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Advent Calendar Day 1: Letterbox
Julie over at Julie's Scrapbook is organising a Christmas Advent Scavenger Hunt, and I’m joining in. The idea is to post something each day from the 1st to the 24th December while following the...
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Advent Calendar Day 2: Something Handcrafted for Christmas
I haven't handcrafted anything in a while so I thought I would do a little time travelling to discover what the 1930s woman might have worn for the festive season. Apparently, fashion was laying much...
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Advent Calendar Day 3: A Favourite Christmas recipe
I’m very partial to a mince pie, and this recipe for home-made mincemeat is especially nice. INGREDIENTS 1 lb of finely chopped suet 1 lb of currants washed & picked 1 lb of raisins stoned &...
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Advent Calendar Day 4: Christmas Book(s)
Today I'm going to re-visit a couple of Christmas books from previous posts. The night before Christmas and other Christmas poems has been on my shelves for a very long time. It's in poor condition...
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Advent Calendar Day 5: Stained Glass
The bells of waiting Advent ring, The Tortoise stove is lit again And lamp-oil light across the night Has caught the streaks of winter rain In many a stained-glass window sheen From Crimson Lake to...
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Advent Calendar Day 6: Robin
Our Thrushes now are silent, Our Swallows flown away, But Robin's here, in coat of brown, With ruddy breast-knot gay. Robin, Robin Redbreast, O Robin dear! Robin singing sweetly In the falling of the...
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Advent Calendar Day 7: Bells
Ding dong merrily on high, In heav'n the bells are ringing: Ding dong! verily the sky Is riv'n with angel singing ding-ding dong Gloria Hosanna in excelsis!With thanks to Pexels for the image. (All...
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Advent Calendar Day 8: Sleigh
I was going to share a photograph of a sleigh full of toys, but then I remembered this jigsaw puzzle and thought…aha! It came from a charity shop, so I shouldn’t have been surprised when I found it...
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In this short clip Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean visits Harrods in search of Christmas ornaments – enjoy! I'm linking with Julie over at Julie's Scrapbook.
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Advent Calendar Day 10: Holly and Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy: Robert Shaw Chamber Singers. From the album, "Songs of Angels, Christmas Hymns & Carols." I'm linking with Julie over at Julie's Scrapbook.
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Advent Calendar Day 11: Snowman
Each December, Terry and I meet up with my sister and brother-in-law to swap Christmas presents, catch up on gossip and share a nice lunch. This year we decided to meet at Rosebourne a garden centre...
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Advent Calendar Day 12: Angel
If you like vintage Advent Calendars, you might enjoy this one from the 1950s. Behind one of the doors is an angel which ties in perfectly with the prompt for today. Can you see her?I don’t think she...
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Advent Calendar Day 13: First Christmas Card Received in the Post
Not just a card but a card that looks like a book and pressies too... Sent by our dear friends Nicole and Martin. You may recall me mentioning Nicole in previous posts but if not you can read about...
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Advent Calendar Day 14: Christmas Crackers
Love them or hate them corny cracker jokes have become something of a tradition. In 2016, UKTV's Gold compiled a list of the best Christmas cracker jokes of the year, and today I'm going to share the...
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Advent Calendar Day 15: An Undressed Christmas Tree!
A little tree lived in a wood As sad as he could be, He wanted more than anything To be a Christmas tree. He dreamed of all the coloured lights, the sparkling tinsel, too. And all the joy that he...
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Advent Calendar Day 16: Tree When Dressed
Today I’m turning back the clock to 2012. We were in Australia for Christmas, and it was such a privilege to decorate the tree with our two little granddaughters. Zoe took tree decorating very...
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Advent Calendar Day 17: Wrapping Paper
I love this 2006 photo of little Rosie knee-deep in wrapping paper. Rosie came to live with us when our son, daughter-in-law and grandsons moved to Denmark and subsequently Australia. It was either...
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Advent Calendar Day 18; Mistletoe
Did you know it’s possible to 'grow your own' mistletoe? You need a suitable host tree such as an apple, hawthorn or poplar and some fresh mistletoe berries and a little luck. My dad grew some in an...
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Advent Calendar Day 19: Stocking or Christmas Sack
I had to smile at this; Image: Etsy The seller obviously has a sense of humour describing the sack thus; A funny Christmas sack for everyone who has ever tried to recreate the elaborate gift-wrapping...
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Advent Calendar Day 20: Wrapped Present(s)
Don’t you just love this image from the front cover of Our Darlings a children’s annual published in the 1920s? It makes me smile because the presents are not so much wrapped as unwrapped. I wonder...
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Advent Calendar Day 21: Winter
I wander in a valley full of mist today, In cloud so low I feel its breath. If you are a regular reader of my blog, you might well recognise the above photograph. I first shared it in January of this...
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Advent Calendar Day 22: Father Christmas
This piece of sheet music brings back so many memories. I’m five years old the Christmas tree in the corner is twinkling with lights. More lights are strung along the beams. Sprigs of Holly are on top...
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Advent Calendar Day 23: Nativity
I’ve always loved school nativities and never more so than when our son and later his sons were in them. I don’t think our little granddaughters in Australia have taken part yet, but I’m sure it can...
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Advent Calendar Day 24: The Night Before Christmas
(Card www.alexclarkart.co.uk) I offer you this little poem with humble apologies to Clement C Moore whose words I’ve abused.'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the hen-house Not a...
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Happy New Year
Just calling in to wish you all a very, very Happy New Year and to let you know I will be away from my blog for a while. I’ve so enjoyed visiting all your blogs this year, and I thank you for...
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