Nutcracker Nation: How an Old World Ballet Became a Christmas Tradition in the New World | 
Modified (because of COVID) #HolidayTradition. My husband and I were planning on watching the Nutcracker (live) every December as our tradition (we have been spending some time trying to figure out new traditions for our lives together - so much more to come with our VT move). My lovely husband (knowing I was feeling a bit down) suggested we watched the Nutcracker Ballet on YouTube. (he is the best)
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This quote may very well be the apex of dance criticism. 😂 Has anyone else out there been through the yearly Nutcracker wringer a time or 10? I have to admit that I always love it- though I'm not the corps member dancing a marathon of performances! Eagerly digging into Fisher's book and dreaming of the day live performances are back. #currentlyreading
My #DecemberStats & wrap up for the #WinterGames for #TeamNutcracker is 16 books finished & 3 others started(not shown)There was 6 Xmas themed books, 2 cozy mysteries, 2 non fiction, 2 SciFi, 1 thriller, 1 chicklit, I GN & 1 fantasy. It was a pretty good reading month for me, hopefully I can top it in my #JumpStart2020 #readathon The hardest part will be deciding which books to start the decade off with! Good luck my fellow readers🙌
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #ClosingQuestionnaire
1. Finished 16, started 3 more.
2. 11 of the finished were & 2 of the others.
3. Yes, Lily Graham, Francesca Hornak, Jim Dwyer, James S.A.Corey, Andrzej Sapkowski & Debbie Harry!
4. The mini games, being part of a team & the motivation to read more books!
Thank you so much to our hosts & my team captain for an awesome month. I had a blast😘❤️❤️
21pts #PointsTotal-3,046 points! Whoop whoop!🙌
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #WhoGetsWhat
1. Q. 2. S. 3. R. 4. M. 5. T. 6. B. 7. C. 8. P. 9. F. 10. J. 11. H. 12. A. 13. K. 14. G. 15. O. 16. E. 17. N. 18. L. 19. I. 20. D.
41pts #PointsTotal-2,510
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #ReindeerGame
1. E. 2. A. 3. B. 4. H. 5. C. 6. G. 7. I. 8. D. 9. F. 10. G. 11. A. 12. B. 13. H. 14. D. 15. E. 16. C. 17. I. 18. F.
37pts + 5pts #PointsTotal-2,453
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #GetStuffedQuiz
1. D. 2. A & C! 3. Man or Husbands. 4. C. 5. Almond. 6. Because it‘s damn hot!😂. 7. B. 8. C. 9. True. 10. A. 11. B. 12. A. 13. D. 14. D. 15. A.
31pts #PointsTotal-2,393
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker This was too easy! Got them all in 5mins. 76pts #PointsTotal-2,362
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #XmasThisOrThat
My hubby got me hooked on real trees over 20yrs ago, now I can‘t go without. And I mean, is it even a choice between eggnog or hot cocoa? 11pts #PointsTotal-1,315
#WinterGames TeamNutcracker #holidayauthorfeast
Dame Agatha Christie - she brings champagne(she loves to poison it!) - she was invited to discuss plotting a mystery novel.
Sir Terry Pratchett - he brings a turtle - he‘s invited to bring the absurd into the festivities.
Karin Slaughter - she brings Ambrosia Salad(a southern lady) - she was invited to talk character development, especially characters people love to hate.
11pts #PointsTotal-1,304
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker In today‘s #minigame #XmasWordSearch I found all of the words, which means 135pt + 5 from other game & 1 for this post. All up that‘s 141pts! #PointsTotal-1,293
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #ThisOrThat I‘m trying to limit my non book postings for the games, I know it‘s annoying some Littens so I‘m usually putting my answers in our team leaders comments. I do apologize if you‘re one of those being annoyed, if you go to the web Litsy you can mute the #WinterGames hashtag and block these type of posts. 10pts + 78pts from games #PointsTotal-1,125
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #ChristmasBookTitle
So mine is - ☃️So Snowmen May Gleam☃️
Hmmm, I was hoping Baubles would be in there somewhere, I love that word!
6pts #PointsTotal-498
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #ChristmasCookies
1. G. 2. M. 3. A. 4. K. 5. O. 6. B. 7. D. 8. P. 9. E. 10. H. 11. R. 12. C. 13. J. 14. N. 15. Q. 16. F. 17. L. 18. I.
37pts #PointsTotal-490
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker#ReindeerName So my reindeer name is Pointy-Toes Maple! Wow. Pointy-Toes?🤔 What‘s your name? 6pts #PointsTotal-453
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #ChristmasRiddles
1. Q. 2. L. 3. O. 4. R. 5. A. 6. E. 7. G. 8. C. 9. H. 10. N. 11. J. 12. M. 13. D. 14. K. 15. F. 16. P. 17. I. 18. B.
37pts #PointsTotal-303
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #WordsInAWord
1. Year. 2. Same. 3. City. 4. Heat. 5. Hair. 6. Stem. 7. Cash. 8. Share. 9. Mist. 10. Ram. 11. Chair. 12. Earth. 13. Shy. 14. Mast. 15. Rat. 46pts #PointsTotal-266
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #WhatsOnYourPhone My total is 94pts! Not bad, I missed a few like the battery and my ringtone is the Addams Family theme. How much did you get?
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #AnywhereForChristmas If I could go anywhere for Xmas, I‘d go to Scotland, first spending Xmas & Hogmanay in Edinburgh before travelling up through the highlands before going to the Shetland Islands for the Up Helly Aa festival in late January. The hubby & I have always wanted to see the Viking Fire Festival In Lerwick when they burn a replica Viking boat in the middle of town. What about you? 5pts #PointsTotal-92
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #ForChristmasIWant The 2nd game for today is interesting. Let‘s see what my phone thinks of me!
🎄This Year For Christmas I Really Want is a good night for me to be happy.🎄
Well. I guess my phone does really know me. I‘m just gonna go cry in a corner for a bit😢
6pts #PointsTotal-85
#WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #TheSnowmanGame First game of today is your Snowman name. Mine is Sugarplum McBlizzard! What‘s yours? 6pts #PointsTotal-79
