On the first day of Christmas, Blamebrampton gave to me ...

[blamebrampton]

Two blackboards, and a pair of fat chickadees ...





Well, chickens really ...

The chickens come from Oxfam, you can read about them here ...  and here ... while the blackboards are from CARE Australia, however I fear I cocked up my email address as I have still not received an ecard from them. But they go to schools in developing countries and are a great low-tech way of teaching children and adults!

And yes, there will be presents every day between now and Twelfth Night! (It is quite probable that after a few days of this, the definition of 'present' will be stretched to its limits and people will be receiving limericks. At which point, remember that I started well with chickens!)

Comments

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

:D

[deensey.livejournal.com]

THEY WILL! THEY WILL KEEP THEM FOR THE EGGS!

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

What a fantastic idea, Brammers! I love those kinds of gifts, but it's never occurred to me to do an flist thing with them. Inspired! And thank you. :)

[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

I think you're doing an eggscelent job of Christmas!

*hugs*

[sarcasticpixie.livejournal.com]

Hullo, chickens!

I bought a case of Gemtree shiraz as emergency gifts, and after killing bottle #2 with my mom and our friend last night, I noticed that $2 per bottle went to Greening Australia. I have contributed $24 towards your wetlands! My amateur philanthropy just went international!

[leela-cat.livejournal.com]

They're brilliant gifts.

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[uminohikari.livejournal.com]

I see only one blackboard..

[snottygrrl.livejournal.com]

i sense the best twelve days of christmas eveh. thanks for sharing, hon!

and can i tell you how gleeful it makes me to have someone around that actually understands when the twelve days are? ecstatic. seriously.

[shu-shu-sleeps.livejournal.com]

That's fabulous, I particularly like the blackboards - gosh sometimes I miss them - chalk was messy, but its soooo nice to write with - even if the little darlings would then grizzle - "we can't read your writing Mrs R....." yes I was single when I was teaching, but in a school full of married female teachers so the kids all called me Mrs too :)

I am looking forward to twelve days of benevolent gifts - even the limmericks which are also benevolent gifts as they share joy and laughter with the readers - VERY important gift that!