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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21504)
• London, England
25 Nov 24
I don’t normally bother with Christmas decorations, but this year I have gotten myself an advent calendar.
From the film Die Hard, it features the Nakatomi Plaza building with Hans Gruber’s abrupt descent marking off the...
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Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
8 Nov 23
Although each year both the girls get an Advent calendar, we didn’t like the fact that they are mainly packaging, a lot of which is not even recyclable. So two or three years ago both the girls made fabric Advent calendars. They...
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Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
2 Dec 21
When I was a child I never had an Advent calendar. I think that was something to do with belonging to the local Methodist chapel. Or maybe people just couldn’t afford to buy Advent calendars, I don’t remember any other children...
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rakski
@rakski (156247)
• Philippines
19 Dec 20
I just attended the parent's advent recollection online from my daughter's school. It was nice, refreshing and very touching. It warms my heart. It was good that I attended it when the teacher reminded us in the...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
6 Dec 20
A homily I heard today spoke of Alfred Delp, a German Jesuit who assisted in the underground escape of Jews to Switzerland. But he was arrested as a suspect in the failed assassination attempt of the Nazi dictator, of which he was...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
30 Nov 20
The pandemic year 2020 comes to the last month in the calendar.
Today, the 1st of December also ushers the season of Advent in the new liturgical year. It's the time of expectant yearning. We are waiting. Waiting for the coming...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
14 Dec 19
The only Sunday of the year when Padre wears PINK cassock - that's today - Gaudete Sunday. The Holy Mass commences with 'Gaudete in Domino semper,' meaning 'Rejoice in the Lord always."
Advent uses the color purple which, I...
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C
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
2 Dec 19
The middle one got to open the second day of the Advent Calandar. In the past we have done the paper ones with 1 chocolate on the inside which meant we had to get 2 more of then so the other two could have one. So this year I...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
1 Dec 19
Today was the first day of Advent, for those who are not aware Advent is the first twenty four days of December leading to Christmas it is the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas and the return of Jesus at the Second...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
1 Dec 19
Today, the first of December, commences the first season of the liturgical year - Advent.
Literally, Advent means coming. For the whole Christendom, Advent is preparing and waiting for the commemoration of the Birth of Baby Jesus...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
27 Nov 18
When I was 9, I marveled at the countdown of Apollo 11 blasting to the moon. Ten, nine, eight seven, six, five.... Wow, I thought, that's counting backwards. Thus began my fascination of countdowns, the sense of excitement before...
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
20 Nov 18
I did not grow up with a tradition of an "advent calendar", but I have often thought of doing one.
I had this in my Facebook feed, and I have chosen to put it on my profile.
More than that, though, I am going to plan on doing it...
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
3 Dec 17
Was it good or not?
Today, I have tried making chocolate fudge from my blogging friends recipe. The recipe has only 3 ingredients including the aroma. I followed the instruction but I added some nuts in the recipe as I still had...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
1 Dec 17
Diary Thursday 30th November 2017
The close of one month and the start of the last now. November ended with a massive temperature drop. The gritters were out spreading gravel and grit on the roads in case of possible snow, frost...
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freak369
@freak369 (5112)
• United States
10 Dec 16
So far we've gotten some nice plushies (like the Christmas Babaa) and toys but the animations are getting longer and longer. I don't mind watching it once or twice but if you are trying to catch the Fir fr the bonus prize it can...
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