As promised

17 December 2006

Our tree and decorations are now up and my office is once more filled with a variety of Santa figurines that I have collected over the years. While all the suitcases full of decorations were down from the loft, I took the opportunity to photograph my old advent calendar, as promised. This is the advent calendar that served me well for many years when I was young. John had one too, but I’m more important than him, so I only photographed mine.

Each of the pockets would contain a little gift, the pockets being filled in small batches a few days in advance. I used to walk past my advent calendar as it hung on the wall on the landing, trying to sneak a peak at a bulging pocket, while at the same time not wanting to know what was inside. Unfortunately I can’t really recollect any of the treats I had back then. I do remember a neon-coloured pen, but that’s it. John – do you remember anything else? Were our parrot-shaped combs from the calendars? Man, I wish I’d started blogging when I was 4 – it’d make this kind of thing so much easier.