Happy #NewYear! 🥳

I've seen others doing an #intropost for the new year so thought I would as well.

📚 I write books about real historical women who lived in #Somerset or #SouthAmerica.

🇬🇧 I live in Somerset, England with my husband, a guide dog, 2 step kids and twin bio kids.

🇪🇨 I lived in Ecuador for over 7 years and speak fluent Spanish. The twins were born there and moved back to England with me when they were 5.

📝 I also work as a proofreader and translator between English and Spanish.

For this year’s New Year’s Eve “Kohaku” broadcast, Okinawan rockers Orange Range are back after 19 years, while new-kawaii J-Pop group Fruits Zipper are set to make their debut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/14/entertainment-news/kohaku2025-masaaki-sakai-j-pop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #kohakuutagassen #nhk #idols #jpop #japanesetv #newyear #oshogatsu #chanmina

What to do with a collection of monster illustrations from October? Make a calendar for 2026! Now available for pre-order on my website.

English version: https://margodeweerdt.com/product/pre-order-calendar-monsters-2026-english-version/

French version: https://margodeweerdt.com/product/pre-order-calendar-monsters-2026-french-version/

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For most communities the New Year began with the first full moon of the first month.

It was customary to eat 'azuki-gayu' (小豆粥), a rice gruel mixed with red adzuki beans, for health and to exorcise evil spirits.
Red was considered a protective colour, especially against disease.

#littlenewyear #newyear #azuki #beans #gruel #Torinin #Myoshinji

Happy #NewYear! 🥳

I've seen others doing an #intropost for the new year so thought I would as well.

📚 I write books about real historical women who lived in #Somerset or #SouthAmerica.

🇬🇧 I live in Somerset, England with my husband, a guide dog, 2 step kids and twin bio kids.

🇪🇨 I lived in Ecuador for over 7 years and speak fluent Spanish. The twins were born there and moved back to England with me when they were 5.

📝 I also work as a proofreader and translator between English and Spanish.

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