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Gingerbread House

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It’s been a while, but here is the gingerbread house that Macsen made (almost) all by himself.

Thanks, Mum.

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The dog was not impressed…

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The best part about having an extended family scattered across Europe is that we have an excuse to celebrate Christmas twice.

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More Snow

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And here’s a snap of Macsen making his way home from school.

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Happy Christmas

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It’s Christmas Eve, and this cartoon from XKCD is both seasonal and appropriate.

Have a great festive season.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Shadows of the Apt series of fantasy novels has released a not very seasonal short story. It’s a fun read and can be found over here.

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Via Pharyngula

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Sinterklaas!

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Last night we put out some milk and cookies for Sinterklaas, along with a carrot for his horse. And today – after breakfast, of course – Macsen went to check out the shoe.

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In Belgium, the 5th December is when Sinterklaas climbs down the chimey to deliver presents. Of course, we left out a mug of milk (although I’m sure he’d have preferred a whisky) and a carrot for his horse and look… he’s been already.

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I have finally retrieved all of the photos from my work phone, which means that I now have a collection of photos from all three recent encounters with Sinter Klaas.

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