She also has invited us to spend Christmas with her, you know. She's planning a bash so I can see all of my old neighbors whom I was friendly with whe... I lived here. You'll see yours from two years ago as well." I just shook my head in disbelief.There was more. Elizabeth went into the kitchen while Shelly was getting Sunday dinner. Food preparation was all new to my ex-wife. She was so proud when I complimented Shelly on the baking powder biscuits and Shelly said that Elizabeth had been the one. And turned away heading for the front counter to grab my bag. Everyone always told me to be careful. I was 17, I didnt need to be looked after like a baby, but I guess being small for my age made it seem that way. At 5 feet tall, and 110 pounds the chances of me being able to fight someone off were slim to none. I said good-bye to Mark again, as I walked out the door. As I walked out the double doors of the entrance to the mall I felt the cold air hit me. Fuck I thought. I fucking hate winter.. Ligo is the biggest festival for Latvians. People used to stop working for at least a week. Go to out of the city to some forest or green area where they can tent, campfire stay away from all facilities and enjoy nature. Not all Latvians do this. I did plan to go out of the city with Linda but her Father didn't allow it. We have to be in Riga itself which was not bad at all. Being in the biggest city of Latvia we didn't had any problem to find entertainment for us. The whole city was. They’re… like a horse trough, I guess. They’re somewhere to dump the bucket.”“More like an aqueduct", or a series of pipes,” Janie added, continuing the metaphor. “Patterns and sigils are what directs the flow for a specific purpose, and brings it into the necessary geometry to make a flow system work.”“Alright, that makes sense,” Will nodded.“If I had a bigger bucket the whole pattern might have just exploded,” Bella said, looking pained.“Like pouring water into a funnel. If you go too fast,.