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Advent Calendar Day 16: A Collage of Christmas Memories by S.D. Gates
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 16: A Collage of Christmas Memories by S.D. GatesA Collage of Christmas Memories by SD Gates The Holiday season for me is a like a collage of memories, all with different traditions. When asked to write this post by my friend Solveig, I had to dig deep into the recesses of my mind uncover the memories of my…
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Advent Calendar Day 15: Christmas: The Perfect Excuse For A Fight? by Lucy Brazier
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 15: Christmas: The Perfect Excuse For A Fight? by Lucy BrazierChristmas: The Perfect Excuse For A Fight? by Lucy Brazier It seems to me that for a time of year supposedly celebrating peace on earth, Christmas is remarkably conducive to conflict. Families that haven’t spoken all year are thrown together for the annual exercise of teeth-gritting and tongue-biting. The disagreements over…
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Advent Calendar Day 14: A Whirlwind by Camille de Fleurville
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 14: A Whirlwind by Camille de FleurvilleA Whirlwind by Camille de Fleurville A whirlwind. A turmoil. Laughs and plays. Whispered secrets. Doors quickly shut with a swish and a smile. Christmas has always been a time of waiting and of joy. A time of recollection as well. A time of night that slowly rises into dawn,…
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Advent Calendar Day 13: Christmas in Zimbabwe by Beaton
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 13: Christmas in Zimbabwe by BeatonChristmas in Zimbabwe by Beaton I know it’s Christmas when I walk down First Street and the Christmas lights are strung up and lit. On the official switching on ceremony there is a carol by candlelight night, a night of Christmas carols. I know it’s Christmas time when the Africa…
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Advent Calendar Day 12: The Legendary Magic of the Poinsettia by Corina Carrasco
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 12: The Legendary Magic of the Poinsettia by Corina CarrascoThe Legendary Magic of the Poinsettia by Corina Carrasco When I was growing up, I was the one who helped my mother do the everyday correspondence, even though I was the fifth of seven kids. I remember being in second grade and being the one that filled out and addressed the Christmas…
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Advent Calendar Day 11: The Christmas Storm by Trent McDonald
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 11: The Christmas Storm by Trent McDonaldThe Christmas Storm by Trent McDonald The wind whistled through the window radiating a bone chilling cold into the room. Caelan Campbell didn’t care and pushed the curtains aside to try to get a look down to the cove. He could make out very little through the frosted window beyond…
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Advent Calendar Day 10: Christmas Traditions by Diana Gordon
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 10: Christmas Traditions by Diana GordonChristmas Traditions by Diana Gordon My only siblings are far older than I—my oldest brother is a full 12 years older than I, while my other brother is 8 years older than I—and had stopped believing in Santa Clause by the time I was born, but they played along with…
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Advent Calendar Day 9: Christmas Memories of Rome by Judith Works
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 9: Christmas Memories of Rome by Judith WorksChristmas Memories of Rome by Judith Works This time of year I often pause to remember the many Christmases in Rome my husband and I enjoyed. Our favorite sight was the delightful Christmas market filling the spacious Piazza Navona with toys, candy and figures of a wizened old granny, la…
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Advent Calendar Day 8: The Gift of Reading by Anabel Marsh
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 8: The Gift of Reading by Anabel MarshThe gift of reading by Anabel Marsh Reading is the greatest gift – it opens up so many new worlds. It’s not just the obvious benefits of functional literacy: stories have the power to bring emotions to life, by helping children to understand their own feelings and those of others.…
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Advent Calendar Day 7: A Christmas Kodak Moment By Tara Paray
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 7: A Christmas Kodak Moment By Tara ParayA Christmas Kodak Moment By Tara Paray Ever have a Christmas ugly cry? I have, and, yay for me, it was caught on camera! Picture it: sometime in the 80s. Cabbage Patch Kids are all the rage, and that means they can’t be found anywhere! Once a toy store got them…
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Advent Calendar Day 6: Nikolaus I Still Believe!
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 6: Nikolaus I Still Believe!Nikolaus I Still Believe! Saint Nicolaus Day has always been one of my favourite, favourite holidays! This means that I have books worth of memories that come with it, maybe not books, but I could do a several posts on the subject… Wow! What happened here? Outside of our apartment…
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Advent Calendar Day 5: My First Christmas in California by Evelyne Holingue
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 5: My First Christmas in California by Evelyne HolingueMy First Christmas in California by Evelyne Holingue “You’ve got to see something,” my husband said, right after picking our eleven-month-old daughter and me up at the San Francisco airport. We had left Paris on December 22, more than twenty hours ago, and I wondered what could a Parisian have…
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Advent Calendar Day 3: Oh, Christmas Tree by Melanie Noell Bernard
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 3: Oh, Christmas Tree by Melanie Noell BernardOh, Christmas Tree by Melanie Noell Bernard Traditions are those activities which take place every year. They’re the things we look forward to, and one of the best times for them to occur is during the holidays. The holidays come around every year. Same day, same time, same tradition. My family wasn’t one…
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Advent Calendar Day 2: My First Christmas at the Age of 31 by Dr Gulara Vincent
Read more: Advent Calendar Day 2: My First Christmas at the Age of 31 by Dr Gulara VincentMy First Christmas at the Age of 31 by Dr Gulara Vincent As I stood by the door waiting for the train to stop, a large backpack pulled my right shoulder down. I wondered whether my host was already at the train station. I was invited to spend Christmas with…
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