Advent Calendars

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This looks neat.

It popped up on my Twitter feed.

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:joy: :sweat_smile: :rofl:

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Now more than ever hahahaha. Ha. Xmas village in CC has been up since after Hallowe’en.

Kinda hard to get into the holiday spirit with temps in the 80s — never mind impending doom.

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If anyone’s interested in a Wine Advent Calendar, Total Wine & More has them.

https://www.totalwine.com/wine/gift-baskets-sets/gift-baskets/its-the-most-winederful-time-of-the-year-wine-advent/p/2126247241

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Not that I think this is a good buy (in fact, I think it’s a terrible buy), but as a fan of Bill Penzey and his company, posting here:

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Also a fan, but yeah, I looked at this the other day, and it’s certainly a ton of money for what you get.

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The trial sized bags (if you buy them alone) are all in the $2-3 range, so… at $2.50/bag, the calendar isn’t that terrible of a deal. I’d propose that a bunch of trial sized bags could be used in a DIY/reusable calendar - and then you’d get to pick which ones you want!

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I picked up the Bonne Maman calendar for myself as a treat, and I also bought one for my brother for a gift. We’ll see how it goes.

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Trader Joe’s sold us a doggie treat Advent calendar on our last visit.

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I got my DH a Tony’s Chocolonely Advent calendar this year.

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Gift link:

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I got the Bonne Maman calendar. First time. We couldnt start on Dec. 1st so are on day 8. Today is the first jam that we really liked. Bluebery Honey Jam. I googled and there are several recipes for this type of jam on line. Up to now i dont think I will buy again. Jars are cute for spices.

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I am on day 10. Am I noticing a lot of blueberry?

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B and Spring Onion love Tony’s Chocolonely. We bought a bunch at a shop in Warren RI and I think we recently spotted them in some incongruous shop abroad (Sweden or Norway?).

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It’s actually Belgian! We were surprised. One of the first fair trade chocolates in Europe.

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Interesting! I just had my Day 6 (since my days were so rudely interrupted from Days 3-10). I’ve pulled out 7 & 8…and my Day 8 is Lemon-Elderflower Spread. I wonder if they’re random as to where they are inserted into the Advent calendar?

My favorite so far has been the Purple Fig- Cinnamon spread (my Day 5). Nice and figgy, just a hint of cinnamon.

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