tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34742888430109808302024-03-13T03:43:49.488+00:00Mum's Simply Living BlogMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1681125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-60125540585063246812020-12-25T09:00:00.002+00:002020-12-25T09:00:00.714+00:00Advent Calendar 25<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(106, 168, 79);"><b><i>It's Christmas!</i></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(106, 168, 79);"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(106, 168, 79);"><b><i>Stay safe everyone.</i></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(106, 168, 79);"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(106, 168, 79);"><b><i>xx</i></b></span></span></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-75499847328661425132020-12-24T09:00:00.042+00:002020-12-24T09:00:06.555+00:00Advent Calendar 24<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">'Tis the night before Christmas,</b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Now what have we here?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Christmas tree lit</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>To give Christmas cheer.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Presents are wrapped,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Decorations are hung,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Food is all ready</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>And carols been sung.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>But all are not happy,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Sad, lonely, depressed.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Their Christmas is spoiled,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Their joy is suppressed.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>From the story of Christmas</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>May love and peace</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Flood though the world</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Causing worries to cease.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZ82Rr_KgbH2fvUaTw9HCw2xqs7WbkFYQyaIME7aZnWU_u48KUtlXfDJQ1yPhzruXmvyVhV016iOaVeqgX6qoHCddJiNzmJv0dORTe4B_-uOl_BAoH4r7c42DQo7jQhKbgmfBfSd-Bb8/s2048/141220111911.jpg" style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZ82Rr_KgbH2fvUaTw9HCw2xqs7WbkFYQyaIME7aZnWU_u48KUtlXfDJQ1yPhzruXmvyVhV016iOaVeqgX6qoHCddJiNzmJv0dORTe4B_-uOl_BAoH4r7c42DQo7jQhKbgmfBfSd-Bb8/s320/141220111911.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Stay safe everyone.</p><p style="text-align: center;">xx </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-63663060920437228602020-12-23T09:00:00.031+00:002020-12-23T09:00:01.240+00:00Advent Calendar 23<p style="text-align: center;">What things do you HAVE to have at Christmas?</p><p style="text-align: center;">For me it's ...</p><p style="text-align: center;">a real Christmas tree</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MIg-ipV-PD4kqMTEQp8sRIdthjahtYXPDCx3l1I9pZpfc9MgEYLOz5L9Cf2r9RfhINfzOmhPzc0cqMNUp6T0maL5QlHZEbHJUvKvUJ4R0zaC3Ia9VCI9MFuviZUpx01tIecCXDTRdJY/s2048/fullsizeoutput_1217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1146" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MIg-ipV-PD4kqMTEQp8sRIdthjahtYXPDCx3l1I9pZpfc9MgEYLOz5L9Cf2r9RfhINfzOmhPzc0cqMNUp6T0maL5QlHZEbHJUvKvUJ4R0zaC3Ia9VCI9MFuviZUpx01tIecCXDTRdJY/s320/fullsizeoutput_1217.jpeg" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a Christmas arch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9ZOyk4wNvXg6xWtt2sC2FoWqqzwargE6UPvhz-IgK7PIjcU2kE9w1HISLGQj3N4xwGN0VQlno8zRKlNcSXNio9bUqUQc7VV2KJKN08ZFIefk26psfiJe0EmqGZALhjcGPB_k_P9xbp0/s2048/021220141834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9ZOyk4wNvXg6xWtt2sC2FoWqqzwargE6UPvhz-IgK7PIjcU2kE9w1HISLGQj3N4xwGN0VQlno8zRKlNcSXNio9bUqUQc7VV2KJKN08ZFIefk26psfiJe0EmqGZALhjcGPB_k_P9xbp0/s320/021220141834.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lights</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ro9LcPGRdfNbdYkiEhHdRGjyYTFSRdmNuPZYAfGDUN1B7C_cvqdj09ZsJclmJAKwXNesbdwyo8_LrcOoqwRR4OVvHMhXXjXFwH0XQOVg6P8w8c86vQNjJ_b8XPrQVQmCLh9bPlw2Cb8/s2048/IMG_2038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ro9LcPGRdfNbdYkiEhHdRGjyYTFSRdmNuPZYAfGDUN1B7C_cvqdj09ZsJclmJAKwXNesbdwyo8_LrcOoqwRR4OVvHMhXXjXFwH0XQOVg6P8w8c86vQNjJ_b8XPrQVQmCLh9bPlw2Cb8/s320/IMG_2038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a poinsettia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiixzBLairquHTJxBDAYEYFKxO35IfP1Syw4w8bKH9uGng42rsSph6MqoW5JONJmrS2Li7yDgwIWG_51s2PvKaZIeyAjfPSGUOlZERwZLif0FfrYxyBmWGNUfxu6Ciq_rWGD1rLfV_uQc/s2048/FaWpHlSyQLGgBYNS5pzOXg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiixzBLairquHTJxBDAYEYFKxO35IfP1Syw4w8bKH9uGng42rsSph6MqoW5JONJmrS2Li7yDgwIWG_51s2PvKaZIeyAjfPSGUOlZERwZLif0FfrYxyBmWGNUfxu6Ciq_rWGD1rLfV_uQc/s320/FaWpHlSyQLGgBYNS5pzOXg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">greenery</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnt6gdjb9FPQfdALcIVdPoCP2DrJP1mcJ1fqaVz9WBqGGCpdWLMaKVDXWblNXFFPxxfTkmYdCZkMPTCFr3Njxr43OPJKIpVGvbUEBapxC65J2GUDa6__Mje_Rg4yuNGgOPNs3FZl-W2A/s2048/011220111729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnt6gdjb9FPQfdALcIVdPoCP2DrJP1mcJ1fqaVz9WBqGGCpdWLMaKVDXWblNXFFPxxfTkmYdCZkMPTCFr3Njxr43OPJKIpVGvbUEBapxC65J2GUDa6__Mje_Rg4yuNGgOPNs3FZl-W2A/s320/011220111729.jpg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">In this year's pared down Christmas I had to decide which I wanted. I could have chosen ...</p><p style="text-align: center;">garlands</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrd1P0Mt48a3LnEPz5viYeADgfa0aBQu47IPSWCSWkaV5f3u8cRV7v44qTYodF-2s4hvjAYGRqIeWLq84zrpFm5jfJl2baaisUEAOn-5c1-BdjT-KuYXYmc0MR7BrGXNhIhsSiMr7Uxso/s2048/261220134740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrd1P0Mt48a3LnEPz5viYeADgfa0aBQu47IPSWCSWkaV5f3u8cRV7v44qTYodF-2s4hvjAYGRqIeWLq84zrpFm5jfJl2baaisUEAOn-5c1-BdjT-KuYXYmc0MR7BrGXNhIhsSiMr7Uxso/s320/261220134740.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Christmas ornaments</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iGpaMQ0g6hR491Jq7Cu7SIZ0LU0fquDw2LRf1AVVi93kqsHXGok-SiF4rbBw3OXtTSWhPP50R864cBY3tDv1ADDHhQPEDHeUieVftbWISYzbTa3nrqgauBW6d65gLdUKQmvrzCOX5K4/s2048/181220141984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iGpaMQ0g6hR491Jq7Cu7SIZ0LU0fquDw2LRf1AVVi93kqsHXGok-SiF4rbBw3OXtTSWhPP50R864cBY3tDv1ADDHhQPEDHeUieVftbWISYzbTa3nrqgauBW6d65gLdUKQmvrzCOX5K4/s320/181220141984.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">streamers</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE20jSJWV5Z4KsANvVoJd65D1_5oC22bZJMNaaOk7FfBIp9_22qwEeewMIe9qdsIn_nTGQ9Yn-1lEmIFoPEpfWJr65i0U4JrV2dDL2rsQ6a7LrPEp8Gbs-_EJA10_JleLRpqCBFuifdDA/s2048/111220111869.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE20jSJWV5Z4KsANvVoJd65D1_5oC22bZJMNaaOk7FfBIp9_22qwEeewMIe9qdsIn_nTGQ9Yn-1lEmIFoPEpfWJr65i0U4JrV2dDL2rsQ6a7LrPEp8Gbs-_EJA10_JleLRpqCBFuifdDA/s320/111220111869.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFJwhx3D8025fnVZZf720qXlRroNPh-960dH4qFluXBJvpXsucSE0AFtxagbEHPIYqCdJYbGXmDAMBflHMYQul3KINIyI5hV1gly0Afnmg9uYTuTYDOdX97hmlz6l_-TWPtD8F_9pptg/s2048/111220111891.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFJwhx3D8025fnVZZf720qXlRroNPh-960dH4qFluXBJvpXsucSE0AFtxagbEHPIYqCdJYbGXmDAMBflHMYQul3KINIyI5hV1gly0Afnmg9uYTuTYDOdX97hmlz6l_-TWPtD8F_9pptg/s320/111220111891.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTtRkGB6CuVQJGPIioU9ItelTVtqvBO6cFo9nhHVRkE3a1zE45FS5ayajHuOVHYx7MKDK-DHWezUcFdWcdZzXDMQ40u6DR9RWW1KSetWcsf12qft6E9FRypNqhAQTMSFfuAuuFoYS6mI/s640/IMG_2985.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTtRkGB6CuVQJGPIioU9ItelTVtqvBO6cFo9nhHVRkE3a1zE45FS5ayajHuOVHYx7MKDK-DHWezUcFdWcdZzXDMQ40u6DR9RWW1KSetWcsf12qft6E9FRypNqhAQTMSFfuAuuFoYS6mI/s320/IMG_2985.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Christmas pictures</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRWMjnggUh32-vlPmkNhM4rqL77gB66FPUEOyvC3PwUZMdO7MjrpNr1s1n-koSFXr-pTeIJ4h_72_PDVw4SvISZfSMnxcgu8cl-oi-cLHv3Qm-GmP06MlUOUSaDtsOmrFgGsXl31N060/s2048/111220111870.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRWMjnggUh32-vlPmkNhM4rqL77gB66FPUEOyvC3PwUZMdO7MjrpNr1s1n-koSFXr-pTeIJ4h_72_PDVw4SvISZfSMnxcgu8cl-oi-cLHv3Qm-GmP06MlUOUSaDtsOmrFgGsXl31N060/s320/111220111870.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Your Christmas must haves are?</p><p style="text-align: center;">xx </p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-70979815010095039662020-12-22T09:00:00.005+00:002020-12-22T09:00:01.217+00:00Advent Calendar 22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I exercised to music today - Christmas music on the juke box.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96Adjw_aNG4bNVXdgLe7wC3PzScx1_XEb49xLifXb9MutzGBkzidENjUTqUapWN8tarz3FO5fxYZvecxt0bkbAwkYzmYLj5q6FKWMNrsF6Cmn66rooLC5zJhAWWF2dtFhCn7Y46nHQG8/s2048/7vwMvjRIRPuCE2DMuydVrQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96Adjw_aNG4bNVXdgLe7wC3PzScx1_XEb49xLifXb9MutzGBkzidENjUTqUapWN8tarz3FO5fxYZvecxt0bkbAwkYzmYLj5q6FKWMNrsF6Cmn66rooLC5zJhAWWF2dtFhCn7Y46nHQG8/s320/7vwMvjRIRPuCE2DMuydVrQ.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas songs and carols herald the nearness of the big day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDAvxSY6bAk_XxAz8rN-mOKvx1vKumdDKexzaRicTJKtMekVSTj5GTUa96zCDrkreBc48y_Yz_B7Il2L_0i08slPNgrTlKdXJAG-DqQR0qHQbJ8cwE02NpBAGkRchcM1lbcmr6YF8wX8/s2048/l57M%2525WeoSJifV9%252BhmziPlg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDAvxSY6bAk_XxAz8rN-mOKvx1vKumdDKexzaRicTJKtMekVSTj5GTUa96zCDrkreBc48y_Yz_B7Il2L_0i08slPNgrTlKdXJAG-DqQR0qHQbJ8cwE02NpBAGkRchcM1lbcmr6YF8wX8/s320/l57M%2525WeoSJifV9%252BhmziPlg.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to have 'I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas' first. (Not that I am!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-66013289950622097732020-12-21T09:00:00.003+00:002020-12-21T09:00:01.706+00:00Advent Calendar 21<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, I didn't have the self raising flour so I used plain with baking powder. And I didn't have icing sugar so I blitzed some ordinary sugar. I didn't photograph it before I decorated it as it looked as though it should be in the bathroom - if you get my drift. It doesn't look much better decorated as it has a shiny, lumpy quality that didn't get any better with knife smoothing. Putting it on a wooden platter may have helped the composition of the shot but I'm not convinced. Under the suspect icing is a homemade Swiss roll. (I didn't have greaseproof paper which didn't help the rolling up after it had baked!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yki3ueVearhvTGJmclAuQPGzLSTQAxk9xeAINdSVWVSocsv0noKnya2HbCXFJF_YWCtRchE5Zp8mDwO4UMktLjZOgScGyALm4e2lO7tOUlqb6-198CqkiTRjBWa1CCAqP__zqUMSX08/s2048/9JtYpxR3TOStGkcDdwJVKQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yki3ueVearhvTGJmclAuQPGzLSTQAxk9xeAINdSVWVSocsv0noKnya2HbCXFJF_YWCtRchE5Zp8mDwO4UMktLjZOgScGyALm4e2lO7tOUlqb6-198CqkiTRjBWa1CCAqP__zqUMSX08/s320/9JtYpxR3TOStGkcDdwJVKQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhow - Happy Yule Log Day to all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PS DH thought it was delicious. Phew, saved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PPS Look <a href="https://mumssimplylivingblogat.blogspot.com/2013/12/mums-advent-calendar-22-days-left-3.html" target="_blank">here </a>for the first one I made. It didn't look any better then!</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-40709863175862152952020-12-20T09:00:00.000+00:002020-12-20T11:11:33.085+00:00Advent Calendar 20<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which room do I spend most time in? I think it must be the kitchen so it's got most of the decoration this Christmas - in the form of lights. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG6AAC8cVfVWNCGvV1hsmfW81vqzkm2HLUK5U1toTrMVFEe-vgxGeGNvWaIhM6_iHdQ70hP4DRcTpUNatutFuID1H0Yl1nfRZsqM8gtsgBG_H2v2HtSMcjzwh8q1_n_OEgh2OVSSsaXM/s2048/d9gJ%252BJxRQnKXDBTslHCyjg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG6AAC8cVfVWNCGvV1hsmfW81vqzkm2HLUK5U1toTrMVFEe-vgxGeGNvWaIhM6_iHdQ70hP4DRcTpUNatutFuID1H0Yl1nfRZsqM8gtsgBG_H2v2HtSMcjzwh8q1_n_OEgh2OVSSsaXM/s320/d9gJ%252BJxRQnKXDBTslHCyjg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you see the new set of lights in the corner?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQMc3ISWSuIFcZ_U_YBsjVJqSI_BDKtnizbeQAqo7KJ5bol5kCyFARlG3eexOkpXial_rBSabF8lXL2kCyg8FlQe4Xdwl1adcpHCqC0bz5CpCHHv0BYuMJioTiV9fZc7h3DhdLVEp0i8/s2048/2ZhfuvSKQcCKPolWF%252BppaQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQMc3ISWSuIFcZ_U_YBsjVJqSI_BDKtnizbeQAqo7KJ5bol5kCyFARlG3eexOkpXial_rBSabF8lXL2kCyg8FlQe4Xdwl1adcpHCqC0bz5CpCHHv0BYuMJioTiV9fZc7h3DhdLVEp0i8/s320/2ZhfuvSKQcCKPolWF%252BppaQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a glass bowl with a candle in and a few bits of plastic greenery, baubles and orangey pieces plus </div>the set of battery lights. The bowl I took from the fake wreath table decoration in the back room.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMmdVl06PGd1Xlfxz9TMieUEIJszr3EU92RgfIgUuF-D3FdpH8jAjDSbdvzuJoM6hTg9UatkMDVN0g__fGOYg5cJAJexcgD4D2S1-0LlRbzDYwYrWdwNvTCs45F6Vw5bwOPg7auOkTaY/s2048/7yZfSQ2ZSsmBSDzxuyVmQg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMmdVl06PGd1Xlfxz9TMieUEIJszr3EU92RgfIgUuF-D3FdpH8jAjDSbdvzuJoM6hTg9UatkMDVN0g__fGOYg5cJAJexcgD4D2S1-0LlRbzDYwYrWdwNvTCs45F6Vw5bwOPg7auOkTaY/s320/7yZfSQ2ZSsmBSDzxuyVmQg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It now has the poinsettia as its centre - plus some lights.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvN-uBvc6-qoacLGEQzDJJS7l2TadgBi0lUAUdHeU8WTDRCdFMpHToFxpcFa6U0naXkkbrPHvYw4iI82ziZdp96_dHEQdmnMOp5HYiiBUS-BqwDMQhyphenhyphenZK0H6uyMBkTi1Y5T4UYVp2wPU/s2048/FaWpHlSyQLGgBYNS5pzOXg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvN-uBvc6-qoacLGEQzDJJS7l2TadgBi0lUAUdHeU8WTDRCdFMpHToFxpcFa6U0naXkkbrPHvYw4iI82ziZdp96_dHEQdmnMOp5HYiiBUS-BqwDMQhyphenhyphenZK0H6uyMBkTi1Y5T4UYVp2wPU/s320/FaWpHlSyQLGgBYNS5pzOXg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These lights will stay up for all of January to light the gloom in the new year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p></div>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-64111850249080153882020-12-19T09:00:00.001+00:002020-12-19T09:00:03.819+00:00Advent Calendar 19<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our holly tree, which is really 3 trees together, grew nearly as high as the house so we chopped it down as it was too big. Our holly tree decided it didn't want to be chopped down so it grew again - 3 main shoots. Our holly tree is now as high as halfway up the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEMbMWV2OsvLUyou5vn5h_qwLDUC4-1R82Tlko3-PPozAxMoFCYM4LCxfQhovWyVbgYpZv3JJMlS23_NaEjNqYoPyD33nZiKo-3A5N_F54gYwHiW_cfztpFOyOENZH5VuCAM628uOTTA/s2048/%252BBrX4tSUQTCYPQfWNKCpPQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEMbMWV2OsvLUyou5vn5h_qwLDUC4-1R82Tlko3-PPozAxMoFCYM4LCxfQhovWyVbgYpZv3JJMlS23_NaEjNqYoPyD33nZiKo-3A5N_F54gYwHiW_cfztpFOyOENZH5VuCAM628uOTTA/s320/%252BBrX4tSUQTCYPQfWNKCpPQ.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use some of its branches every year to decorate in the house.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHE5mGoALkN8DBfLmPwqUbUR3aHgofZ5GUA5QhF6wuRHA-a5gClfs9QWZPPX2swzbkd80KVSJj96YGApbCm_78ARGFcgHJRHd7fOBEzXcr1WPdlV8mj53SwGJPRBc1ejHxb2VT_zafD5g/s2048/J4MznM25R0a%2525jeT2PvuRxg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHE5mGoALkN8DBfLmPwqUbUR3aHgofZ5GUA5QhF6wuRHA-a5gClfs9QWZPPX2swzbkd80KVSJj96YGApbCm_78ARGFcgHJRHd7fOBEzXcr1WPdlV8mj53SwGJPRBc1ejHxb2VT_zafD5g/s320/J4MznM25R0a%2525jeT2PvuRxg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our holly tree got covered in snow one winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9t_HdYsXgzyYo0pSP7gpgUx4j9H3xsAX-qH00gUtNf-9NnVv08891w2wxFATyA4gfexty63r9ofQg2bJG18uhw9EbWmLk5Im9IOBebWwVeH_beFh-NJ7IgN8QtUiroEq2PYtDuVF5kw/s640/MVC-004S_3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9t_HdYsXgzyYo0pSP7gpgUx4j9H3xsAX-qH00gUtNf-9NnVv08891w2wxFATyA4gfexty63r9ofQg2bJG18uhw9EbWmLk5Im9IOBebWwVeH_beFh-NJ7IgN8QtUiroEq2PYtDuVF5kw/s320/MVC-004S_3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looks very Christmassy with a coating of white.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFUs6sFYpZFjcbZNI9XM3HoxlGNj1Xz8czGATg4HGzzGQO6xOohkyd9qfJdMT42Y4ERJdKNuOHzTJ0nB_LGgYws03VyemYor8U3tsBD9LJro8yI8F_HRlJdE2_OQf5pfmzZ7XLBayq3Q/s640/holly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFUs6sFYpZFjcbZNI9XM3HoxlGNj1Xz8czGATg4HGzzGQO6xOohkyd9qfJdMT42Y4ERJdKNuOHzTJ0nB_LGgYws03VyemYor8U3tsBD9LJro8yI8F_HRlJdE2_OQf5pfmzZ7XLBayq3Q/s320/holly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No snow this year ...</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88ZNUTnArc-f0bJg03AdVBXuBgmlM4RQ3wsxEI-0RJrrh291i1NKfnQNOJ-JNcw7d9emzoR1sTU7XE6YaPz2v3tquCc0KKcIJnIsAQbUoqXqAP3pZvUU7Lro2NHsbpUsc1d-7bLqiqKo/s2048/yJP2K2iLTzeW74UNxNXq3A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88ZNUTnArc-f0bJg03AdVBXuBgmlM4RQ3wsxEI-0RJrrh291i1NKfnQNOJ-JNcw7d9emzoR1sTU7XE6YaPz2v3tquCc0KKcIJnIsAQbUoqXqAP3pZvUU7Lro2NHsbpUsc1d-7bLqiqKo/s320/yJP2K2iLTzeW74UNxNXq3A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-1703216949659964812020-12-18T09:00:00.020+00:002020-12-18T09:00:08.177+00:00Advent Calendar 18<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I chose one of the recipes from my Christmas Planner. Scones don't have many ingredients and are quite simple to make - I still manage to make a mess in the kitchen as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbos8mEWa6cEuRtv990wLeM2x57H7KKDzRWs96ZR7B46NF9qpWmV9lOF2_sJs69hbJZzqCi_s1FYn3u4qZGOYauNtaU_CFk17VCoj2O-MYK3u78HOl5BF7KmE1M_YJKYWXmg8dNei33ro/s2048/qb3s893CSECC2bqR2otfew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbos8mEWa6cEuRtv990wLeM2x57H7KKDzRWs96ZR7B46NF9qpWmV9lOF2_sJs69hbJZzqCi_s1FYn3u4qZGOYauNtaU_CFk17VCoj2O-MYK3u78HOl5BF7KmE1M_YJKYWXmg8dNei33ro/s320/qb3s893CSECC2bqR2otfew.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look good and taste good. The festivities have begun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /><p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-8326109157671235332020-12-17T09:00:00.001+00:002020-12-17T09:00:01.584+00:00Advent Calendar 17<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use my Christmas Planner in the run-up to Christmas. Let me give you a quick tour. The planner is a Filofax Classic Cross which won't mean much to most people but will to Filofax devotees! It's very battered and is the first one I purchased a long time ago. I have a few more now which seem to have formed a 'collection'.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47gYGJxfNeiDnsxJdSjcgI58VY8p7lzI7Ge5TeC6mKWriBP72P7Zh7BudSXaVs3n0hReD0LbqmVW3aV3F5CF2JGfBzuNogt7lqwKSesaJWqn1kQz_uAOml18KozUhpsHnvR0sfh2U9gU/s2048/ha6DQNOYRSKXzQZ6S9BJZw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47gYGJxfNeiDnsxJdSjcgI58VY8p7lzI7Ge5TeC6mKWriBP72P7Zh7BudSXaVs3n0hReD0LbqmVW3aV3F5CF2JGfBzuNogt7lqwKSesaJWqn1kQz_uAOml18KozUhpsHnvR0sfh2U9gU/s320/ha6DQNOYRSKXzQZ6S9BJZw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It opens up to a welcoming card that says it will soon be Christmas. Soon will, won't it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAF3Ufz_DHzFsb4t9TVDL7Mt2mCARfr1bdzQW8A5kcjUOpUuoRqwm2tG8m4UVhrJOPpzQ0QioisCn2w_injFjKJh-nWbQKzOK7uC9H0Tdo706pt_My-cRTQ8D1RXtHVVLub4WeVF3Bges/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18f8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAF3Ufz_DHzFsb4t9TVDL7Mt2mCARfr1bdzQW8A5kcjUOpUuoRqwm2tG8m4UVhrJOPpzQ0QioisCn2w_injFjKJh-nWbQKzOK7uC9H0Tdo706pt_My-cRTQ8D1RXtHVVLub4WeVF3Bges/s320/fullsizeoutput_18f8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple of dividers set the festive scene.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJX1H5NWaJvs3Pm16iaVm4NSu1exsf9Xt3nd7ObP_llwpAUd18Asj2ACK8aT0NO9CvmFl6hrPOic95iHxAtfQMhlgWDuoQcxGZVNgHJnkoELBzjr8oVJzbqTHWiqufNJG0AuHA1zGHB4/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18f9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJX1H5NWaJvs3Pm16iaVm4NSu1exsf9Xt3nd7ObP_llwpAUd18Asj2ACK8aT0NO9CvmFl6hrPOic95iHxAtfQMhlgWDuoQcxGZVNgHJnkoELBzjr8oVJzbqTHWiqufNJG0AuHA1zGHB4/s320/fullsizeoutput_18f9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, a couple more than a couple. The first section is a Christmas Checklist which notes things to do for Christmas from October onwards - check cards, buy presents, stock up with food and so on. There is also a post Christmas Checklist which tells me to write notes for next year, start a gift list, sort decorations before putting away and write Thank Yous.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFZGiRMZyLgx5MyMmeQ8PFSzM-cWd6mbAtq1gFDFjhmuVa42P5nmhGHBw19FRjBUoz8dZkhvh0SLyaShkQByJgepk4L9QxTKJUI6rOP2l0lWzphQzmvFaN3NMgsp_htRw4bB9II6LsBU/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18fa.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFZGiRMZyLgx5MyMmeQ8PFSzM-cWd6mbAtq1gFDFjhmuVa42P5nmhGHBw19FRjBUoz8dZkhvh0SLyaShkQByJgepk4L9QxTKJUI6rOP2l0lWzphQzmvFaN3NMgsp_htRw4bB9II6LsBU/s320/fullsizeoutput_18fa.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next section is all about cards and gifts. Here I have the list of addresses for the Christmas cards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTkmv8IwcCIdSQVxvlA1Tut0sp2cIQoh1qhqoTRXzjma0rIWMpQux8snU6PulaikVaLyoyjFFflNSUJZbEj3_-F3ICk6-X4hLdmnVmApaDWd_y9cnhlKuovLQgRPJHSAkxVCCMW229_Y/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18fb.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTkmv8IwcCIdSQVxvlA1Tut0sp2cIQoh1qhqoTRXzjma0rIWMpQux8snU6PulaikVaLyoyjFFflNSUJZbEj3_-F3ICk6-X4hLdmnVmApaDWd_y9cnhlKuovLQgRPJHSAkxVCCMW229_Y/s320/fullsizeoutput_18fb.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each person has their own page with their address, names of all the family and any notes about them that they have written in their cards, eg life events since their last card. I also note when I receive their card and when I send the card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYxSO0ehbBojgJ5JvJQsS2L0tPs9KKPMc2Xx8pg0UFtLFynhpHS2WZaE9b712TxoTndZlyt-fM7eA83yqLieClouvUi1GzAWZWG6pxn1p9srjxriuNxBVs-Cyon06MajnSIGIv-XS-ss/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18fc.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYxSO0ehbBojgJ5JvJQsS2L0tPs9KKPMc2Xx8pg0UFtLFynhpHS2WZaE9b712TxoTndZlyt-fM7eA83yqLieClouvUi1GzAWZWG6pxn1p9srjxriuNxBVs-Cyon06MajnSIGIv-XS-ss/s320/fullsizeoutput_18fc.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Information about gifts received and given are noted in this section plus a list of presents I have and suggested presents for the next year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQgk_PWyc7BRcWDlg-1ihlpe08Kv-prhgcoIFkr-M00P8ryk_zAUXD0x9EG-0ssELKsL7Fke45l2Ux0j1BzDDPOrimiKhpOH8HRIaEMdg0T_ML9rxeuan5TSrrRFP786vLV8mPosl9Xs/s2048/fullsizeoutput_1903.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQgk_PWyc7BRcWDlg-1ihlpe08Kv-prhgcoIFkr-M00P8ryk_zAUXD0x9EG-0ssELKsL7Fke45l2Ux0j1BzDDPOrimiKhpOH8HRIaEMdg0T_ML9rxeuan5TSrrRFP786vLV8mPosl9Xs/s320/fullsizeoutput_1903.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The food section houses a Christmas Shopping List ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N60e5emktRu9XjczUHpUPBDHlxUz7MD1w8x3BzKuPswTCdB7B7q2_ClgEXl-NxPA3jX8I7kSQexvQFhKVmFr5mcj3EnvA0xXoBfglccthsn0CjCgsysvF7Nfs_-1oXuOOo9xPnISKjU/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18fd.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N60e5emktRu9XjczUHpUPBDHlxUz7MD1w8x3BzKuPswTCdB7B7q2_ClgEXl-NxPA3jX8I7kSQexvQFhKVmFr5mcj3EnvA0xXoBfglccthsn0CjCgsysvF7Nfs_-1oXuOOo9xPnISKjU/s320/fullsizeoutput_18fd.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and ingredient lists for Christmas baking and cooking. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUTegp8iBgsPCavIgiZVnkeu83jxPOspAhhN6N5aK7nqTeDHDs7gxKgFfsrhPG7nYV2a6BM9ftfpNbjv8saAtqvdk7Yjb_IYuep3SpM0PwJUKScRhhZ27LCXXRxoKIrxv64-vKa03UfY/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18fe.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUTegp8iBgsPCavIgiZVnkeu83jxPOspAhhN6N5aK7nqTeDHDs7gxKgFfsrhPG7nYV2a6BM9ftfpNbjv8saAtqvdk7Yjb_IYuep3SpM0PwJUKScRhhZ27LCXXRxoKIrxv64-vKa03UfY/s320/fullsizeoutput_18fe.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put some Christmas recipes in there too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP24GrxuFaohiolATuouZPabw9ic0tP0vpPkpw3Ly7DeEsV4Scary0BZb1Ejw98Fa3CI-G_vvf6ohVfv6OJ7-AC3645UolSE-AupsVMkWk5XbssH9TsN-CUFh7iEzqziT3aW6z-oapjw4/s2048/fullsizeoutput_1902.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP24GrxuFaohiolATuouZPabw9ic0tP0vpPkpw3Ly7DeEsV4Scary0BZb1Ejw98Fa3CI-G_vvf6ohVfv6OJ7-AC3645UolSE-AupsVMkWk5XbssH9TsN-CUFh7iEzqziT3aW6z-oapjw4/s320/fullsizeoutput_1902.jpeg" width="320" /></a>ere</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final section houses notes about the present year - what went well or what didn't and notes for the next year - suggested decorations, where I've stored everything and general conclusions about the festivities.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJS3IVma8xNRzYbsaEtvjYkMJzOwW1NoOVTTNPNeF6WCufCLEJvJauYF8P2nH6VOxJyoxBYfzZnlw9aDoyt85eXlzPiX4FYJ1IbQjLzGjVV0UTtAbq48Sr79_JjZvR85u852zfZJjVJbI/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18ff.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJS3IVma8xNRzYbsaEtvjYkMJzOwW1NoOVTTNPNeF6WCufCLEJvJauYF8P2nH6VOxJyoxBYfzZnlw9aDoyt85eXlzPiX4FYJ1IbQjLzGjVV0UTtAbq48Sr79_JjZvR85u852zfZJjVJbI/s320/fullsizeoutput_18ff.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's end with the Wise Men following the star.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXkaqHHes4M38eA-cVAY2pliM-LzAe0dfSGrS-6UoKU5gvEZ7f5oaFIGIL80R2JKxr1xFlRO6jtHRsaa8yH8R1vNiV0JZyGi2euEzPXROAdpaYM-UJpmweGCU5nFBPgqyjvhHPHxZXcA/s2048/fullsizeoutput_1900.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXkaqHHes4M38eA-cVAY2pliM-LzAe0dfSGrS-6UoKU5gvEZ7f5oaFIGIL80R2JKxr1xFlRO6jtHRsaa8yH8R1vNiV0JZyGi2euEzPXROAdpaYM-UJpmweGCU5nFBPgqyjvhHPHxZXcA/s320/fullsizeoutput_1900.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry run up to Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-40024839756654020812020-12-16T09:00:00.001+00:002020-12-16T09:00:07.210+00:00Advent Calendar 16<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two more small decorated corners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnmVJ5wQaNq8MT6m-_tlkhR-4CaEq4aO082tWXZnuNn6572uC7Nk-kVJkv2tJsJpUsbr08e2e04SffOaqzdjGiMcwSQ6m4ypAcuf732a5lh5PbiHyzFrGXAQ4LTo-qovungatYlyvAuk/s2048/1ztjeJ8dQZisnOWa2i3VyQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-55684138772650313922020-12-15T09:00:00.002+00:002020-12-15T09:00:02.387+00:00Advent Calendar 15<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last of the tomatoes are being used up today ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL91nNXZDxsSHrpDgnyC80oEfTwwrvaWP7uKsz8CO7ruppzdKyj7Q9_xaQO5Q38FTMTkgwWwwyILufgxfzbdrM5J0El0ufacCzeTLDJiisn3BGB7HVe0lSBcOpQXuT-QvzsOjVCR0iSmg/s2048/R4slrOinTM6nq9SZhWFIfw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL91nNXZDxsSHrpDgnyC80oEfTwwrvaWP7uKsz8CO7ruppzdKyj7Q9_xaQO5Q38FTMTkgwWwwyILufgxfzbdrM5J0El0ufacCzeTLDJiisn3BGB7HVe0lSBcOpQXuT-QvzsOjVCR0iSmg/s320/R4slrOinTM6nq9SZhWFIfw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in our scrambled egg lunch. I fry the tomatoes in butter and then add the eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc3_fQjQwVzUdNIQU3fQYQOzaWkL2Q4UwhcFi7oR5kFILq4grwgMhHuZS21VNu1DXS3IBI8SyqS419AkQkuQVC5daZSm1xLTuqdc_BaOYax53VJcAxz1fhoArTT3JHMnaywOziVU_JGc/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18f4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc3_fQjQwVzUdNIQU3fQYQOzaWkL2Q4UwhcFi7oR5kFILq4grwgMhHuZS21VNu1DXS3IBI8SyqS419AkQkuQVC5daZSm1xLTuqdc_BaOYax53VJcAxz1fhoArTT3JHMnaywOziVU_JGc/s320/fullsizeoutput_18f4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quick scrambling gives us a tasty meal. Well done tomato plants. Still got a few tomatoes left in the freezer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YjAt36JJjK2GYXXlmz_ay7JxV4Ov1_OQGQvkxHduM90PNKwabD3K0ymEECvUDnjwJJf7xW41pu5PfHalKovCa1svzEU-eFD_t6j3pCmWzW38OtuHkAkVNeohcXvwBjYER7hxnCP7FV0/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18f6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YjAt36JJjK2GYXXlmz_ay7JxV4Ov1_OQGQvkxHduM90PNKwabD3K0ymEECvUDnjwJJf7xW41pu5PfHalKovCa1svzEU-eFD_t6j3pCmWzW38OtuHkAkVNeohcXvwBjYER7hxnCP7FV0/s320/fullsizeoutput_18f6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-58499501739584339412020-12-14T09:00:00.001+00:002020-12-14T09:00:00.177+00:00Advent Calendar 14<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having said that it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas yesterday, I will say it's beginning to look a lot like winter today. Every morning we have to wipe the windows because of the condensation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPUOD9TsI4I22yARRQBODbcGs-a5fjKZTLiOhy3r2btxy_qo_oqNwgXzD3oFTjwkcO6dcxV4FtMHNUVGQJ-UvUAYShQbeQmXFpRxe8d9u5XCEOfCEPR7KLca_Go5XDnXScvwk_dDonEg/s2048/0u04LyDmRYWGjW2NwyTDlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPUOD9TsI4I22yARRQBODbcGs-a5fjKZTLiOhy3r2btxy_qo_oqNwgXzD3oFTjwkcO6dcxV4FtMHNUVGQJ-UvUAYShQbeQmXFpRxe8d9u5XCEOfCEPR7KLca_Go5XDnXScvwk_dDonEg/s320/0u04LyDmRYWGjW2NwyTDlg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looks like it's raining doesn't it but most of our rooms have windows that look like this in the morning. Maybe we are being a bit too soft with warm central heating.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14lKIYdxhYGPKJOb54nvLB8jcUL39Oo7mFISHXqucr4JTjuqGnlYwOionYq6p7xKWgjeHH1V5GvybzG6aEmKyRQ3tvb_uEzzdrIVRNo0ZLxjfOBe_HGIlh99phavWDjzxc0ZH_1uUYk8/s2048/ZFCpTo1%252BTjqvyh1t8QPUSw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14lKIYdxhYGPKJOb54nvLB8jcUL39Oo7mFISHXqucr4JTjuqGnlYwOionYq6p7xKWgjeHH1V5GvybzG6aEmKyRQ3tvb_uEzzdrIVRNo0ZLxjfOBe_HGIlh99phavWDjzxc0ZH_1uUYk8/s320/ZFCpTo1%252BTjqvyh1t8QPUSw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I remember when I was little - the windows had frost on the insides when it was very cold outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-50973866891671615842020-12-13T09:00:00.003+00:002020-12-13T09:00:03.751+00:00Advent Calendar 13<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Feeding the Christmas cake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhhjc9mgkTyrCTkusRYz-R3rLi9B3Pp_xv5g9A-_t_IJXC21V3RQ-_FiKL73MhIKXG9jGMfw8qvLfPVeCeB4vX6AdTzSKM7QfCI0YM6u6l82zSD4PH0Me0VkdO3-CIYwah9xZHp-nOww/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18ef.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhhjc9mgkTyrCTkusRYz-R3rLi9B3Pp_xv5g9A-_t_IJXC21V3RQ-_FiKL73MhIKXG9jGMfw8qvLfPVeCeB4vX6AdTzSKM7QfCI0YM6u6l82zSD4PH0Me0VkdO3-CIYwah9xZHp-nOww/s320/fullsizeoutput_18ef.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cake is fed regularly with rum this year. You may think I have posted the same picture but there is one difference. Can you see?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmLcMQogwj7kOmgcZBfcL2BiOa0nlgLDokPI8_QPkRFu0H-Aq7Ape6IkcmKXYAd3LifnDQ60UPlW-SiGesNRB0jdHpDM_aVsTCyPcBNBj3rEkFa72zgjn2UJXWejUcxHQPeOXw-b0KGo/s2048/uY8rykJaQQKFQQyUg2nR3g.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmLcMQogwj7kOmgcZBfcL2BiOa0nlgLDokPI8_QPkRFu0H-Aq7Ape6IkcmKXYAd3LifnDQ60UPlW-SiGesNRB0jdHpDM_aVsTCyPcBNBj3rEkFa72zgjn2UJXWejUcxHQPeOXw-b0KGo/s320/uY8rykJaQQKFQQyUg2nR3g.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scroll down to find out. It has something to do with the greed and gluttony - not very positive traits. I'll just tell you that the cake is kept in this old Ikea glass container and greed and gluttony had a hand in this too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHsQoQzwzId3AJbx8IbPOmSYeZY9OYYsAmfCmY1B1z0qrMEnYETqM_YTyVKsB_CS1fmYiJ_GoMdAermMwpfO3e4ot1tllf7Sxc-R321LDivJBLoTlLDIiPtQvZJMySVeF4JC7PWiic1A/s2048/tnQ6T88KRi24ccWXD6X6kQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHsQoQzwzId3AJbx8IbPOmSYeZY9OYYsAmfCmY1B1z0qrMEnYETqM_YTyVKsB_CS1fmYiJ_GoMdAermMwpfO3e4ot1tllf7Sxc-R321LDivJBLoTlLDIiPtQvZJMySVeF4JC7PWiic1A/s320/tnQ6T88KRi24ccWXD6X6kQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One crumb broke off so I ate it! There I've owned up. Not too much greed and gluttony I hear you say. Ah but the cake was bigger than the container when it came to putting it away so it had to be cut to size. (Substantially cut.) DH and I couldn't waste the cake now could we? We couldn't throw the cut off piece away - so we ate it! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-53017299106436994422020-12-12T09:00:00.001+00:002020-12-12T09:00:00.260+00:00Advent Calendar 12<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a very small gift for a wine drinking friend made from cotton yarn and some small charms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UkFIjsqqNaR07zKSGhSbr-Ygv2KFptJmQhbXuxax6xdG3-usDDW8D7Xn8FZ5LsqY_Dov48U9Qh6Uqk6SASgg-QiLxbBc5uC8OIjtFC6bI5QNfjH3ggV15m1IrcgHM-UIe__z9SdST68/s2048/pu12i%2525DSTxe%252Be6OULd5MoA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UkFIjsqqNaR07zKSGhSbr-Ygv2KFptJmQhbXuxax6xdG3-usDDW8D7Xn8FZ5LsqY_Dov48U9Qh6Uqk6SASgg-QiLxbBc5uC8OIjtFC6bI5QNfjH3ggV15m1IrcgHM-UIe__z9SdST68/s320/pu12i%2525DSTxe%252Be6OULd5MoA.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Actually they are not charms as such but parts of my DD's cast off earrings. I just pulled off the fixing and threaded the small dingle dangle onto the yarn. These are now meant to be wine charms to put round the stem of a wine glass to identify the glass. I do hope she likes them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-32753754007769765272020-12-11T09:00:00.001+00:002020-12-11T18:42:40.945+00:00Advent Calendar 11<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Simple decorations this year - just little bits of decoration in different rooms. Easy to put up, easy to take down. These are in the bedroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsG7M01-L9K0VnYjTZ6HzPRk7-QzkvAzJFYka8IDbU8E1MIakr5U78osrNG2FZBDDm8s6gFTgukKb9hyphenhyphenHjwb2JsmrXo7gokJ-UoagJM0gLHW7shjS9BzNRXBVODuTEEAC2pEzaJSrunk/s2048/RAx6cycYS%252BWvWZI3Zd6QOw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsG7M01-L9K0VnYjTZ6HzPRk7-QzkvAzJFYka8IDbU8E1MIakr5U78osrNG2FZBDDm8s6gFTgukKb9hyphenhyphenHjwb2JsmrXo7gokJ-UoagJM0gLHW7shjS9BzNRXBVODuTEEAC2pEzaJSrunk/s320/RAx6cycYS%252BWvWZI3Zd6QOw.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA3hzEs0UO0W-vh8yIJaTcrjH32SPdCkclrbLIzZ4Ci2W3hxGt-69H3MW8GlleWY6VSU2onndTNk6ymFMxt2Mv6iAvnSVXbFwxpzwc25HLKKuxWqWD3gERCOWPmFLEOWpThm2gWWTqNE/s2048/WiukyJ6SQWe6edm5BXjE0A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA3hzEs0UO0W-vh8yIJaTcrjH32SPdCkclrbLIzZ4Ci2W3hxGt-69H3MW8GlleWY6VSU2onndTNk6ymFMxt2Mv6iAvnSVXbFwxpzwc25HLKKuxWqWD3gERCOWPmFLEOWpThm2gWWTqNE/s320/WiukyJ6SQWe6edm5BXjE0A.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuEF5293oYyhSCTEEnqVRIZ8deQoFsUknjxkUJ-AqtciTYVK8EjkwYjTo12L_lSKr3Osi4p_S4Ch8gmBaRwqN0axsFapkKO9FpwnKAHYoJO4NnSPe56fWN_vG4iMH_SoLex8TDUInf_E/s2048/wtDYGAD%2525SIq%252Bhc82ExaXmg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuEF5293oYyhSCTEEnqVRIZ8deQoFsUknjxkUJ-AqtciTYVK8EjkwYjTo12L_lSKr3Osi4p_S4Ch8gmBaRwqN0axsFapkKO9FpwnKAHYoJO4NnSPe56fWN_vG4iMH_SoLex8TDUInf_E/s320/wtDYGAD%2525SIq%252Bhc82ExaXmg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-10001242437398219982020-12-10T09:00:00.014+00:002020-12-10T09:00:02.153+00:00Advent Calendar 10<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A walk on a wintery day blows the blues away. It wasn't windy but the blue sky was peppered with menacing black clouds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuv0IFfPlI7umHyTKXCszQfoGE5akw-eOm1so1cShb4qmwqJo9_J3u_vN-0f3GZn6p30Gu7ezrDhC5cTPh-FVAb7rsXSnhEQ8A0faVwrvNYfDI7_uMUY3ckXjqumaxr-U3OcKHYQHlKI/s2048/2h6hJO6iRuepPK3uz074dw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuv0IFfPlI7umHyTKXCszQfoGE5akw-eOm1so1cShb4qmwqJo9_J3u_vN-0f3GZn6p30Gu7ezrDhC5cTPh-FVAb7rsXSnhEQ8A0faVwrvNYfDI7_uMUY3ckXjqumaxr-U3OcKHYQHlKI/s320/2h6hJO6iRuepPK3uz074dw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sun won in the end. Look up, look down. Still plenty of flowers around.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1l5avqoMMpHASAeOwTpFYmLOVlpch_-X4p41S7hmvroF0y8hBqveCxE1AExl0MMCgBHOz53sQX_Uojwqany1zg91CAAGJdXnrpL1dCLznag22RIXnxS5aN0MtCWIKTDAFWAxF7Dn-Zc/s2048/FbHL39rlTWWSrQEfdd6A%2525A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1l5avqoMMpHASAeOwTpFYmLOVlpch_-X4p41S7hmvroF0y8hBqveCxE1AExl0MMCgBHOz53sQX_Uojwqany1zg91CAAGJdXnrpL1dCLznag22RIXnxS5aN0MtCWIKTDAFWAxF7Dn-Zc/s320/FbHL39rlTWWSrQEfdd6A%2525A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhDs3GM4qUYalzn_sEzOg-HHeFS6ApjjZyvq-RsOhBS_lF8z60rxcaitxdOkEWCGjqDCUZjWYuanxZbmnxYl4z-OoY6u9HQaNiCOWHJCU3DUZv-xoCwexmMkYWX2QZWfgKk6Xc3Cav68/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18e1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhDs3GM4qUYalzn_sEzOg-HHeFS6ApjjZyvq-RsOhBS_lF8z60rxcaitxdOkEWCGjqDCUZjWYuanxZbmnxYl4z-OoY6u9HQaNiCOWHJCU3DUZv-xoCwexmMkYWX2QZWfgKk6Xc3Cav68/s320/fullsizeoutput_18e1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A rainbow appeared briefly to call a truce to the clashing elements in the sky ...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzr3t_0-XWb-lPw3qRHRFokxlS6IE2LRElbBtGE7DM4aFXr1TwZzZNJ9BzX8E8u_8ekQNxoPV4iESZuaFiT-LSEO7RhmVfHVZGL2aDtaoGvm7ZwXk9Z3JImC_abbQwyC2yD9I2H6QadA/s2048/FSoHif29RLOo0Y1axkQo8A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzr3t_0-XWb-lPw3qRHRFokxlS6IE2LRElbBtGE7DM4aFXr1TwZzZNJ9BzX8E8u_8ekQNxoPV4iESZuaFiT-LSEO7RhmVfHVZGL2aDtaoGvm7ZwXk9Z3JImC_abbQwyC2yD9I2H6QadA/s320/FSoHif29RLOo0Y1axkQo8A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and I carried on walking on the wintery day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-43393077743765829542020-12-09T09:00:00.018+00:002020-12-09T09:00:00.263+00:00Advent Calendar 9<p style="text-align: center;"> Everlasting cards</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiCvgsZ6d12qYj6tnx5-NY0r-JothVFjDKcSjb06IhBezN5M6b1jADAF0pELwTHchRPELDfSirNa-bitvU5YeQT-p8ugXuvEbANX0i0BXKFf4unbYoO-Y_-iLwLrkvdq0wcE_Me0kulA/s2048/7GPb%2525bqmSKW5uHhYvbYXNA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiCvgsZ6d12qYj6tnx5-NY0r-JothVFjDKcSjb06IhBezN5M6b1jADAF0pELwTHchRPELDfSirNa-bitvU5YeQT-p8ugXuvEbANX0i0BXKFf4unbYoO-Y_-iLwLrkvdq0wcE_Me0kulA/s320/7GPb%2525bqmSKW5uHhYvbYXNA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These cards are designed to be recycled. Made from recycled bits and bobs they are sent one year and are expected back again the next. Once established 2 cards are sent back and forth over the years. Once full they are retired and a new card made to start its journey back and forth again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5oG8DAtlMBxO_YSj1UDjicGZylfk803xTsxiKSUKJ7LCYA17ngeO_YvNsZYt19Uyt5_hFuoxOEGoDnce_MQB3K14ubAdlWKscR3CEo_-8BiE0QQZ6N22hscOoqE7KPiOnw4qhQcVe70/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18ea.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5oG8DAtlMBxO_YSj1UDjicGZylfk803xTsxiKSUKJ7LCYA17ngeO_YvNsZYt19Uyt5_hFuoxOEGoDnce_MQB3K14ubAdlWKscR3CEo_-8BiE0QQZ6N22hscOoqE7KPiOnw4qhQcVe70/s320/fullsizeoutput_18ea.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please type 'everlasting' in the search box to see more about these cards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-31374630939404722022020-12-08T09:00:00.030+00:002020-12-08T09:00:05.240+00:00Advent Calendar 8<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a shiny cushion - a bit of glitz for this time of the year - very Christmassy - but this cushion contains a secret. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7Toi0HTKjUlKOTJoF97zYs0oK3WwpmS2o1ZXtIV7HSTtmjpKzkp_1AEf65m0Lr3i9KOv1GyDPmVpY8Zq1YqFfbBlPuLaNUnlVbUmNgfPpOF4mB_-AzgfHChccBPGZdaECSRwnFrY94E/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18e3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7Toi0HTKjUlKOTJoF97zYs0oK3WwpmS2o1ZXtIV7HSTtmjpKzkp_1AEf65m0Lr3i9KOv1GyDPmVpY8Zq1YqFfbBlPuLaNUnlVbUmNgfPpOF4mB_-AzgfHChccBPGZdaECSRwnFrY94E/s320/fullsizeoutput_18e3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was made from the sequinny cast off top given to me by a friend. Open it up and out pop lots of different shiny fabrics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVKzMelL6A8AQdn29X3tNfBzp0xpDhRzwvsoInmGsKlPoMM1nD0tOn2r4SLA6QzbKtYwk-CzvPt6jvhDXmqt9WYRDpirynr_do9DuJ62g3FuVuXWGabc2XPbabKTIuApGn2fzlepcY9c/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18e5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVKzMelL6A8AQdn29X3tNfBzp0xpDhRzwvsoInmGsKlPoMM1nD0tOn2r4SLA6QzbKtYwk-CzvPt6jvhDXmqt9WYRDpirynr_do9DuJ62g3FuVuXWGabc2XPbabKTIuApGn2fzlepcY9c/s320/fullsizeoutput_18e5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These have been collected to make material wrappers for Christmas. There are pieces of material, bags ...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8OvGlKudMZpVYQeY2ByRyUba0xX290RBOL8JZAVVHYbQJ_cZZMXmjzMIROn6Ab71GJ2MwMwp85EotPZhuWW0BK7xPrq6XrTSjuFLIuTUR7PLqzPHsu9bu1R_SjYZ1CU1M03Npuuajxc/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18e7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8OvGlKudMZpVYQeY2ByRyUba0xX290RBOL8JZAVVHYbQJ_cZZMXmjzMIROn6Ab71GJ2MwMwp85EotPZhuWW0BK7xPrq6XrTSjuFLIuTUR7PLqzPHsu9bu1R_SjYZ1CU1M03Npuuajxc/s320/fullsizeoutput_18e7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... and more tops. I can't wear this top again because it's sewn up at the bottom ant this Christmas is just the right size to hold one of the gifts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEC6i32IxcwVzdPjzbq1p37zm0jLUHi216ST2OkM1QjPGjqJ1Jrmizg7jFQ5iFClg-1ykcPIS9M6gMqHVYcguy6KNFc23LOBDm2hhkJb_cUjMJ8EbnR_gshImec8n639WG74zFsrCUcI/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18e9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEC6i32IxcwVzdPjzbq1p37zm0jLUHi216ST2OkM1QjPGjqJ1Jrmizg7jFQ5iFClg-1ykcPIS9M6gMqHVYcguy6KNFc23LOBDm2hhkJb_cUjMJ8EbnR_gshImec8n639WG74zFsrCUcI/s320/fullsizeoutput_18e9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A sequin belt, a bauble and a bit of holly finish off the wrapping.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-D7TelQpV0q29dywc9s4-bcyGtxiZ02_aYmRYDWjOnCkhr_zlzGyhJtR1lX7F1j80VI6XKkrC9bO2GyzOM73YOtG1P8kj73aZUT2pL_Joll8JbScCkc2LGoVTZ5b4SBtywReMqx7awds/s2048/J245vQV8QImbA9cPacvplA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-D7TelQpV0q29dywc9s4-bcyGtxiZ02_aYmRYDWjOnCkhr_zlzGyhJtR1lX7F1j80VI6XKkrC9bO2GyzOM73YOtG1P8kj73aZUT2pL_Joll8JbScCkc2LGoVTZ5b4SBtywReMqx7awds/s320/J245vQV8QImbA9cPacvplA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Waste not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-1697860463329248832020-12-07T09:00:00.005+00:002020-12-07T09:00:02.196+00:00Advent Calendar 7<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Angel that was at the top of the tree was crocheted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFOz_auCOaPJUfN1kxntMExapT6Idxl-gUmTrPlcMMjBDiFrIpI_eq2CBr3FVfxQHXImkph4X9ltm1ywWjc6pZzXD6i9XkLToEesBH4SM5XSD16tH4_G8KOcgT-PZ17xDFGYSCSfFFyA/s2048/IMG_2069.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFOz_auCOaPJUfN1kxntMExapT6Idxl-gUmTrPlcMMjBDiFrIpI_eq2CBr3FVfxQHXImkph4X9ltm1ywWjc6pZzXD6i9XkLToEesBH4SM5XSD16tH4_G8KOcgT-PZ17xDFGYSCSfFFyA/s320/IMG_2069.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here she is with just lights underneath her. In order to get her to stand up she had to be soaked in PVA solution and dried out over a pudding basin with an egg cup in her chest! Since I first crocheted her I have done quite a few more for family and friends. She is very easy to make and takes about 4 hours to do. I first posted about her <a href="http://mumssimplylivingblogat.blogspot.com/2014/12/advent-calendar-3-days-left-22.html" target="_blank">here</a> and all my angels are made with a ball of white dishcloth cotton.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My angels link me with family and friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-88965012980506158482020-12-06T09:00:00.001+00:002020-12-06T09:00:02.937+00:00Advent Calendar 6<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88fXwLerEHZ-sN41QjU4ZHMLGMEaeXDIh1g0Lhyphenhyphenn5fv2DPw21oubVBPtTBShDLog7TuQ58mvH8-hRgEh9sB9EdaPB3hjv9OElTdawHtH17SC6uvUiLgKoxXk3wYRXPUgSUmGmJP4jTjA/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18df.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88fXwLerEHZ-sN41QjU4ZHMLGMEaeXDIh1g0Lhyphenhyphenn5fv2DPw21oubVBPtTBShDLog7TuQ58mvH8-hRgEh9sB9EdaPB3hjv9OElTdawHtH17SC6uvUiLgKoxXk3wYRXPUgSUmGmJP4jTjA/s320/fullsizeoutput_18df.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More lights in the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">xx</div></div><p><br /> </p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-81942830012229643362020-12-05T09:00:00.001+00:002020-12-05T09:00:02.720+00:00Advent Calendar 5<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFc0cAUwfKOtAC0x6FoAaWnlysqj7WNyX6mVFggXtFKnx6dXc7019Yp8c_GaaEtKqfEgFofkR8RMQaNTeADwayqJIB4lAcSnvH_AAqFCyWKpPLAco6bzxlr49oWS5RWZ9V-X4sXbNGqg/s2048/ZJko1x6jTXKVpKDn7tdSdg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFc0cAUwfKOtAC0x6FoAaWnlysqj7WNyX6mVFggXtFKnx6dXc7019Yp8c_GaaEtKqfEgFofkR8RMQaNTeADwayqJIB4lAcSnvH_AAqFCyWKpPLAco6bzxlr49oWS5RWZ9V-X4sXbNGqg/s320/ZJko1x6jTXKVpKDn7tdSdg.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only one tin holds something - Christmas cake. Perhaps I'll make some Christmas biscuits for the others. It can't be Christmas without satsumas. Anyone got through a whole box without a few going mouldy?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">xx</div></div><p><br /></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-46447345461324905092020-12-04T18:13:00.001+00:002020-12-04T18:13:01.583+00:00Advent Calendar 4<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvnebzVYLJvnDipCMwtFyfeMVZHCCgCd3o6YbHhocf1PKXIcJ1k5437lQotGigOiFWVIgxtTQ21JVmZfSHUqAZJ5NHEGQNmVMvoWFy_PpS2C72HO2CMy0ljv8Hqj88N2R_AbfXHnH-MU/s2048/%2525qPO3cVQRHe%252BwpUyVMrM4w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvnebzVYLJvnDipCMwtFyfeMVZHCCgCd3o6YbHhocf1PKXIcJ1k5437lQotGigOiFWVIgxtTQ21JVmZfSHUqAZJ5NHEGQNmVMvoWFy_PpS2C72HO2CMy0ljv8Hqj88N2R_AbfXHnH-MU/s320/%2525qPO3cVQRHe%252BwpUyVMrM4w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only lights for decoration in the kitchen this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-49994324419370340282020-12-03T09:00:00.001+00:002020-12-03T09:00:03.076+00:00Advent Calendar 3<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIR17AB1VB7CSTI6MMxQauweZkuBo8gs5ns7sgooy9WqP4MqtECSaWGYTiDZtX_mETIql9Scp9IM_QWtCMtXfpwUTIowIAVrHCEVEspugFX8aqSD6V9n61hDLl02LkTNSJw_q0ZUYsWBA/s2048/wwBVc6XzQjyFTB38sBkV5g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIR17AB1VB7CSTI6MMxQauweZkuBo8gs5ns7sgooy9WqP4MqtECSaWGYTiDZtX_mETIql9Scp9IM_QWtCMtXfpwUTIowIAVrHCEVEspugFX8aqSD6V9n61hDLl02LkTNSJw_q0ZUYsWBA/s320/wwBVc6XzQjyFTB38sBkV5g.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still with red and silver (and white) the mantlepiece is now adorned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-80536408736805055062020-12-02T09:00:00.001+00:002020-12-02T09:00:05.111+00:00Advent Calendar 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHES32JPU57OUYEPZoxnxH6BUXi5a84cXJ0-nPzbcu9MjjNQVcMAnm1HyP-Prjh0PKKQEo7huwqS1CZ_ZVrT0xb1EwY87Pf182dB_G0LWqmyNmghyjTZ9Qu-4lTlYFmVZ1MkxZX7M_fX8/s2048/TILW7zG9R0yln9tCgAF23A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHES32JPU57OUYEPZoxnxH6BUXi5a84cXJ0-nPzbcu9MjjNQVcMAnm1HyP-Prjh0PKKQEo7huwqS1CZ_ZVrT0xb1EwY87Pf182dB_G0LWqmyNmghyjTZ9Qu-4lTlYFmVZ1MkxZX7M_fX8/s320/TILW7zG9R0yln9tCgAF23A.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only a few decorations this year - just keeping it simple. This one is a decoration from Germany which is now hanging on the mirror in the front room. It matches the red theme going on in here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br />Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474288843010980830.post-4234381713379435502020-12-01T09:00:00.006+00:002020-12-01T09:00:00.138+00:00Advent Calendar 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_axGT_5lchyphenhyphenjaSqqTvtnW1v1_mG0bPk3mkK3OsDu8qVF4vrSg0IOofiVcGYwex6sQkyig7LyCsRKzD1EFxGUHgqFDFszAHtXJanbcnb5kt5dJikEyo55Pv0VwFPRc1BRyIGXJYM6Um9o/s2048/fullsizeoutput_18e0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1287" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_axGT_5lchyphenhyphenjaSqqTvtnW1v1_mG0bPk3mkK3OsDu8qVF4vrSg0IOofiVcGYwex6sQkyig7LyCsRKzD1EFxGUHgqFDFszAHtXJanbcnb5kt5dJikEyo55Pv0VwFPRc1BRyIGXJYM6Um9o/s320/fullsizeoutput_18e0.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ml1zZcrMHNBeG5Z5IKlF3N3ietvB4WBaun2hOxeY4krGdlgY0zHdBPklcDbTfhgR5Rznfmfwx3wpdOsfLydjmnWxkL4e9AwpQPW-w33HYlKLDHWUu_6WF11Rhm4HKt-p6rfSRyPANIg/s2048/8DfEv80bT%2525m1hmmNbXvtKg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ml1zZcrMHNBeG5Z5IKlF3N3ietvB4WBaun2hOxeY4krGdlgY0zHdBPklcDbTfhgR5Rznfmfwx3wpdOsfLydjmnWxkL4e9AwpQPW-w33HYlKLDHWUu_6WF11Rhm4HKt-p6rfSRyPANIg/s320/8DfEv80bT%2525m1hmmNbXvtKg.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Silver and gold this year for the tree with white lights and tinsel for a bit of sparkle. Isn't it difficult to get a good shot of the tree when it's lit. It looks magical in real life and smells wonderful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><br /> <p></p>Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.com4