#12 – Nativity sets / Crèches de Noël
On the 12th day of Advent, the acorns installed the Nativity sets. They have a (rather depleted) Playmobil® set to...
Outdoor Christmas party / Goûter de Noël en plein air
On the 11th day of Advent, the four acorns made their way to the Octagon, in the Glen of the...
#10 – Decorate the tree outside / Décorons l’arbre dehors
On the 10th day of Advent, the acorns decorated the tree in front of our house, and helped Brian put...
#9 – Christmas cookies / Biscuits de Noël
On the 9th day of Advent, the acorns made some Christmas cookies. Using the tried-and-tested recipe in The Advent Craft...
#8 – Festival of Lights / Illuminations
On the 8th day of Advent, the acorns put a row of tealights out on the outside window sill. This...
#7 – St. Nicholas Day / La Saint Nicolas
On the 7th day of Advent, the acorns celebrated St. Nicholas Day. As it turns out, our beloved Advent calendar...
#6 – Elf hats / Bonnets de lutin
On the 6th day of Advent, the acorns made their own elf hats. Now I am no expert at sewing...
#5 – Natural Christmas wreath / Couronne de Noël
Using the leftover fir bows from our Christmas tree, we made a natural Christmas wreath to hang on our front...
#4 – The Late Late Toy Show
On the 4th day of Advent (i.e. two days after the live broadcast), the acorns eagerly watched The Late Late...
#2 – Advent wreath / Couronne de l’Avent
Our first ever Advent wreath, with one candle for each Sunday before Christmas, was very much the result of a...
Welcome into Advent / C’est le début de l’Avent
And so the countdown to Christmas begins… On the first day of Advent, all four acorns jumped out of bed...
10 family escapes in Wicklow / 10 escapades familiales en Wicklow
With the weekend nearly upon us, here is a list of 10 easy-going destinations in Wicklow, the “garden county” that will...
Autumn colours at Powerscourt Waterfall / Couleurs d’automne à la cascade de Powerscourt
Put yourself in the way of beauty. Cheryl Strayed Few places are more beautiful than the Powerscourt Waterfall, Co Wicklow,...
Bewitching walk in Airfield Estate / Balade ensorceleuse à Airfield
The witch had a cat and a very tall hat, And long ginger hair which she wore in a plait....
Atmospheric Halloween at the Octagon / Halloween féérique à l’Octogone
First, I saw last September a photo of the Octagon by Anna O’Rourke at the Greystones Camera Club‘ exhibition. I immediately...
