It's that time of year again...............

ADVENT

Would anybody like to join me again in putting twenty-four little Christmas pictures on their blog as if it were an Advent Calender?

Next Monday is 1st December which means we start opening doors on the advent calendar!  Do any of you remember Advent calenders without chocolate?  I used to love opening each door to see what the little picture that was hidden behind.  

Chocolate Advent calenders were quite expensive in the sixties, that is if they even existed then!

Would anybody like to join in posting a christmassy picture everyday from 1st December to 24th December on their blog as if it were an Advent calender.  It could be a wintry scene, it could be just a picture of a Christmas card, anything leading up to 24th December.  There are lots of Christmas pictures online, or it could be something from YouTube, or just a Christmas picture of your own 

It would be lovely if lots of people can join in........... Just leave a comment and I will list you all who are joining in.

Rules..........

1) You don't have to follow this blog if you would like to join in but would be rather nice if you were.....

2) Put a photo of something christmassy on your blog everyday from 1st to 24th December.  

This can be from the computer, You Tube, or your own personal pictures.

3) Have fun choosing pictures and go and see what others have put

on.

12 Days of Christmas

Sorry for mentioning that word, but I wanted to put this in my shop

Christmas quilt depicting Twelve Days of Christmas with Father Christmas'

The quilt measures 56" x 36" 

Suitable as a topper for a childs bed or as a wall hanging.

Christmas 2013..........

This year Christmas, just came and went............  We visited my dad on 15th December, and stayed over and came home the next day.  We had a lovely lunch out on the Sunday, and we had breakfast with him.  Last Sunday 22nd we had lunch with Robert and Anneka which was also wonderful, then late afternoon Michael and Lizzie came, we opened a few presents too.  Michael and Lizzie were suppose to have lunch with us, but somehow and we all do it, they double booked themselves.  He was visiting his grandfather (my dad).  We all said it was more important he visit him.  My dad had made arrangements for another lunch out with them.  My dad is 82 years old and very active, but it is not a good idea to change arrangements with him but just to go with the flow, so we had breakfast with Michael  and Lizzie.  On the way to Bristol we were caught in the two hour traffic jam so we were an hour late.  We were at the front so the traffic was moving at a snails pace, on the way home the next day was another story, we were in the wind and rain.  When we were waiting a some traffic lights after we left the motorway we saw the lamp post rocking in the wind, and our car rocked from side to side, a very strange sensation.    

After a traditional lunch on Christmas day I fought my way into the Rose's tin.  The sticky-tape as I was trying to pull off just shredded in my fingers

 ..................... it took forever to get to the chocolates inside!

We had two tins of biscuits, one from Michael (top), and one from my friend Denise

And I had some vintage style presents too!

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24 December

MERRY CHRISTMAS 

ONE AND ALL

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23rd December

Christmas Eve eve.  

We can  start doing  this !  Finish off bits and pieces that need finishing.  Do some last minute preparations. 

and listen to this............... 

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22 December

This week  Alex and I had lunch out. Alex had a tooth out, nothing exciting about that you would think, but this was the third attempt!  It was either this week or 31st December.  I finished off some handmade presents, iced two Christmas cakes, one for us and one for some really good friends David and Jane with whom we had a Fish and Chip Supper with last night at their house.  Lovely company and something nice to do before Christmas.  Managed to get the tree up - not decorated yet but its up!  This time last year the tree had been up for four week by now!  I am Sort of organised for Christmas, I know what we are eating just got to purchase a few more bits of foodstuff mainly vegetables.  

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21 December

Just an update!
There were packets of Cadbury's Mini Eggs in WHSmiths this morning
We haven't had Christmas YET!  

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20th December

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19th December

The snowman is completed!

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18th December

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17th December

What is it about Robins and Christmas.........?

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16th December

15th December

This week, we managed to find time to go and see James Bond - Skyfall,  I had lunch with my friend Janice and cleaned my kitchen - today it is cleaning oven day - OH JOY! 

I also handmade a few of presents.

I also made a few of these 

EeeeerrrrrrrM!  

Not sure what they look like but they tasted OK!

Best have another go during the week!!

Does anybody out there know how to make Mince Pies that are made with Puff Pastry, I would like to make them but have never succeeded and ended up buying them!

As soon as I hear this piece of classical music on the radio.........

I feel Christmas is well on its way!

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14th December

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Apparently it is 

Christmas jumper day!

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13 December

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12th December

or.......

12.12.12

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11th December 

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10th December 

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9th December

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8th December

Since last last Saturday I have made Christmas cakes, yes I know I left it a bit late - wasn't organised to make them before.  Cut out a dress for son's wedding next March.  Had lunch with my friend Denise, visited my dad for two days, went Christmas shopping, started making to Christmas presents which need to be finished this weekend and posted before next weekend!  So that is week one!  Week two..........