by Anura Guruge
on December 21, 2023
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The train set is coming along nicely. Heavy too. Has HEFT.
The Christmas tree. This is fiddly. Needs MORE assembly!
Ornaments from the wooden & box calendars hung up on a LED tree.
Not sure WHERE the chocolate calendar is. I suspect it is ALL GONE.
Love the train set. Wow.
She has some work to do. But, she is busy with the lights, the trees & decorations.
I will keep you posted.
Merry Christmas!
by Anura Guruge
on December 1, 2023
Six, from what I remember, is probably the MOST we have done for ONE KID! Smile.
Well, I believe you can’t have ENOUGH, but 6 is all I could manage. Plus, SHE has to assemble the Lego ones and that takes time. Smile.
I will of course show you the progress as we go along.
The train one should be fun. I wanted IT, but was realistic. As she says, I can watch it take shape. What FUN.
Merry Christmas!
by Anura Guruge
on December 1, 2023
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Well, the title is very self-explanatory.
Quizzes — a total of 255 Christmas-related questions.
Yes, of course, this was a spin-off from the research I did for the 1st book. It was crazy not to utilize that.
Back cover from paperback.
Merry Christmas!
by Anura Guruge
on November 29, 2023
These two are the ones that I have to load (i.e., fill) with presents.
Got 3 Lego (& compatibles) to go with these two. But, I don’t have to mess with those. Ready to go, out of the box. I like that.
So, FIVE (5) parallel Advent calendars this year. Ooops! Sorry. SIX (6). I bought a cheap (i.e., $1.25) CHOCOLATE one too. That is a throw-away.
Yes, you will see more pictures.
Smile.
Merry Christmas!
by Anura Guruge
on December 15, 2022
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I am guilty than most when it comes to gifting CHOCOLATE Advent Calendars. This year is the first, in well over two decades, when I did not buy ANY chocolate advent calendars. The chief recipient of my chocolate advent calendars, who would get a FEW (i.e., more than one), so that she would not be limited to just one chocolate per day, is now lactose-intolerant & as such didn’t want chocolates. Some of the other recipients also declined saying that they are watching what they eat. So, I didn’t get any this year. But, we still had 4 other Advent Calendars going in parallel.
Like with so many things to do with religious holidays, Christmas supposedly one, we have lost sight of many of the old beliefs, customs & tradition.
People were expected to fast — & even give up sex — during Advent!
Dairy & sugar products were particularly frowned upon. So, it is ironic that we now have chocolate advent calendars — the antithesis of fasting or restraint.
Funny how the cookie has crumbled so to speak.
If you are wondering the FIRST Chocolate Advent Calendar dates back to 1958.