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Advent the First

Sooo... it's that time again. We've dug up the Adventskranz - I must ruefully admit that I no longer make them myself, which is a shame, but there you are. *is ashamed* At least we have a pretty and simple artificial one. It's easier to handle, and you don't have pine needles in the wall-to-wall carpet during the entire winter. Well, save from the ones coming from the Christmas tree. But we keep that one on the balcony, so...

Anyway, I watched Adventsfest von den 100,000 Lichtern on ARD last night, moderated by Florian Silbereisen. It was really stimmungsvoll, as the Germans would say (I don't know the proper English word, sorry), even though they had to invite some so-called superstars who can't sing. (Michelle, anyone?) The music wasn't necessarily always my cup of tea, and the kissing up to the Princess and her guardian angel silliness tasted of saccharine, but it got me into the Advent mood nicely.

I need to start baking Christmas cookies, soon. Usually, I'm knee-deep into Christmas baking at this time of the year, but yesterday I had to make an apple cake (too many apples I didn't want to waste), and that was quite enough. And I've all but finished packing the Christmas presents that go to foreign countries, to my online friends. Wrote most of the Christmas cards, too. All in all, a very productive weekend.

Have a blessed pre-Christmas time, all of you!

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Had an industrious weekend

Finished Chapter 18B of "The Toreador Chronicles". With all the double parts, I'm up to Part 26 so far. Posted it to FF.Net and

hiddenrealms, to the latter complete with a poll about Michael's fate. Don't know whether the poll actually works or not, as there are only comment-votes so far. I hope it does. This is my first poll on LJ.

Finished Part 6 of

jastaelf's birthday story. The Forgotten Relams/LotR x-over one. Haven't typed it up yet, though. That will have to wait till Thursday, I think.

Also finished a so-far unnumbered chapter to this year's Advent calendar. That would make three finished parts and one half-written one already. Go me! Usually, I don't start before the last week of November.

Have worked out some more Dwarf charcter sheets to the retaking Moria story. Still a long way to go, but I'm working on it.

I have exactly 45 minutes left to be 50 years old. Then I'll become another year older. Where has all the time gone?

Still lagging behind with the French holiday report thingy. By this (lack of) speed, I'll be still at it next summer. Gah!

Can't think of anything else. Frigging weatherfront shifts make me all shifty-eyed and drained. This getting older part really sucks.

Edit: Uh, oh! I knew I was a ditz! Thanks for the birthdy card,

rcfinch!

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Tolkienfic updates

Chapter 2 of the Elfhelm story is posted to the TFF archive - practically trivia-free and with barely any footnotes, I swear!

Elfhelm has several fairly unpleasants conversations and learns what the King wants of him.)

Also, I started this year's Advent Calendar, The Young Knights

It has Boromir, Faramir, Prince Adrahil, young Lord Herumor of Halabor and many, many other peoples. And nobody will die this time, honest. *g*

Enjoy, and feed the muse if you like what you see.

Note Other than that, Yahell just crashed on me completely. I hope it's only temporary...