Mini Advent(ure)

I nipped across to my little buanderie, laundry room, to pop some washing on before we sat down for breakfast. It is positively balmy outside today. What a difference a night makes. I get my petit chores out of the way first, because I know I have a surprise waiting.

This year Brian had made me a personalised advent calendar. He bought an undecorated wooden box some months ago, which has 24 little drawers in it. Somehow he found the time to paint it, decorate it, and buy lots of little presents to go into it… all for me!

I have felt thoroughly spoilt, as each morning before brekkie I’ve visited the appropriate drawer and enjoyed opening some darling little presents.

Some days though, the drawer has just a note, as the present he’d bought didn’t quite fit. The note tells me to look for the Christmas pudding.

The Christmas pudding is a red cloth bag, which he hides somewhere in the salle à manger.

I’ve had some amazing gifts - bracelets, tiny vases, a couple of dishes (which I will use for rings and things on my dressing table), socks, gloves, and some tasty sweet treats. And it’s still only the 19th!