tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post8035339068285767936..comments2024-01-12T00:24:35.544+01:00Comments on St Bloggie de Riviere: Grumpy Old WomanSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-60068959294024861972006-12-08T10:22:00.000+01:002006-12-08T10:22:00.000+01:00When I was young, the advent calendars were invari...When I was young, the advent calendars were invariably religious scenes, with only a picture behind the door - I thought they were wonderful - and they were liberally sprinkled with glitter which made them very 'exotic'!<br /><br />I googled 'advent calendar' a few weeks ago and found the most marvellous collection of them on a German site - they re-edit old calendars which are lovely. I didn't order one as I forgot, but shall do so next year - for me!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277397635514758674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-37710167154276634832006-12-07T13:20:00.000+01:002006-12-07T13:20:00.000+01:00I wish I'd invested in a really beautiful permanen...I wish I'd invested in a really beautiful permanent one when the children were small but they were expensive...<br /> You can buy nativity calendars with or without chocs at religious shops.<br />Grumpy old woman-yep, that's me in training.<br />Re the paint: the beauty of it is that it works with water based paints too so no brush washing. <br />Angelaangelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966015443364053559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-60272064040804401892006-12-06T22:04:00.000+01:002006-12-06T22:04:00.000+01:00An advent calendar reduced to a farmyard scene ? S...An advent calendar reduced to a farmyard scene ? Sounds to me like Chinese whispers. <br /><br />It starts in London with a nativity scene (stable, wise men etc). By the time it gets to sweatshops of the Punjab, out have come the three gents with turbans (a stable's no place for them dressed in their finery).<br /><br /> By the time the calendar trade reaches the Shanghai sweatshops, you've lost the baby Jesus as well (sends the wrong message about population control).<br /><br />End result: a politically correct farmyard that offends no one ( except grumpy old women in Montpellier) :-)sciencebodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051016731274875332noreply@blogger.com