happy first day of Advent… it has always been a special time for me…

this year there are three different calendars for me…

the first is a digital version which comes via email every day with things to do or think about;-)… all focussed on chocolate, without any calories… this was the first one, which provides an opportunity to check items off over 25 days…

the second is on the wall in the living room and this year is filled with nuts and seeds and the odd bit of chocolate…

the third climbs the stairway… it is made up of twenty-four different sized boxes with items in them from the kids in Ottawa… last week a parcel arrived addressed to my grandson, who then filled each one… they look very cute on the stairs…

as I empty a box, I am breaking it down and stashing it at the top behind the last few… I don’t want to lose any of them…

every day is a treat;-)…