The 2024 Christmas Magazine Advent Calendar
This year’s Advent calendar will be a little different. Following our move from Vancouver to Calgary last year, I’d like
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24 Days of Gratitude – A Family Activity
This is not an Advent calendar. It is a tool I developed that’s indented to help you and your loved ones to take a minute at the end of the day to reflect.
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Paris – The Advent Calendar – A Pre-Christmas Present
In August I launched the Paris Advent calendar on Kickstarter.
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New York – The Advent Calendar
New York City inspired Advent calendar, the perfect pre-Christmas gift for older children and adults..
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The Year Santa Claus Fell Asleep
Esther Schönwandt Once upon a time Santa Claus was feeling very tired on Christmas Eve. He had been working hard
Read MoreThe History of Jewish Families Eating Chinese Food on Christmas
The origin of Jews eating Chinese food dates to the end of the 19th century on the Lower East Side,
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A Winter Walk in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
Snowfall You see it was a special kind of snow. A snow that made the happy happier and the giddy
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The Station Girl (A Quiet Hour Alone)
Michael F. Duggan It had started snowing again. I sat down in the bar and looked out the window and
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Christmas Gift Wrapping in Monochrome Tones
All of these presents were wrapped with matte papers. I find it looks so much better than shiny gift wrapping.
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