It is a delicious seasonal blend of rose hips, apples, almonds, cinnamon, cloves and more.
The third Advent calendar was, in a way, also a gift from the same friend, because she recommended it to me. This one is in the shape of a book, The Alternative Advent Calendar: Secrets of the True Spirit of Christmas by Gillian Monks.
The book gives ideas for things to do for every day of the Advent period that are, in the words of the author, ‘universally relevant, regardless of geographical and genetic origins, social, academic or professional status, cultural background, religion or belief.’
You’ve given us a warm winter welcome, and happily I have all the ingredients at hand to make cinnamon-and-orange cocoa this evening. (This morning, I’m enjoying a pot of Darjeeling tea). I love the Advent calendars, too, and I have a knitterly question: what is the beautiful yarn you’re working with?
A pot of Darjeeling sounds great, too. The sock yarn is Lana Grossa ‘Meilenweit Tucano’ in colourway 7422. A 100-gram ball has 400 meters, and it’s 75% Merino wool and 25% Polyamid. It comes in about a dozen different lovely colourcombos and is nice and soft. I have used it before, but only recently and don’t know yet how it will keep in washing and wearing. It is soft enough to use for accessories like scarves and shawls, too.
Such a cozy and inviting post! I love the warm cocoa recipe and will use it for my mid-afternoon treat. Thank you, Marijke.
Thank you and Enjoy!