Category Archives: Advent Posts

Advent – Day 10

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Julie Goucher

I promised my last Pharos students a peek at my notebooks, well in this case it is a peek at my current book. Anyone who has been reading this site for a while will no doubt recall how I began … Continue reading →

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Advent – Day 9

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Julie Goucher

I may have shared the picture below previously, but it is a favourite of mine and comes from the place where my maternal Grandfather was born in 1908, Wanborough in Surrey. This post box bares V R meaning that the … Continue reading →

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Advent – Day 6

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Julie Goucher

The post today is a simple one; it is our Christmas tree for 2022. It is a Balsam Hill, Frosted Fraser Fir. It is decorated with an assortment of decorations that we have bought over the last 30 years.

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Advent – Day 5

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Julie Goucher

A few years ago, I stumbled across a rather nice set of mugs made by Spode. Each Christmas, from 1998 until 2004, Spode released one mug featuring a Santa from a different Country. Here they are in more detail: 1998 … Continue reading →

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Advent – Day 4

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Julie Goucher

My Grandmother always used to buy hamper coupons from the Unigate milkman, I don’t know if she received any special discount as my Grandfather had worked for them up until he retired, but she always had the coupons and then … Continue reading →

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Advent – Day 3

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Julie Goucher

I read nowhere as much as I used to due to a variety of drains on my time and the pull of social media, but there are several books that I read every December. I really love the Elm Creek … Continue reading →

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Advent – Day 1

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Julie Goucher

I haven’t taken part or written any advent posts in the last few years. I thought that for this year I would revisit some of those earlier posts and switch around they days they appear and in some cases make … Continue reading →

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Vlogmas – Christopher Allen

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Julie Goucher

In the weeks leading up to Christmas I enjoyed Vlogmas from one of my favourite YouTuber’s Christopher Allen. Christopher managed to vlog every day from 1st December AND work a fairly hectic and long schedule. If you are sad that … Continue reading →

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Sending Christmas Wishes

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Julie Goucher

“Remembrance, like a candle, Shines brightest at Christmastime” Charles Dickens

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Advent Calendar 2017 – Festive Birthday (2)

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Julie Goucher

In the Northern Hemisphere, the 21st December is the shortest day of the year. From today, day light remains for a little longer as we trundle through the rest of Winter into Spring and then finally, and hopefully Summer! The BBC reported  … Continue reading →

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