For years now I have been making much decorum about The Christmas Shopping. Especially nowadays, when so much is delivered to your doorstep, and I count among those who are really glad that so much is available through the web, but Christmas Shopping, this is a tradition and must be done by venturing out to town.
It’s probably less about the shopping and more about getting into the mood, stopping at the tea room for some delicious canapés and a carac for dessert, buying little shiny Christmas baubles and meeting people.
Out here, sadly, most small businesses disappeared throughout the years. But then there’s a great many really nice Christmas markets that have made an appearance. One of my favourites is happening this coming Sunday 8 December in Boussereaucourt. If you happen to be in the area, Birgit from the Chambre d’Hote L’Espace will be delighted to see you!
This is Les Poissonchats Wondrous Advent Calendar! Advent calendars are a huge tradition where I come from: you make little gifts for your loved ones every day until Christmas Day, fourandtwenty little surprises. The advent calendars come in beautifully old fashioned prints on cardboard, with extra glitter, and each day there’s a paper door waiting for you to pry open. Others are more elaborate, pretty baskets filled with twenty four numbered parcels, decorated with red velvet ribbons. The one I’m making for you this season is altogether a different one, it is digital glimpses into the real doors, the Castle doors, to be precise. Unless specially marked, all content is hand-stitched by myself, lovingly compiled and written to your amusement.
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