Last chores of the year

[ellid]

- Silver coins for luck in the windows - DONE.

- Busted ceiling tile in the basement bathroom - DONE.

- Laundry - DONE.

- Catfood obtained - DONE.

- Stamps for holiday cards - will be purchased shortly.

- Food for rehearsal on Sunday - DONE.

- Food for tonight - will be purchased shortly.

- Property taxes - about to be paid *wince*

Comments

[canellaphile.livejournal.com]

What is this: silver coins in the windows for luck?? Because I wanna know. :)

[ellid.livejournal.com]

It's an old custom that my mother passed down to me:

Put a silver (or silvery) coin in each window of the house on New Year's Eve to attract good luck and money to the household. Not sure if it's German or not, but I've done it every year since at least the late 1980s.