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To everyone who steps the house of Christmas at the vaguest hint of New Year… The 24 days of rampant consumerism trust leads up to 25 December is called #Advent. The period from Boxing Day to 5/6 January is called #Christmas. Relax. Live it. Enjoy it.

Wednesday 1 January 2020

To everyone who steps the house of Christmas at the vaguest hint of New Year… The 24 days of rampant consumerism trust leads up to 25 December is called #Advent. The period from Boxing Day to 5/6 January is called…

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The Festival of nine Lessons and Carols in a tiny village church on the chortestvday… #Souldern #midwinter #solstice #advent #christmas???? #ninelessonsandcarols

Saturday 21 December 2019

The Festival of nine Lessons and Carols in a tiny village church on the chortestvday… #Souldern #midwinter #solstice #advent #christmas???? #ninelessonsandcarols

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Day 1 of #advent and finding a little bird hiding in our @angelaharding11 #adventcalendar… #Christmas????

Saturday 1 December 2018

Day 1 of #advent and finding a little bird hiding in our @angelaharding11 #adventcalendar… #Christmas????

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Because its the 1 December and I like carols and flutes… #Christmas???? #carols #advent #abingdonextravaganza @abingdonconcertband

Saturday 1 December 2018

Because its the 1 December and I like carols and flutes… #Christmas???? #carols #advent #abingdonextravaganza @abingdonconcertband

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On the first day of advent… Christmas carols with the ????-winning @abingdonconcertband at the #abingdonextravaganza. #Christmas???? #advent

Saturday 1 December 2018

On the first day of advent… Christmas carols with the ????-winning @abingdonconcertband at the #abingdonextravaganza. #Christmas???? #advent

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Mary and Joseph look like they have the kind of perplexed and “what are we supposed to do with this now?” faces that I think all new parents probably have… #Christmas???? #advent #nativity

Sunday 3 December 2017

Mary and Joseph look like they have the kind of perplexed and “what are we supposed to do with this now?” faces that I think all new parents probably have… #Christmas???? #advent #nativity

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On the twenty-second day of advent: a very busy day

Saturday 22 December 2012

Today has been non-stop. Emma’s been at work all day. Now she has busy, tiring work days – not like my sit down at the computer for 7½ hours a day – but today I really feel that I have…

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On the twenty-first day of advent: the shortest day

Friday 21 December 2012

After the bleak wintriness of yesterday today was one of those crispier, nicer days that make you fall in love with winter. After a quiet morning pottering, and base-icing the Christmas cake, Emma and I headed into Oxford in the…

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On the twentieth day of advent: not quite the day I had planned…

Thursday 20 December 2012

For the first day of my Christmas holidays I had big plans. I feel a bit like I have failed. I’ve basically finished as all my shopping but one thing I do like doing is going into Oxford, close to…

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On the nineteenth day of advent: the last working day of the year

Wednesday 19 December 2012

Yesterday was the last Tuesday that I would work this year. Today was the last day I would work this year. That said, to say *day* might be pushing things a bit. After a morning trying to finish things off…

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On the eighteenth day of advent: preparing for Christmas

Tuesday 18 December 2012

So, after two years off, and I are doing Christmas again. My mum and dad are coming to stay and it will just be the four of us. I had already prebooked my Ocado order for this Thursday in order…

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On the twelfth day of advent: On Independent People

Wednesday 12 December 2012

It’s not an easy read; a portrait of a land, and a people, and a person – Bjartur of Summerhouses. It’s definitely easier to read this if you have visited Iceland; seen, and felt, the landscape. If you have you…

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On the eighth day of advent: Let Christmas begin

Saturday 8 December 2012

Traditionally it is the weekend closest to my mum’s birthday (25 November) and Stir-up Sunday that launches my preparations for Christmas. It’s not until I play my first carols though that I truly feel Christmas. Today Emma and I headed…

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On the sixth day of advent

Thursday 6 December 2012

~ After the dangerously slippy roads of yesterday (with the dusting of snow we had), this morning was cold, damn cold. Apparently last night it got to -7ºC. Bbrrr… So today I went to work the shorter but slower way…

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On the fifth day of advent: in which I adopt an author

Wednesday 5 December 2012

There is really cool author promo event running on Facebook throughout December called Christmas For Authors. I decided to participate in it as it helps Indie authors (like me) get exposure and helps to boost book sales. We authors have…

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On the third day of advent…

Monday 3 December 2012

…and I struggle to comprehend why only 2 out of 20 items in an ePub table of contents link through to their respective chapters. The other 18 are tagged in precisely the same way so… I not understand. I would…

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On the second day of advent: tree dressing

Sunday 2 December 2012

After the floods come the frozen fields down by the river Cherwell and the Oxfordshire canal at Somerton, and scene for a brisk and cold walk in the winter chill. Then we retreated back home to dress the tree. It’s…

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On the last day of advent…

Saturday 24 December 2011

It has been a fantastically lovely week’s holiday. When I first decided to take this week off I didn’t really have any idea what I would expect from it. As it has turned out it has been busy, and productive,…

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On the twenty-third day of advent…

Friday 23 December 2011

~ Today I headed down to Oxford to collect the replacement TV – venturing out before the rain but in the wind on a roads that were already getting very busy. At first, Comet didn’t know anything about it, and…

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On the twenty-second day of advent: a slightly longer day than yesterday

Thursday 22 December 2011

~ Today was a quieter day, although not without its busy moments. Chiefly the pre-Christmas shop… no regular Ocado delivery in Christmas week, and seeing as as we had vouchers to spend we headed out to Thame and to Waitrose…

To everyone who steps the house of Christmas at the vaguest hint of New Year… The 24 days of rampant consumerism trust leads up to 25 December is called #Advent. The period from Boxing Day to 5/6 January is called #Christmas. Relax. Live it. Enjoy it.

The Festival of nine Lessons and Carols in a tiny village church on the chortestvday… #Souldern #midwinter #solstice #advent #christmas???? #ninelessonsandcarols

Day 1 of #advent and finding a little bird hiding in our @angelaharding11 #adventcalendar… #Christmas????

Because its the 1 December and I like carols and flutes… #Christmas???? #carols #advent #abingdonextravaganza @abingdonconcertband

On the first day of advent… Christmas carols with the ????-winning @abingdonconcertband at the #abingdonextravaganza. #Christmas???? #advent

Mary and Joseph look like they have the kind of perplexed and “what are we supposed to do with this now?” faces that I think all new parents probably have… #Christmas???? #advent #nativity

On the twenty-second day of advent: a very busy day

On the twenty-first day of advent: the shortest day

On the twentieth day of advent: not quite the day I had planned…

On the nineteenth day of advent: the last working day of the year

On the eighteenth day of advent: preparing for Christmas

On the twelfth day of advent: On Independent People

On the eighth day of advent: Let Christmas begin

On the sixth day of advent

On the fifth day of advent: in which I adopt an author

On the third day of advent…

On the second day of advent: tree dressing

On the last day of advent…

On the twenty-third day of advent…

On the twenty-second day of advent: a slightly longer day than yesterday

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