Christmas
084 Christmas Carols – Day 84 – Daily Content Challenge
Christmas Carols Christmas Carols – Day 84 – Daily Content Challenge Music at Christmas Time is pretty special to me. I love Christmas Carols. Today’s ornament shows some Sheet Music wrapped as a scroll and tied with a bow. We sing Christmas carols because they are a way of telling the story of the nativity…
Read More067 Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree – Day 67 – Daily Content Challenge
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree Christmas Tree – Day 67 – Daily Content Challenge Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree! This is my miniature Christmas Tree that I often take with me when I travel at Christmas time. I bought this about 20 years ago on a stopover in the Frankfurt airport. Germany is…
Read More083 Let it Snow, Let it Snow! – Day 83 – Daily Content Challenge
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas White Christmas – Day 83 – Daily Content Challenge Let it Snow! Do you Dream of a White Christmas? Well, we do in Canada and this year where I live we have a White Christmas. Not a lot of snow on the ground…
Read More068 Creating a Christmas Village – Day 68 – Daily Content Challenge
Creating a Christmas Village Christmas Village – Day 68 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s picture is one taken of the Christmas village set up in the lodge here at Banff Gate. It brings back memories of Christmas decorations in my home growing up. My Mom would set up a little Christmas village on the mantel…
Read More069 Story of the Candy Cane – Day 69 – Daily Content Challenge
The Story of the Candy Cane The Story of the Candy Cane – Day 69 – Daily Content Challenge Today I want to talk about Candy Canes. A candy cane is a stick candy shaped like a cane. It is often associated with Christmas time, as well as Saint Nicholas Day. Traditionally white with red…
Read More082 Burr… Cold! – Day 82 – Daily Content Challenge
Burr… Cold! Extreme Cold Warning! Burr… Cold! – Day 82- Daily Content Chalenge I took this screen shot at 1:25 am this morning and when I googled about the weather I saw this Warning posted at 4:29 am MST on Tuesday December 28, 2021 Warnings 4:29 AM MST Tuesday 28 December 2021 Extreme Cold Warning…
Read More081 Oh Christmas Tree – Day 81 – Daily Content Challenge
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Oh Christmas Tree – Day 81 – Daily Content Challenge Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I trust you had a Merry Christmas this year. I have been sharing pictures of many of my Christmas decorations. Some were ornaments I hung on my tree. Others were decorations…
Read More070 Making Ribbon Candy – Day 70 – Daily Content Challenge
Ribbon Candy – a Special Christmas Treat Making Ribbon Candy – Day 7O – Daily Content Challenge Yesterday I shared the story about the Candy Cane. Today I want to tell you about another candy that we only had at Christmas time. My Mom would always buy some Ribbon Candy and include some in our…
Read More071 Why A Star as a Christmas Tree Topper? – Day 71 – Daily Content Challenge
What’s on Top of Your Christmas Tree? A Star on Top of the Tree – Day 71 – Daily Content Challenge The little wooden tree I brought with me to Banff Gate had a star on top of the tree. Why a star? The Christmas Star represents the Star of Bethlehem. In the Biblical story,…
Read More072 An Angel as a Christmas Tree Topper – Day 72 – Daily Content Challenge
An Angel as a Christmas Tree Topper Angel on Top of the Tree – Day 72 – Daily Content Challenge Yesterday I mentioned that my little wooden tree had a star as the topper of my tree. Today I am back home and finally getting around to setting up my tree. Guess what! I have…
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