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holidays 2

… just in case anybody is interested … here are some impressions of our holiday treats:

xmas apple pie with cinnamon stars

christmas cookies

our dinner on christmas eve

regarding dinner, i like the christmas eve tradition of my childhood: we always had a quite simple meal. something like potato salad & sausages. of course i would not eat these any more but i don’t like to spend this evening on creating a complex meal. so we had a salad of red cabbage & oranges, raw burgers, rice for those not eating raw & an abundance of greens & vegetables with a sesame-dip.

holidays

in spite of not feeling christmasy at all a few days ago i really have enjoyed these days. & still do. calm, relaxed days. feeling cozy. grateful. time seems to stand still for a while. midwinter. i enjoy being with my kids, playing games, talking, snuggling. spending time with friends. thanks for these wonder-ful days!

advent

our kitchen's windowsill

this year's first origami star

nativity set - rebuild everyday

kids' advent calendars

my advent calendar, given to me by m.

more advent calendars

made this one for my dear friend pavlina

oh yeah, an advent calendar for me! thank you very much, pavlina!

advent

although i really don’t like the annual hype about xmas, i absolutely love making the advent calendars for my kids. this year i have even managed to come up with them in time. want to see this year’s version?

advent calendar for my son

advent calendar for my daughter

furthermore i do enjoy decorating our house. i began to do this today, 1st advent … so i don’t have to show much, but there are 24 days left to go on crafting & decorating 🙂

we are going to fill the nativity scene day by day.