17 years and counting

GM and a very happy and prosperous 2026 to everyone.
I want to start a thread on what people consider to be true luxury. I’m just interested and might try a few. I’ll start.
1. Doing something physical during the day so you muscles are mildly sore, resting with a couple of glasses of good red wine (Pinot Noir) and the heading into an outdoor Japanese onsen where there is snow falling around you and you are inside the natural hot spring water.
#asknostr
Am on holiday in Japan. They’ve mercilessly protected their culture but are genuinely friendly to foreigners and seem very interested in our culture. It’s a paradox.
Merry Christmas everyone. Here’s a message of peace.
“Merry Christmas to all,
and to all a GN” 🎄
I’m sitting behind an old man and his dog. The dog wonders around and came to visit me too then got bored and walked away but as soon as the old man calls him he goes back to him and sits beside him wagging its tail. This feels like real love and trust to me. I don’t know why but it makes me immensely happy.