping paper, Christmas bon-bons (crackers), etc before buying new items?
Do, if they are still in good condition it would save a trip to the store during the holidays.
Buy christmas gifts at the last minuet?
It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.
–C.S. Lewis
Do - every single year.
Help cook dinner or desert for the holidays?
"The mountains are calling and I must go, and I will work on while I can, studying incessantly." -John Muir
"Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed." -Richard Adams, Watership Down
Do. As usual.
Do rain dances?
Do not.
Keep up a regular correspondence with someone?
Some days you battle yourself and other monsters. Some days you just make soup.
Do — my closest friend from church, who's essentially my "other mother", and I email each other just about every day. (And back when I was in high school, before we had the internet, my best school friend and I used to write each other letters every week or two after she moved to another part of Australia.)
Participate in a local art class?
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Not do - my talents don't include art (I barely get past stick figures).
Do your own simple household or car repairs?
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Do. Well, not car repairs, as my dad does those. But I do help replace light bulbs and filters and such. I'm also handy with screwdrivers and wrenches, and Google is such a lovely thing when it comes to small repairs.
Paint the walls in your house?
~Wunder
"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts." ~ C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
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Do, just did a few months ago. I have a few more paint jobs to do in the future, but I'm going to wait until it warms up again.
Go sledding?
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Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren
Longer answer necessary.
When I was younger, and when our kids were growing up, we sure did. Not so much now ... probably until we have grandchildren, and then we'll go again, no doubt.
Open gift(s) on Christmas Eve?
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Not do - unless they are not part of the main event.
Repeat anecdotes about family members from Christmases long ago?
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
It doesn't come up every year, but if we think of one, we certainly share it.
Listen to Christmas music after Christmas is over?
N-Web sis of stardf, _Rillian_, & jerenda
Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren