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🕯️"Marley was dead, to begin with."🕯️...

🕯️"Marley was dead, to begin with."🕯️...
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I think this is a brilliant opening line from Mr Dickens; immediately dark in the first half and then even more sinister and mysterious in the second half. It really sets the scene for the ghostly occurrences throughout the book👻
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I thought I'd keep my caption short today, for once😂 Should we be worried?🤔🤭
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☕Do you have any favourite opening lines from books?☕

🕯️Can you spot 4 ghosts in the window, plus a

🕯️Can you spot 4 ghosts in the window, plus another you might recognise?👀🕯️
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"𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅... 𝑰𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒗𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓, 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒌𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒙𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒎..." - A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
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The prospect of ghosts has always fascinated me. I think we all entertain the possibility of their existence - or at least a fascination with it, even if we don't believe in them directly. I suppose this is partly as we know so little about life after death, and because we like to hope there is some continuation of spirit that lasts while the mortal body doesn't. Who knows...
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I haven't read any more of A Christmas Carol just yet, as I often stop halfway through books I'm enjoying and leave them for a while, so I can bask in the atmosphere of still reading them before they have to come to an end. Does anyone else do that? Or do I just make no sense😂
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🕯️If you were to meet the ghost of Charles Dickens, or go back in time to meet him in person, what would you ask him?🕯️

(My answer:)
This reminds me of the Doctor Who episode with Christopher Eccleston, where he meets Charles Dickens and starts rambling about how much of a fan he is (Charles is confused by this term, and even more baffled when the Doctor starts talking about books he hasn't even written yet! That's time travel for you😅) I'd probably ask him about his writing process!
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☕How is your heart?☕ • "𝑺𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆

☕How is your heart?☕
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"𝑺𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆. 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 - 𝑰 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 - 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆." - Charles Dickens, 'Great Expectations'
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I was talking to a lovely friend earlier, and we both agreed we've been feeling the weight of this lockdown (is it the 3rd? I think?) more strongly. I'm fortunate to be in an 'ideal' situation, being on a gap year and at home. But that also means that every day can feel like one continuous thread of never-ending days. I'm enjoying them, but there is that sense of...where does it end?
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When things first started in 2020, the general thought was that things should be "back to normal" by the end of the year (I believe people thought the same thing about the world wars!). Thus, I think a main reason we've felt it more these last couple of weeks is because it's a new year, and things still seem the same (at least for our personal circumstances).
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So I wanted to check in with all of you and ask how you're doing with these Groundhog days! In the words of Dickens, any burdens I can lighten for you?❤️
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[The page in the left of this photo is a print of Charles' handwritten message in the front of the original A Christmas Carol manuscript. I found it so amazing to see what he actually wrote all those years ago, in 1843! Then I did a little sketch of him to go with it✨ Also, can you spot a grumpy Dan Stevens from The Man Who Invented Christmas at the bottom there?😂]

☕𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒕

☕𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆?☕
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Fantasy is a rather broad term, but I love how it encompasses any imagined world where anything is possible, and the sense of wonder and magic that comes with that✨

One such world can be found in the Starchaser Saga by @reneeduganwriting, which I have had the pleasure of reading over the last couple of months (I'm nearing the end of book 3 and it's one emotional rollercoaster, I'm telling you!!🤯)

This photo setup is inspired by the 2nd book (DAWNSTAR), which I loved even more than the first! I really enjoyed seeing the character arcs developing, relationships strengthening, and the world-building becoming even richer. The quote in the picture was my favourite moment in the book, and I just had to sketch Cistine and Thorne to go with it!

Our main character Cistine has grown so much since the first book, and now she shares the narration with her warden, Ashe. We alternate between the two different locations, and Renee balances tension brilliantly as we go from Ashe's dire circumstances to the cosy warmth of the cabal as they sip tea and eat freshly-baked muffins (though it doesn't stay quite that tranquil for long😂...).

Speaking of which, I was inspired by Valgard's iconic wise-woman Baba Kallah, and made some banana & orange muffins in her honour (swipe to the 3rd photo for the recipe!)
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☕𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅?☕

☕Are you still reading any books that you starte

☕Are you still reading any books that you started in December?☕
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As you can see, I'm still holding on to the last glowing embers of Christmas - we've nearly finished taking our decorations down, and I have the rest of A Christmas Carol to read, which I'm looking forward to!

While we usually put our decorations away by the 6th, this year there was no particular reason to take them down right away! It was also nice to ease back more gradually into 'normality': surfaces no longer bedecked with tinsel, bare ceilings devoid of colourful lights, and listening to normal music again😂

My dad always says it's sad and boring for a while once the decorations have gone. My mum finds it refreshing to have a clear room again (even though she loves them; after all, she's the one who puts them up!). I think it's a bit of both.
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☕How do you feel about it? A boring lack of festive cheer, or a refreshing new chapter?☕
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☕𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚

☕𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒓-𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖?☕
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I watched the 2019 Tolkien film recently, and was left awestruck, inspired and moved by it. One of the characters that really stood out to me was Geoffrey (Tolkien's friend) and I loved the excerpts of his poetry that were read out.

It had quite a profound effect on me, and as such I'd like to read his poems - in part because he is a 'forgotten poet' of the 20th century. I won't say much more in case you haven't seen the film, but his poetry collection is available online.
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Here is the second half of one of his poems, which I thought might pair nicely with this photo:
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“𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙠𝙮”
𝙗𝙮 𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙮 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙝
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𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘬𝘺,
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥:
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘦,
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥?

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦
𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭:
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘳
𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦.
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I think there's some sort of comfort and beauty in the sharing of a poem, and in others reading it. The very act of doing so shows that the writer isn't 'lost in the mighty whole'; they are seen and remembered.
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☕𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚? 𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚?☕
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☕𝕴'𝖒 𝖇𝖆𝖈𝖐 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖆 𝖓𝖊𝖜 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒𝖊, 𝖋𝖔𝖑𝖐𝖘! 𝕷𝖊𝖙'𝖘 𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖐 𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖘.☕
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Hello my enchanted wonderers! How have you all been? I feel refreshed and inspired after a couple of weeks "off" Instagram, and I'm looking forward to catching up on all your lovely posts!
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As you can see, this theme is quite a contrast from the last one! In light of that, I thought I'd talk about...
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CHAPTERS:

Not chapters in books - although, they are a good representation of this - but chapters in life. It's not always easy to tell where different sections of your life start and end, but sometimes there are those moments where you feel a distinct change of direction. Finishing college, for example, or starting a new job.

But there are also smaller chapters - the ones with a few pages where a lot happens. Then there are longer chapters that go on and on - and yet, hardly anything happens. I feel as though 2020 was one of those. It may have seemed like a wasted chapter, but it was filled with rich descriptions and character development - for me at least.

An apt quote, I think:
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"𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏, 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌. 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆, 𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒔 𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒕"
- Gemma Amor, White Pines
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I don't tend to go for the whole "new year, new me" concept...we all know how that works out😂 But I do like to set little goals for myself. One so far has been getting back into writing - I've been waking up earlier so that I can just type out a few sentences, and I'm feeling so inspired about it! So along with the new year, that's felt like the start of a new chapter for me.
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☕I know there have been more negative events already this year, so let's focus on something positive for now: what are you excited about for this new chapter in 2021?☕

🎄What were your favourite reads from this year?

🎄What were your favourite reads from this year?🎄
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⛄Folks, we have arrived at my last book post of the year!⛄

It's been a crazy time, yet one of contemplation, introspection, and inspiration (for me). I've learned a lot - about myself, the world, and just how complex, varied and different people can be.

I mean this in both positive and negative contexts: in the case of the pandemic, differences have divided many, caused chaos, and left frustration in their wake.

Yet this is nothing new for humankind.

Through it all we have found common ground despite (and because of) our differences, learned to compromise, and practised how to better let go of expectations when met with disappointment.

There were times of losing hope in humanity, a deflated feeling whenever I saw inconsiderate behaviour on the news. Friends' & family members' differing attitudes to the situation can be difficult to accept.

But compassion and hope endure, and nothing has shown me that more than this wonderful community on Bookstagram. I know I've wittered on about it many times, but it's true!! The kindness, enthusiasm and positive outlook of the folks on here has just uplifted me more than I can say, and I am truly so grateful to have found "my people" this year.
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And what better way to round off than with the #endoftheyear tag? (Thanks @secondsforeternity😊)
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🎄Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?

Umm...👀 I am the WORST for reading multiple books simultaneously, and pausing halfway through. Even if I'm really enjoying it!! I'll always finish them eventually; it just takes me a minute😂 (@authorkdwinter gets it) A Discovery of Witches and Becoming are 2 of them.
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🎄Is there a new release you're still waiting for?

Sister of the Stars by @lina_amarego_writes😏✨
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🎄What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?

Dawnstar and Nightwing by @reneeduganwriting, and A Christmas Carol!
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🎄Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite of the year?

I have high hopes for Nightwing😜
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🎄Have you already started plans for 2021?

Not especially, but I'll be joining @thepoetichistorian's Sherlock Holmes readalong!

🎄You know when there's a movie that makes you *

🎄You know when there's a movie that makes you *squee* with excitement whenever you think about it, because it's just THAT perfect and you absolutely adore it?? This is one of those films, for me.🎄
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'Snowed Inn Christmas' is my absolute favourite festive film, and I could watch it over and over again.
I love how it's not just a stereotyped *uptight girl* + *laid-back guy* - they're nuanced and layered, with contradictory personality traits just like real people have, which isn't always seen in movie characters!

Kevin is rooted in family and fun, yet practical and doesn't outwardly want to believe in unrealistic Christmas fantasies, nor (ironically) come to terms with the reality of spending Christmas without his father. But he learns to accept and move past this, with Jenna's help as she dares to believe in the possibilities of those things.

Meanwhile, Jenna is seemingly guarded and organised, yet is open to dreaming and the magic of Christmas, which she yearns for as she didn't have it in childhood. And she's able to capture it as Kevin lets her into his family.

They both share in embracing wonder and inspiration, which is so uplifting to see. And they grow so much over the course of the film, helping each other to do so.

Then there's the warmth of Carol & Chris, the magic laced throughout, beautiful decor and cosy scenes, authentic dialogue and banter, a heartwarming storyline of historical backstory and family Christmas, the cute tropes that are well-balanced and aren't cringey... It's just so perfect.
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Here is the grand finale of the advent posts...

🎄Day 24 of Christmas Advent Fun🎄
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2️⃣4️⃣ CHRISTMAS PICTURE OF THE DAY:

It was a stocking filled with presents!
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2️⃣4️⃣ CHRISTMAS SONG OF THE DAY:

"Merry Xmas Everyone" by Slade

So here it is - THE Christmas song of all Christmas songs, as far as I'm concerned!
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2️⃣4️⃣ CHRISTMAS MOVIE OF THE DAY:

"Snowed Inn Christmas"

This is my favourite Christmas film! (See above for my little review!)
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2️⃣4️⃣ CHRISTMAS BOOK OF THE DAY:

"A Visit from St.Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore

This is a heartwarming classic that captures the essence of Christmas Eve!
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🎄What's your favourite Christmas film?🎄

🎄What's your favourite present that you receive

🎄What's your favourite present that you received this Christmas?🎄

(Or if you haven't been exchanging gifts - what is one of your favourite items that you own?)
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I have lots of favourites from today, but the one I'm featuring here is of course A Christmas Carol. Now, coincidentally, I was talking about coincidences the other day - and here another occurred!...

[Ramble alert! Skip to next Christmas tree emoji if you want😂]
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My grandparents always give us our presents a few weeks early, so we can admire them throughout December. So my unopened present from them was sat in my room from the beginning of the month.
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About 2 weeks ago, I realised I didn't have a copy of A Christmas Carol, so I thought I'd look online for a pretty edition. I couldn't find one, so I ended up getting the gorgeous Barnes & Noble Charles Dickens collection book instead (5 novels in one - so it does include A Christmas Carol, but is a more hefty book to hold while reading!)
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Then I opened this yesterday - a beautiful, vintage-style edition that even has photocopies of the original manuscripts for each page! I am so thrilled with it, and little did I know that it had been sitting in my room, wrapped, all the while I was looking online to find one🙈 (I do think my grandparents must be psychic!!)
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🎄 Besides the lovely gifts that my friends and family kindly gave me, I have enjoyed spending quality time with my close family in what was a lovely, relaxing Christmas Day. I hope you enjoyed your day too! Tell me what you got up to!🎄

🤶Merry Christmas from me and my 2 necklaces😂❄️📿❤️🤶
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🎄What are your Christmas Eve traditions, if you

🎄What are your Christmas Eve traditions, if you have any?🎄
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We hang our stockings, put a magic key on the outside of the front door, throw oats out for Rudolph, and then read "Teddy's First Christmas" (even if we've nearly run out of time to squeeze it in!)
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🎄Day 23 of Christmas Advent Fun🎄
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2️⃣3️⃣ CHRISTMAS PICTURE OF THE DAY:

It was Santa!
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2️⃣3️⃣ CHRISTMAS SONG OF THE DAY:

"We Remember You This Christmas" by Tom Chaplin

This is such a beautiful song - again, from my favourite voice.
I used it in the reel I posted yesterday; I think the lyrics and tone are rather apt for this year.
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2️⃣3️⃣ CHRISTMAS MOVIE OF THE DAY:

"Santa Buddies"

My sister and I would watch this film (along with "Santa Paws" 1 and 2), on Christmas Eve. I kind of want to watch it again this year, as we haven't seen it for a while 😂
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2️⃣3️⃣ CHRISTMAS BOOK OF THE DAY:

"Teddy's First Christmas" by Maureen Spurgeon & Vivienne Bray

We read this lovely pop-up book every Christmas Eve - it's a little tradition for us, and always makes me feel so cosy and Christmassy☺️🎄
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🎄Get ready for a sappy post folks😂🎄 • T

🎄Get ready for a sappy post folks😂🎄
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The other day, I was going back through my old posts and replying to newer comments I'd missed. As I did, scrolling upwards from June, it was like a visual representation of my account's development unfolding.
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That doesn't mean it was linear - the number of likes & comments varied, and my aesthetic shifted and changed over the months. I can remember how I felt about each photo when I posted it; the ones I was pleasantly surprised about when they garnered more attention than expected - and vice versa.
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While I don't really look at the numbers - especially now that the algorithm is so bad - I did smile while remembering the days of 250+ likes per post😂 Yet these numbers always come and go; ebb and flow, so there's no real 'tell' or specific sign of progress.
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But one thing stood out to me. As I checked through the comments, I saw familiar faces popping up - many of whom are dear friends on here now. From 30 weeks ago even, there were lovely words from some of you with whom I still converse now. Others came in at around 10 weeks ago, yet I feel as though I've known you for years. (Sorry I couldn't tag you all!)
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So I was quite moved as I realised just how kind you have all been, and continue to be - interacting with my posts and sharing your thoughts. Time and time again, you've come back and become a core part of the community I know here on Bookstagram.
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And I saw how new faces appeared every so often - not always staying, but the fact they took the time to comment even one thing means so much to me.
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So thank you, my Bookstagram family. Thank you for being you, and for sharing your time and thoughts with me as I rambled my way through this year.
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And if anything, I think the decline in the algorithm helped me connect more deeply with the branches of my account; the root of its growth: YOU.
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Because really, despite its Insights and Analytics, Instagram has no insight into the thoughts and feelings you pour into your comments; and no way to analyse the depth of meaning they have for me when I read them.
And for that, I am fulfilled and grateful.
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🎄As this year comes to a close, what are you grateful for?🎄

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