Ooohh, so pretty! I also love the pose.

I haven't watched it in a while, but I used to enjoy "Dance Moms". I'm not quite sure why, as I've never been into dancing myself, and I certainly wouldn't want all that drama in my life, but I enjoyed the music and the costumes and all that. I guess it comes from being in the drama club at school. The whole atmosphere is just so nice.

Happy New Year, everyone! Here's to hoping that 2021 will be very dull and boring indeed.

They're all lovely pieces. You can tell how much thought went into them. Well done!

Here in The Netherlands we are in lockdown until the 19th of January. We are free to go out for a walk and that's practically it because everything else is closed. You can only get groceries and pet food.
We are also restricted on how many people to receive at home. 2 and with Christmas 3.
No fireworks on New Years Eve.

As for the weather, nothing special to expect. It's rainy, cold but no snow. We haven't had a white Christmas in a decade.

*waves* Hey neighbour!

Here in Brussels, we're all very much used to the restrictions by now. The rules are quite strict, compared to other European countries, but overall, most people stick to them. Non-essential shops were allowed to re-open a few weeks ago, but mostly, I'm staying away from all shops, unless I really need to buy something I can't get online.

The weather is mostly rainy and grey, with some sunnier days. We definitely don't expect to have snow over Christmas - it's at least 10 degrees too warm, for a start.

I'm sad not to be able to celebrate Christmas with my mum in Germany, but the risk is simply too big. At least neither she nor I will have to celebrate alone, and that's something I'm very grateful for. Many people aren't so lucky.

I always shut down my laptop when I'm done, unless I'm going to use it again shortly (i.e. within the next hour or so).

I'd go back to the 90s / early 2000s and buy so many books! There are dozens of books I used to get out of the library, and now I either can't find them anymore because I don't remember the titles, or they're really pricey.

Edit: I'm currently reading The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, I got halfway through What Katy Did Next by Susan Coolidge and forgot about it, I really need to finish it, I was really enjoying it.

I've read the Shopaholic series several times. They're books that I turn to when I need a bit of light-hearted fun.

I'm currently reading Jodi Picoult's latest novel, "A spark of light". It's very gripping, and I like the way it's told: It starts at the end and then moved backwards hour by hour, explaining how the events came to happen. I thought it would be confusing, but it's really good.