A little cultural treat

and the fun version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko94b3I0X0Y

A woman in Sussex will rent out her stable over Christmas as a hotel room to raise money for charity.

From the BBC: Sussex stable to be used as hotel room over Christmas

Third Advent.

Hard to believe.



went to a Christmas concert last night with Set and Brenda Lee. Brenda's husband appeared partway through (in the audience, not onstage)

Wonderful concert. I haven't been to that kind of traditional Canadian Christmas concert in probably 30 years. It was nice, if a bit white.

The Brandenburg Gat in Potsdam with parts of "Blauer Lichterglanz" ['blue blaze of light'] as the local Christmas market is called (we're staying there over the holidays/New Year):


And the same Brandenburg Gat, but completely in Lübeck marzipane, as seen tonight as well, in a local department store:

Christmas in Lübbenau/ "Spree woods" (Spreewald)

Christmas Market in Toronto's Distillery District

Tomorrow is the 1rst Advent, Christmas markets have opened everywhere, in our town,of course, too