Soon it is going to be the fourth of Advent. A dear friend gave me this blue runner on the table just a few weeks ago and her daughter Amanda gave us some cute little puppets with Christmas cards a few years ago. These things came in a little bag which I kept for all these years with our Christmas things. I always loved these gifts and today I thought all this would make a good subject for Advent to take some pictures of!
NBN means ‘National Broadband Network’. We are the lucky ones, it has come to Dapto already!
On the second Sunday of Advent we visited Monika and Mark. They had been in the process of celebrating three birthdays: Monika’s, Mark’s and the 21st birthday of Mark’s daughter Tiana. There was some cake left from the previous night of celebrations:
When we were at Monika’s place another thunderstorm came up with heavy rain. This was about the fifth thunderstorm in a row. The clouds built up during the day and then it started to rain. A bit like in the tropics. The doctor had prescribed antibiotics for Peter’s infection. On the third Sunday of Advent was the first time when he did not have to visit the toilet that much anymore. Today he has to see the doctor again to find out about the test results.
I asked Ayleen’s permission to take a picture of her Christmas Tree. I noticed quite a few gifts under the tree. In the conversation I found out that Ayleen’s family is very large. Sometimes they are close to thirty people when they meet for Christmas dinner with the extended family at a restaurant.
On the eve of the third Sunday of Advent I went to Mass with Ayleen. Her daughter Loraine was happy to take us there and back.
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