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Well, it's here.
What you were all waiting for. Christmas greetings in English, Welsh, and dog!
The Welsh chapel of Gellionnen has won rightful acclaim by making the charmingest nativity story one can think of, with all the roles played by dogs. Including the Three Wise Whippets of the East. It's worth a watch. The chapel in general sounds rather wonderful, with a ( Read more... ) -
Breadmas
A Christmas tree doesn't need to be made out of wood, or plastic. It can also be made out of dough! And cheese!
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How many baubles are too many baubles?
Is it a sign that you have too many Christmas baubles if you have to start putting them up in September?
Clearly not, for the world record-holding bauble-owner of Swansea won't rest until she has 2000 of them. Then, perhaps, she can tell us if that is too many baubles. -
Are cats taking over?
It's well known that cats are everywhere, behind everything. But this cat quilt by Debby Kratovil might be the pinnacle. It has fat cats, small cats and even smaller cats, all in one quilt. And they're not giving any fat quarter!
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Turkey with legs
A grocer on an island in the west of Norway acquired 700 packages of turkey sausages with his Christmas delivery which he hadn't ordered. They were close to their best before date, so coudln't be returned. After donating a fair amount to local organisations that needed them, he did his best to sell the sausages rather than throwing them away - for ( Read more... ) -
A healthy house...
...is a house made out of medicinal herbs!
And mud, it turns out. I'd have liked to see a house built entirely out of herbs, but I imagine a big hungry wolf would have ended that fairly kvickly. -
The Chinese did everything first!
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The two pets of Christmas
Because of, erm, some virus thing, children were unable to visit a care home and serenade them with lights. To replace them, a rabbit sitting on a pony was brought in. I doubt these were musical animals, but they must have brought some sparkle to the residents anyway.
