The days leading up to Christmas were always a big deal growing up...church services included lighting the advent candles and at home, we had a special calendar that has been part of the family for quite some time. It was a large rectangle of red felt that hung on the wall. The top had a huge green felt Christmas tree on it and the bottom had 24 tiny pockets closed with safety pins. Beginning December 1, one of the three kids got to unpin a pocket, take out the enclosed little ornament and select a spot for it on the tree. Naturally, we all wanted to be the one to open December 24th's pocket--this always contained the little angel for the top. It was a really great tradition.
Now I am starting my own, much lamer version of the red felt calendar--24 days of Merwin. Because that is so different than all the other posts of this blog entitled "Merwin and Merwin." No, but for real, every day this month, I will post a "countdown" photo of the dog. "Do you have 24 photos of your dog?" you may ask. Why yes, I have hundreds of pictures of this dog because I am a crazy person.
So to kick us off, here is the photo for December 1!
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