PRINT
Printed circuit board
LEAVES
Variety of leaves around the garden
Laburnum, Sumac, Catoniasta, Forsythia, Budleia, Buddeja globosa
SPOT
Can you spot the metal marbles rolling down the Marble Run at the House of Marbles
BOUNDARY
The boundary around my garden
FLAME
Glass blowing at the House of Marbles
MY CHOICE
Thought I would put this lovely rose called Silver Jubilee on as we are heading into dark nights and winter, we can remember the lovely summer we have had this year in the UK I didn't see much of this year's summer as you will read below.
Linking with Kate at I live, I love, I craft, I am me
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Christmas Advent Calendar 2018
Its nearly that time of year again! But this year, I would still like to do the Christmas Advent Calendar as it has become a tradition on my blog for the past few years and this year despite of not having the time or the brain power to think of twenty four ideas I was wondering if I could ask for a little help of you wonderful people who join in with Kate's Scavenger Hunt for two Christmas words that mean Advent or if you remember the pictures from the old Advent Calendars before chocolate ones, yes there were such things, and I will use the words in this year's list.
Please say you will join me again in putting twenty-four little Christmas pictures on your blog as if it were an Advent Calendar? Saturday 1st December is the day we start opening doors on the Advent Calendar or in our case one picture per day for the blog posts. Again this year I thought I would take a leaf from Hawthorn's book, hope you don't mind me copying again Kate....... and have a Scavenger Hunt. You put a different picture on everyday leading up to 24th December. You can use your own photos, taken recently or from the family album/archive taken years ago, or use little films/cartoons from You Tube. Please let me know if you would like to join in too, and I will list the names in November.
I have had a bit of a bad year to say the least and it hasn't finished yet. We had three field mice who invaded our house. Caught two humanely, one was set free on a grass-verge near the local public gardens and the other was set free up near the stables by a lovely couple of friends, not sure what happened to the third....... My husband spent six months in and out hospital with a brain tumour and the day he was discharged my dad went into hospital with another mini stroke which has left him quite noisy so have had to resettle him in another care home. Mini strokes and Dementia do not mix.
Great photos for the words and I can't believer you've got photos of the House of Marbles, somewhere I visited many years ago on one of our trips to UK. I loved the marble run. So sorry to hear about your stressful year, but glad to help out with your calendar if I can think of something.
ReplyDeleteTake care & lots of huggles from down under.
Sorry you have had such a bad year. I'd love to join in again, can't believe its that time again, seeing your familiar Toby jug made me realise how close it is to Christmas. Remember the proper Advent calendars well. Always used to buy one for Kate up till the time they seemed to disappear. Angels, Shepherds, Wise Men as well as Christmas trees keep it traditional then the big reveal on the 24th of the stable. Happy days. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a rotten year you've had; best wishes for the future. I like your pictures of The House of Marbles but it is to far away from us for a day trip! Printed circuit board - very clever.
ReplyDeleteA lovely selection for this months words Julie.
ReplyDeleteThis year seems to have been quite stressful for lots of people.
Love and blessings xx
Print and Spot were my favourite two :)
ReplyDeleteAdvent ideas - I shall put my thinking cap on but it did remind me that here in the village, leading up to the Chris-dingle service, the village hosts the advent. With 12 venues around the village, with their number in the window. Then on the appropriate evening, the villagers go to the house, sing and chat, mince pies and hot drinks are supplied. A few years ago, when I helped at the cubs, one of the boys said he could play a simple carol on his keyboard so was 'volunteered' to do so, it turned out he only really knew the first two or three bars. There was initial confusion quickly followed by quiet laughter as the child tunelessly thumped his way through those bars ....repeatedly .... he was my son. Aah - advent memories!!
Julie - yes of course you can mention your advent count down - when you do I will mention it in my post too xx
DeleteI pressed submit too quickly - sending hugs for family and love to you - here is to a better year - 2019 xx
ReplyDeleteThat's a great photo for flame.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to heard you've not had a good year... onwards and upwards for 2019 hopefully.