...go together, and I think a perfect stocking-filler is this delightful book about angels, produced by ResSource, with illustrations by David Clayton - mentioned on this blog recently as he gave a talk to my Catholic Cultural Group. There is so much ugly stuff around for children this Christmas - think of Bratz dolls with their nasty faces, or just all those plastic monsters, destined to litter the floor and be discarded...let's start getting a few more beautiful things into circulation, and things that children can really relish and to which they will return again and again with pleasure and interest.
Every year I collect greenery from a neighbour's evergreen for our Advent wreath: this involves knocking on her front door to ask permission, and her saying "Of course, yes, go ahead - as much as you like" and both of us having an agreeable ritualistic glow about this seasonal interchange, and knowing that it means Christmas is on its way...our parish bookshop also has something lovely Advent wreaths and other things for Christmas, and there's a book about St Nicholas which I am itching to buy for a small niece. Last Sunday I bought lots of Advent calendars - they are good to send to godchildren. And why only children? I found some nice ones that older people would enjoy, too...
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Was temporarily aghast yesterday in a shop where they'd decorated all the Christmas trees with purple and pink bows....
And then I thought to say to the clerk, "Wow, a tree decorated in the colours of the Advent wreath!"
She was gobsmacked. I think the colour choice had quite another connotation originally, but we sha'n't go there.....
Thanks for the link Mac & J.
I love that ..The color of Advent!
Let's all start saying that..see what colors they come up with next year to avoid that.
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