With only a week to go until Christmas day itself, attention is now on (or maybe I’m telling myself to get on with it!) all the preparations for the big day itself. With family gatherings being a little smaller this year for many it gives some breathing room to think about being more eco consciousContinue reading “Eco Christmas Day”
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Macramé Christmas Tree
One of the things I look forward to most about this time of year is all the lovely craft events and the homemade Christmas goodies. For a number of years now, I have been involved in the running of a ladies Christmas craft evening with our local church New Life Church Letchworth. Each year weContinue reading “Macramé Christmas Tree”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 12
On the twelfth day of christmas my true love gave to me…… Twelve Drummers Drumming On this final day of twelve days of christmas song, it is no suprise with the build up it is the noisiest of the gifts for the grand finale! What a celebration of gifts to get to this point inContinue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 12”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 11
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…Eleven Pipers Piping! As you get further into this song, I always find it is hard to know when to take a breath with the long list of gifts! The last of the days of gifts are centered about gifts of entertainment and music,Continue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 11”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 10
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…Ten Lords a Leaping A Lord by definition is someone with authority, law or power over others. The reference in this song are to the authority given to Moses when he was given the 10 commandments. In the context of a gift from theContinue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 10”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 9
On the Ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me….. Nine ladies dancing A really popular thing to do at Christmas time is to go the the theatre and watch a ballet. (Although not this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic). Scenes from Swan Lake or the Nutcracker are so magical, watching aContinue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 9”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 8
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…Eight Maids a Milking As the song goes on, the gifts seem to get more elaborate! The maids a milking referenced are not really anything to do with the milking of cows but that ‘maid’ is short for ‘maiden’ meaning a young, unmarried womanContinue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 8”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 7
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me… Seven Swans a Swimming. The swan is a symbol of is grace, beauty, love, trust, and loyalty. In the same way as the turtle doves, they mate for life and that’s why we often see them in pairs. In the context of theContinue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 7”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 6
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me……………… Six Geese a Laying The geese in the 12 days of Christmas is a symbol of creation. According to the book of Genesis, God created the world in 6 days. Day 1 He created light, day 2 the atmosphere, day 3 dry groundContinue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 6”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 5
On the firth day of Christmas my true love gave to me………. Five Gold Rings! I love the drama of singing this song and the five gold rings is always sung with enthusiasm and gusto. The lyrics were originally “five golden rings” but it became ‘gold rings’ when the music was added to make itContinue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 5”
Little Eco Gifts 