PPPs Advent Calendar : day 24

Twenty-four sheep visiting the manger

Oh yes there are!
– there's a little one hiding behind the angel ;-)

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Plastic

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Wishing you a peaceful and happy time this weekend
and here's hoping for good times in 2011 – Cheers!

Celia
x

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 23

On day twenty-three

I went to the farm to collect the turkey

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Magazine

A Bronze Turkey reared by Ian Wylie
of Carlton in Cambridgeshire.

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 22

On day twenty-two

Only go outside if you're wearing
a big fluffy hat!

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Instant

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 21

On day twenty-one

She sat in the old rocking chair . . .

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Colorcast

. . . and it was just right!

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On day twenty

A walk in the snow

Last night was the coldest night for many years here in Suffolk, -10C ! Tomorrow will be the Winter Solstice – it's really is mid-winter.

This afternoon I went for a walk to enjoy the last rays of the sun as it started to dip down low over the fields and hedges – through the churchyard opposite my studio, over the fields and back into the village along the sunken lane with colourful thatched cottages perched high on the bank above. Tomorrow the cycle will start anew and slowly slowly the days will begin to lengthen.

Todays slide were taken on a Fuji Finepix F10,
compiled using iMovie and the music is Joy of Bethlehem
played by the International Staff Band of The Salvation Army.

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 19

On day nineteen

"The Snow Scene"

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Fisheye

Last night it snowed – and there was a scenery change.
This morning the curtains drew back and 'Aaaaaaaah!!'
a magical winter wonderland, with a little house,
deep fluffy drifts of white snow and frosted trees!

I wonder what will happen next . . . ?

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PPPs Advent Calendar : days 16, 17 & 18

Oops! missed a few days –
so here's an update of what's been
happening around my studio . . .

On day sixteen
I made a wreath for the old stable doors

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Instant

On day Seventeen
Out and about in a frozen winter wonderland

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Instant

On day Eighteen
The morning after the night before's
Village Carol Singing
(Two hours singing outside in icy lanes and gardens followed
by over consumption of mulled wine, mince pies and stollen)

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Instant

and just for a laugh . . .

in the post office in the next village

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Instant

Take care on the ice today!

C x

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 15

Fifteen bright beads on my necklace

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Plastic

It's a day to wear colourful layers!

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 14

Fourteen Christmas Cards posted

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/1974

At least I've made a start!

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PPPs Advent Calendar : days 11, 12 & 13

Yesterday we bought our Christmas Tree
– a tree grown on a Suffolk farm –
it's ready for the decorations . . .

Eleven ceramic hearts and stars
and tin doves

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Helga

Twelve glass baubles

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Helga

Thirteen red and gold paper hearts
and little Ukrainian dolls

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Helga

Thank you for the kind comments on the previous post,
in fact life is easier now there are practical things to organise
and we've started to enjoy the festive season.

C x

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 10

Ten shortbread fingers (not all for me)
and a mug of tea

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Magazine

A cup of tea, a biscuit and a sit down
– comfort on difficult days.

PPPs doesn't usually dwell on the difficult stuff of life
but you've probably detected the theme isn't very festive.
The reason is that my mum-in-law has died after a long illness
and we are now arranging her funeral.

I hope that I can continue to count the days through Advent
but I think you'll understand that there may be some gaps.

C x

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 9

Nine random wood-block letters

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Mono

... and not very useful ones
I can't even print 'NOEL' !

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 8

Eight eccentric chimney pots
(a postcard of Brighton Pavilion on my studio wall)

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Instant

Where were you 30 years ago today?

It was nearly the end of my first term at Brighton Art School,
I was sitting at a desk in my room at the 'Seafront Halls'
looking out at the early morning view – drainpipes and fire escape.
The radio news-reader said John Lennon was dead.

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 7

Seven 'Zimbabwe Bird' chilli peppers
(seven hot suppers)

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Original

I love the muted shades of winter,
but if you crave some warmth for the eye
instead of the belly, pop over to Silverpebble's
Splash of Colour for a cold December day.

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 6

Six pebbles on the bedroom window sill
(six walks on faraway beaches)

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Cinema

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 5

Five hens (not laying)

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Magazine

You have no idea how difficult it is to photograph five hens without Tarragon the cockerel getting in the shot!



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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 4

Four angels

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Plastic

I'm busy packing up my printed tree decorations to sell on my stall at The Withersfield Christmas Bazaar – in our Village Hall from 2-4.30pm today, CB9 7RX if you want to find it on your sat-nav.



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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 3

Three egg cups for my earrings

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Lolo

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 2

Two cats in baskets

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Colorcross

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PPPs Advent Calendar : day 1

One cockerel in the snow

Taken using my iPhone and CameraBag/Silver

This morning Gina suggested doing a blog post for each day of Advent as Christmas comes hurtling towards us blown in on a stiff nor-easterly that has plummeted daytime temperatures to below freezing.

As if I need another project! But, a distraction may be just what I do need – while talking about iPhone apps with my hairdresser earlier today, I had a brainwave . . . I'd recently acquired the app CameraBag which has all sorts of camera filters which I'm itching to try out – so, I'll take one photo a day until Christmas and create a PPPs Advent Calendar.

At Christmas all the photos will be put together into a PPPs Christmas video.

Celia x