ADVENT: COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS
One of my favorite blog traditions is counting down the days to Christmas with vintage holiday cards. This has nothing to do with books, but a love for books goes hand in hand with a love for ephemera, like vintage cards. This is the 15th year I've posted an advent calendar here on Rose City Reader. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
If you also like vintage cards and want to see more, click on the "Advent" or "vintage postcard" tags at the bottom of these posts (or bottom of the page) to find hundreds of images from past years. You will find trees, nativity scenes, Santas, elves, cats, birds, dogs, deer, ornaments, gifts, candles, bells, and lots more!
THIS YEAR'S THEME
Usually my advent countdowns are a hodgepodge, but sometimes there is a theme. In past years, I've done all cats, all houses, all animals, all Santas. This year I'm going for all bells. Bells seem very cheerful to me.
Next task will be to tackle my real Christmas cards. Do you send them? I enjoy seeing all the new-fashioned cards with pictures, so I can see my friends and family. But I always end up sending a traditional boxed card, usually with a snapshot or sticker picture of me and my husband.
I did order printed cards from Zazzle for my law firm. 2023 is the tenth year my law partner and I have practiced together. That's quite a milestone!
DECEMBER BLOGGING
Do you have special holiday-themed blogging you do in December? I always plan to but never do more than this advent calendar. I always hope to read holiday, Christmas, wintery, snowy books in December. But I always end up racing to finish the books I picked out at the beginning of the year and I don't have time for any Decemberish books.
This time of year is also when I get excited to plan next year's challenges. Although with so much else going on, it is hard to get all the posts up before the end of the year. I usually end up planning in December and posting in January.
I am hosting the European Reading Challenge again in 2024 and a TBR 24 in '24 challenge. I will get those posts before the end of the year, I promise!
What are your blogging plans for December? Do they include planning or posting any 2024 reading challenges?
Please join me tomorrow when the Rose City Reader advent calendar continues!
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