Dec 13: Birdies Although we are doing a fine job at feeding our local feathered friends, I’ve yet to see a robin (not like last year). Lots of little birds (see how au fait I am with nature, eh?) stuff their beaks, getting rounder and rounder, and greedy pigeons mill about underneath waiting for scraps [...]
Advent
Advent – 12 Dec ’05
12 Dec: Music, Poetry, Religion The BBC does a classic Advent Calendar, and then shows you the other side of Christmas with it’s features dealing with festivities and family conflict, the vegan Christmas menu, the prevention of hangovers, the top ski resorts to escape to and finally, the history of Christmas trees!
Advent – 11 Dec ’05
11 Dec: Dinner at T & E’s house Rather than arrive empty handed, I made these Christmas Cupcakes to take over – I hope they survive the bike journey! We are going over this afternoon, hope we’re not risking our lungs by cycling through the clouds from the burning fuel depot..erk.. not terribly festive but [...]
Advent – 10 Dec ’05
10 Dec: Snow? After all the threats of it being the coldest winter for *ages* this year (no great shakes, as it hasn’t been cold proper in London for decades it seems) it looks like we’re in for….. mild temperatures… hurrumph – where’s my snow? eh? Well you can always keep an eye out for [...]
Advent – 9 Dec ’05
Dec 9: Cut out paper These illustrations made of paper cut-outs remind me of a children’s book I had by Joan Aiken called The Kingdom Under the Sea. Being a fairy tale it reminded me of anthologies of fairytales which, in turn, remind me of Christmas.. voila!
Advent – 8 Dec ’05
Dec 8: Tate the cat’s adventure.. Tate seems to have featured in many advent calanders – not surprising as she is a real cat, belonging to Penelope Schenk who has written and illustrated these advent calendars over the years..
Advent – 7 Dec ’05
Dec 7: Lego Christmas! I would have loved this as a kid (still would probably..!) Build a new toy every day – better than chocolate anyhow…
Advent – 6 Dec ’05
Dec 6: Say festive things in lots of languages! Some audio clips from around the world wishing you Happy Christmas and New Year…
Advent – 5 Dec ’05
Dec 5: The North Pole! A proper old fashioned calendar from The North Pole (Scotland in this case) with festive facts, appalling jokes, recipes etc etc
Advent – 4 Dec ’05
Dec 4: Not strictly advent but you can make your own Christmas tree – smaller, and with less needles…:)I would miss the piney smell of a real one though…
Advent – 3 Dec ’05
Dec 3: Still time to create your own advent if you ignore the fact that we’re already on the 3rd day… Go the martha way, or more random (and prettier) with mini envelopes as mentioned on loobylu…
Advent – 2 Dec ’05
Dec 2: "The New Zealand Christmas tree is called Pohutokawa and its flowers are bright red." Find out how Christmas is celebrated around the world according to Woodlands Junior School in Kent!