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I've been thinking a lot about being hospitable to people (because I have current Seekers doing classes which meet at my home for my particular witchcraft tradition, who may turn into longer-term students.)
In that kind of setting, what makes you feel welcome? What kinds of things around food and drink work for you? (We're currently at 'feel free to bring things, I have water and a wide variety of tea.' because I'm already spending time prepping for and doing the teaching part, and food is complex in these situations.)
But I'm curious what you'd find interesting or useful or helpful in similar settings (i.e. someone hosting, whether that's friendship/social stuff or something like this which is a slightly different equation.)
What I've been up to:
The religious holidays this week (barring the full moon tomorrow) are not my holidays, but if they're yours, I hope they're meaningful and go well, in whatever ways that matters for you.
It has been a not-fabulous brain week, and I'm about to hit a busy stretch at work (Shifting one of the sites we manage over to a new structure! Major catalog updates!) I have just finished the Donna season of Doctor Who, and am getting through podcasts at a greater rate (thanks to the catalog work)
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Comments are welcome whenever you get a chance - even if that's hours or days later. Feel free to jump into whatever sub-threads intrigue you. More discussion is the point of the salon posts!
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Topic of the week
I've been thinking a lot about being hospitable to people (because I have current Seekers doing classes which meet at my home for my particular witchcraft tradition, who may turn into longer-term students.)
In that kind of setting, what makes you feel welcome? What kinds of things around food and drink work for you? (We're currently at 'feel free to bring things, I have water and a wide variety of tea.' because I'm already spending time prepping for and doing the teaching part, and food is complex in these situations.)
But I'm curious what you'd find interesting or useful or helpful in similar settings (i.e. someone hosting, whether that's friendship/social stuff or something like this which is a slightly different equation.)
What I've been up to:
The religious holidays this week (barring the full moon tomorrow) are not my holidays, but if they're yours, I hope they're meaningful and go well, in whatever ways that matters for you.
It has been a not-fabulous brain week, and I'm about to hit a busy stretch at work (Shifting one of the sites we manage over to a new structure! Major catalog updates!) I have just finished the Donna season of Doctor Who, and am getting through podcasts at a greater rate (thanks to the catalog work)
House rules:
This is a public post, feel free to encourage other people to drop by, just note the 'if posting anonymously, include a name people can call you in responses' rule.
* Consider this a conversation in my living room, only with a lot more seating. I reserve the right to redirect, screen, and otherwise moderate stuff, but would vastly prefer not to have to.
* If you don't have a DW account or want to post anonymously, please include a name we can call you in this particular post. (You can say AnonymousOne or your favourite colour or whatever. Just something to help keep conversations clear.)
* If you've got a question or concern, feel free to PM me.
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Date: 2018-03-30 03:25 pm (UTC)This is partly physical; people whose homes are set to "fridge" will always make me uncomfortable -- yes, because of the goosebumps and shivers, but also because it betrays a fundamental misunderstanding: People cannot "wear more clothes" to get warm if their bodies don't heat well to begin with -- I can't get warm easily for physiological reasons, and they're not rare or freaky; I talk to fellow humans like that all the time.
But then, segueing from that...it's the metaphorical warmth: Do you try to be friendly and respectful? Without bending your own needs? (That is, if this were my house, people would take off their shoes because it's incredibly gross otherwise; it's not my house, though, and in California it's unusual -- an Immigrant Thing.) Are you poor and can't serve me expensive wine? That's cool; look, I brought my own bottle of Ridge 2009 for the two (or more) of us. Are you rich AF but are trying to serve me Two-Buck Chuck? And so on.
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Date: 2018-03-30 03:59 pm (UTC)I try to keep things around 70 in the winter (which means I turn the heat on only intermittently), and a little higher in summer, but the AC is in the bedroom. Along with a Vornado fan, because I'm very sensitive to lack of air movement.
(The bedroom is probably the better ritual space, but one can turn off the AC and fan in that case.)
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Date: 2018-03-30 04:48 pm (UTC)Aw, 70 F is ok for most, at least.
Glad you are considerate. :)
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