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Advent Calendar Day 6: I want to be a sheep
It only seemed fair to share the two sheep that the husband and wife team from yesterday made. Also papiermached- also brilliant! Forgive me if I have said this before, CBC says I border on the verbose...
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Advent Calendar day 7: The Afternoon tea bus
On Saturday, I stepped out of the doors of Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square where I was playing in a concert. It was time to go and fetch some dinner. As I waited to cross the road, I was struck by...
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Advent Calendar Day 8: Star
The other day, I shared the beautiful paper chain Christmas tree the LSAs at school had made me. What I was saving for today was that they also made me a paper star! Our whole building is adorned with...
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Advent Day 9: Oh no it isn't!
I had a lovely surprise today when I got to school! I thought that I was teaching my Year 1's as usual first lesson but I discovered that a theatre company were in to perform a pantomime to the Year...
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Advent Day 10: Pretty shopfronts!
I always love the effort and ingenuity that shops put into their displays, particularly at Christmas. There is such a variety from the traditional to the modern, to the quirky, the slightly odd and...
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I wonder if you have a favourite Christmas carol at all? I'm not sure what mine is, I like so many, but there is a Christmas carol that I have special affection for because of something very...
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Advent Calendar Day 12: Christmas glitz
Everyone always talks about their Christmas party outfits. Since I have a terrible shopping habit anyway, I don't set out to buy anything special for Christmas- I just tend to go through my many...
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Advent Calendar Day 7: Always a choir
Christmas for me always comes with a choir.Be it a heavenly band of angels singing Alleluias, a rabble of primary children romping through Jingle Bells, a serene group of darlings sweetly warbling...
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Advent Calendar Day 14: 5 brooches and friends #49: Christmas themed.
For today's Advent post I thought I'd share one or two Christmassy brooches I've worn in December.. First up are the Sprout lover and Sprout hater pin badges which I won from @hannahhitchmanart on...
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As promised, here is the recording of my annual Christmas composed song. This year, I actually wrote it in August, the idea came to me very quickly. I knew that I was missing a Shepherd-based song for...
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Advent Calendar Day 16- Since we're on the subject of Brussel Sprout earrings...
Hi All,On my previous brooch post, Vix referred to some lovely Brussel sprout earrings, suggesting I acquire some, egged on by the rest of you!However, I am one step ahead of you...I am the proud owner...
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Advent Day 17: Confectionery
Sorry, this is a day late. I shall be back with my Pause for Advent later...We went over to my Mum's for lunch yesterday and had a very pleasant lunch of wild Alaskan salmon, squash and sweet potato...
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Advent Day 18: Difficult times
Sometimes, it feels like things go wrong in December. Everyone is tired and moody and longing for a break. The days are dark, long and gloomy. We shiver around radiators, we long for light and...
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Advent Day 19: What is it? #52- The Advent Edition
Hi y'all!I thought today's Advent picture would be funny to do as a 'What is it?'The premise of this game, if you have not joined in before, is to look at a picture that is perhaps ambiguous or a cloud...
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Advent Day 20: What is it? A CUP SNOWMAN!
Yesterday, I shared the mystery shot of what was a CUP snowman. Last year, some of our TAs worked in their lunch hours and spare time and made a snowman out of cups. He was resurrected this year and...
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Advent Calendar Day 21: Festive reads
Having been part of the Bookstagram community this year, the idea of reading some festive-themed books came to mind this year. I intended to read Jostein Gaarder's The Christmas Mystery through Advent...
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Advent Day 22: Cathedrals and churches
This is Chelmsford Cathedral in the picture. I took this picture on my way to my John Lewis performance. I always looked forward to the Midnight Mass church service but I haven't actually been to one...
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Advent Day 23: 5 brooches #50- Christmas 2 edition- Jazzing up a boring outfit
When I reached 5 brooches #50, I always intended to do a Giveaway but sadly, I have run out of time to do much about it right now, so I might wait for a later number to do this officially. Today, all...
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Advent Calendar Day 24: The final present
I do so hope you have enjoyed my varied Advent Calendar this year. I found it quite liberating choosing generally one (or two) photos, writing very little about them, it elicited some lovely responses...
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Christmas Day 2016
Wishing you a wonderfully merry Christmas with many blessings.Enjoy yourself, relax, don't worry and God bless you.xxx
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