Wednesday, 10 December 2025

Blogmas, day 10

Good morning, everyone.  How's the week going?

Today's Advent stuff - the candle in a tin, some hand cream (I'm getting through a lot of hand cream at the moment), a chai black tea bag, some cute Christmas tree earrings and today's Advent of Change charity is Re-engage:
Today you have enabled a lonely older person to join a local social group, giving them companionship and community for years to come.

This reminds me how fortunate I am to live in a social and sociable area and to be fit enough to go out and about, enjoying life.
https://reengage.org.uk/about-us/

Catch up for 7-12-25 which was Willow, a charity that supports seriously ill young adults.  
Today you have given a seriously ill young adult and their family precious memories together on a special day out.

I didn't do any of the cross stitch yesterday so need to double up today and the blanket square is the second snowflake.
Yesterday's puzzle section was, I think, the hardest yet but I got it done eventually.

I had a pleasant time with my friend yesterday morning and spent the afternoon resting/snoozing.  After having to wake early on Friday morning for the coach, I am now waking that early every day which is becoming a bit on the boring side.   I hope that particular habit breaks soon.

Today I have a meeting in school, wearing my governor's hat and this afternoon it is personal training so there should be time for the Christmas crafting and the puzzle.  Fingers crossed anyway.

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And finally, the Advent calendar music for day ten.

I thought it was about time for a carol something traditional.  So I have chosen Away in a Manger sung by Libera.  Wonderful.




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7 comments:

  1. wherethejourneytakesme210 December 2025 at 08:01

    Good morning Joy, I am still laughing about my mix up with the comments yesterday...see my comment reply on your post yesterday! Glad to see you are fine and had a good trip. The charities are very interesting, a lot I have never come across before. Xx

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  2. Anonymous10 December 2025 at 11:24

    Love the earrings and looking forward to seeing more of the crochet squares. Catriona

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  3. Anonymous10 December 2025 at 13:16

    I keep waking up early too, sometimes I nod back off but sometimes not......I've had two lots of hand cream in the Neals yard calendar, one yesterday one today 😂
    Wonder who planned that......I use hand cream a lot too so it is welcome.
    Nice round up of your advent activities
    Alison in Devon x

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  4. Sooze10 December 2025 at 13:42

    Thank you for the daily music, Joy, very nice. xx

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  5. jabblog10 December 2025 at 14:23

    I don't know how you manage to fit it all in. I'm now definitely in the camp of tasks expanding to fill the time, rather than shoe-horning many things into every minute.

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  6. Jackie10 December 2025 at 22:55

    Your pick for the Advent song takes me back to attending Sunday School as a young child. We often sang that song at our own Sunday Service. I went to Sunday School all through grade school and until the end of Grade 11 in my high school years. We moved and I didn't get to attend any more. It was the same two girls and same 4 boys in the class every year.

    God bless.

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  7. Sharon11 December 2025 at 01:16

    The advent calendars sound like fun. I didn't get one this year, not even a chocolate one. Sounds like you had a really busy day

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