Hello again my dears, and I'm sorry for the many days it's taken me to get around to this advent update! I've been desperately trying to get our house ready for celebrating Christmas, which has involved attempting to unpack the remaining boxes that I hadn't got around to since moving in here over 3 years ago! I am pleased to report that we now have a clear dining table, yet we still also have a useable spare bedroom! Honestly, this feels a little bit like a Christmas miracle!
It's now almost midnight on the 23rd. Tomorrow is a Saturday, and even though it is also Christmas eve, we're still planning on having our usual game day. Exciting things are happening in our game right now! Our party is currently pursuing someone, who in extremely simplified terms is an evil sorcerer. We're about to follow him and his bodyguard into an ancient, abandoned, magically scarred city, and hopefully in tomorrow's session we will finally get to confront him. I am quite determined that I should not be too tired to think properly tomorrow, therefore this update is, I'm afraid, going to be pretty perfunctory.
So, without further ado, here we go:
December 15th
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| Tempus novo |
Advent of Change : My donation this day went to Tempus novo. "Today you have helped someone coming out of prison to turn their lives around and secure a sustainable job to to support their family."
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| December 15th advent contents |
Lindt : Milk chocolate square, with a squirrel picture on the wrapper.
English Tea Co. : Ghostly Green tea.
Northern Waxes : Mandarin, Lime, and Basil wax melt.
Mint and Mustard Dice : Transparent green and purple D6, with white gothic script. I tried to take a close up of this, but Finn thought it was his advent treat, and tried to nibble it!
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| Close up of today's D6, and Finn |
Cuddlebums yarn : Orange and Peach striped yarn with rainbow pops.
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| "Good boy pose means treatos!" |
Lily's Kitchen : 2 Rise and Shine flower shaped treats.
December 16th
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| National Autistic Society |
Advent of Change : The donation this day went to the National Autistic Society. "Today you have helped to run a social group, providing a space for autistic people to come together, forge friendships, and feel les alone.
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| December 16th advent contents |
Lindt : Small milk and white chocolate truffle.
English Tea Co. : White Wonderland Tea.
Northern Waxes : Gingerbread wax melt.
Mint and Mustard Dice : White pearlised percentile die (10 sided dice that shows numbers 10 to 100, and is rolled alongside a standard 10 sided dice to determine a percentage).
Cuddlebums yarn : Orange and yellow striped yarn with rainbow pops.
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| "No photo! Only noms!" |
Lily's Kitchen : 3 cheese and apple training treats.
December 17th
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| The Children's Trust |
Advent of Change : My donation this day went to The Children's Trust. "Today you have helped a child with a brain injury begin learning how to speak again with music therapy."
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| December 17th advent contents |
Lindt : Small milk chocolate truffle.
English Tea Co. : Festive Spice tea.
Northern Waxes : Christmas Tree wax melt.
Mint and Mustard Dice : Transparent, sparkly D10 with pink and yellow splashes, and gold numbers.
Cuddlebums yarn : Green and yellow striped yarn with rainbow pops.
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| "Sigh. No treatos today." |
Lily's Kitchen : This was last Saturday, so it was game day, and we were playing at our friends' house. So Finn's treats had to wait a day. He decided to lie on the back of our friends' sofa and stare mournfully at me.
December 18th
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| 52 Lives |
Advent of Change : The donation on this day went to 52 lives. "Today you have sent a special gift and kind message to a child who has been bullied, so they know that they are not alone."
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| December 18th advent contents |
Lindt : Small milk and white chocolate truffle.
English Tea Co. : Winter Warmer tea.
Northern Waxes : Black Opium wax melt.
Mint and Mustard Dice : Transparent pale green D20, with iridescent splashes, and gold numbers.
Cuddlebums yarn : Green and Teal striped yarn with rainbow pops.
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| "Why must you always take photos of the treatos?" |
Lily's Kitchen : 2 bedtime biscuits.
December 19th
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| Dallaglio Rugby Works |
Advent of Change : My donation this day went to Dallaglio Rugby Works. "Today you have funded a mental wellbeing workshop to help a disadvantaged young person who is excluded from education."
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| December 19th advent contents |
Lindt : Milk chocolate square, with snowman picture on the wrapper.
English Tea Co. : Super Star Anise tea.
Northern Waxes : Raspberry and rhubarb wax melt.
Mint and Mustard Dice : Transparent Blue, green, and purple D8, with white gothic script.
Cuddlebums yarn : Cyan and Teal striped yarn with rainbow pops.
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| "Smol person has my treatos?" |
Lily's Kitchen : I've no idea what the treats were on this day, as my sister and nieces had come over to visit, and the girls wanted to give Finn his advent treats. This was a hectic, but lovely day.
December 20th
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| BBC Children in Need |
Advent of Change : This day, my donation went to BBC's Children in Need. "Today you helped blind and partially sighted children feel more included, by delivering special 'touch to see' books."
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| December 20th advent contents |
Lindt : Small milk chocolate truffle.
English Tea Co. : Tropical Lemongrass tea.
Northern Waxes : Orange and cinnamon wax melt.
Mint and Mustard Dice : White pearlised D4, with gold numbers.
Cuddlebums yarn : Cyan and Blue striped yarn with rainbow pops.
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| "Shlurp!" |
Lily's Kitchen : No idea again what the treats were this day, as Finn was too impatient, and licked them off my hand before the camera went off!
December 21st
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| Carers worldwide |
Advent of Change : My donation this day went to Carers Worldwide. "Today you have paid a counsellor's phone bill for a day, enabling them to support 20 mothers of disabled children in Nepal."
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| December 21st advent contents |
Lindt : Small milk and white chocolate truffle.
English Tea Co. : Happy Holiday tea.
Northern Waxes : Black Plum and Rhubarb wax melt.
Mint and Mustard Dice : Transparent, sparkly D4, with pink and yellow splashes, and gold numbers.
Cuddlebums yarn : Blue and Navy striped yarn with rainbow pops.
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| "Cronch!" |
Lily's Kitchen : I think this day was 2 rise and shine flower shaped treats, but I can't be sure...
December 22nd
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| City Harvest London |
Advent of Change : Yesterday my donation went to City Harvest London. "Today you have delivered a nutritious lunch to four vulnerable people who might otherwise go hungry this Christmas."
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| December 22nd advent contents |
Lindt : Small milk chocolate truffle.
English Tea Co. : Post-party refresh tea.
Northern Waxes : Blackcurrant and Liquorice wax melt.
Mint and Mustard Dice : Transparent blue, green, and purple D4, with white gothic script.
Cuddlebums yarn : Navy and pink striped yarn with rainbow pops.
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| "Can I nom these yet?" |
Lily's Kitchen : 2 bedtime biscuits.
December 23rd
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| The Cares Family |
Advent of Change : Today's donation went to The Cares Family. "Today you have bought the tea and biscuits for a community social club, tackling loneliness by bringing older and younger neighbours together."
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| December 23rd advent contents |
Lindt : Small milk chocolate truffle.
English Tea Co. : Berry Rooibos tea.
Northern Waxes : Vanilla Buttercream wax melt.
Mint and Mustard Dice : White pearlised D6, with gold numbers. This is the second of these dice that I've had from this calendar, so I'm hoping this is just a spare D6, and there isn't another of the white pearl set missing.
Cuddlebums yarn : Purple and Pink striped yarn with rainbow pops.
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| "Just a little nibble?" |
Lily's Kitchen : 3 cheese and apple training treats.
There we are then. All up to date. It's just after 1am now, and definitely time for bed. I suspect that I'll not be back until sometime between Christmas day, and New Year's day now, and that will be with my summary of the year gone by, and plans for 2023. So, have a very lovely Christmas, or other midwinter festivity of your choice!
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