The above little fellow I purchased in Chinatown yesterday, for the princely sum of $4.49. The owner of the shop lovingly wrapped him in Chinese newspaper, as if it was delicate porcelain, which made it feel all the more special. He now sits ceremoniously in the Good Fortune section of my home, as determined by a Feng Shui expert. Here's hoping Good Luck will gallop its way into our home this year...as least I tried!!
When visiting Chinatown today, Kevin and I wandered into a little junk shop. There I spied these lucky jade shamrocks for $17.95 - not bad! Hubby bought them for me for Good Luck!
Remember yesterday, I mentioned I was going to go to Chinatown and get these little lucky red envelopes and fill them with chocolate coins and red candy treats for my friends. Well I did, and above is the end result!
Yesterday, the air was alive with excitement as we heralded in the Chinese Year of the Horse. I went down to Chinatown to get my horse ornament, red lucky bags for friends, and some candy to put in them. I'm kinda traditional in that respect - and so superstitious! The sun was shining and it was one of those lovely heart warming early Spring days. You can see the little baby buds appearing on the trees and shrubs. What's not to love about Spring?
Parking is expensive in Chinatown. I had this really strong feeling that somebody was going to be nice, and offer me their parking ticket as they left. As I got out of the car, and walked towards the meter, a lovely lady came towards me with a big smile on her face "Here" she said, handing me her ticket, as she left. It was good for four hours! So you could say I got my little red lucky envelopes and candies for free!! What a nice start to the Year of the Horse!
It was my friend Anita's birthday today, so seven gal pals got together to celebrate with her last night. I handed out my little red lucky bags which went down a treat. I think Anita is a 'typical' Aquarian, in that she is very friendly, sociable, intelligent, and enjoys a large circle of friends. She is kindly in disposition, and likes to express her individuality in the way she dresses. It may be something so simple as a classy, unusual pair of shoes, or her vibrant rainbow coloured reading glasses. Whenever you see somebody who has a 'unique' edge to them, with non-conformist tendencies - bet you it's an Aquarian! Blue of any hue looks divine on them, which is why my gift to Anita was a cobalt blue scarf, with matching top and nail polish. Knowledge of astrology is very useful when choosing a gift for a friend.
Tomorrow, I'll tell you what's happening for each of the Chinese animals in the Year of the Horse. I'll also give you a flavour of what you can expect in the Chinese Year of the Wood Horse.
So tune in for more tomorrow!
Love,
Patricia xxx
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