Advent has arrived and many people here are preparing. The Spanish have their Christmas market in Plaza Major with all sorts of terrible terrible iconic Christmas decorations, so much so that their houses must look like a scene out of The Garden of Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
My German friends have been consuming gluhwein by the gallon and making biscuits. Me? I have settled into my advent calender. No chocolate, pictures only. The first one I guessed correctly, because that is what you have to do. Come on walk with me here I need a little sanity.
So every morning I guess what is under the calender door. On the first it was a christmas wreath. I guessed correctly and have to say was overly chuffed with myself. On the second I guessed an angel…it was a black labrodor, on the third I guessed a bell, it was a rabbit, not just any old rabbit…a Christmas rabbit, just like the black lab is a festive lab. Yesterday I thought it can’t be another animal so guessed a candle….in your face….DONKEY! So on the fifth, I finally picked up on the animal theme and nature of my calender I hazard a guess at either reindeer or kestrel? Yes, Crimble kestral’s they are all the rage now! I decided that reindeer by the skin of my teeth might be more likely. It was only a a present tied with a ribbon!
Since I wrote this I have had a variety of un-identifyiable birds that could be turkey, hen, rooster, kiwi and pigeon, a cow with a bell and the classic yuletide fish.
Damn calender, its ruining my chances of getting 50% right this year! A real battle of wits!
