Christmas

 

December 2023

 

Same message, just search for foods with vitamin C, D and Zinc. Choose the fruits and vegetables etc that suit you and incorporate them in your weekly meals.

Check health sites for recommended amounts and increase them if you are being very physical.

Review what nobel prize winner Linus Pauling had to say about Vitamin C and the common cold and flu too.

 Advent Season

Over the centuries, the Advent wreath featuring 5 candles has come to represent variations of similar themes.  In some churches, one candle is lit each Sunday leading up to Christmas day.

1. The Patriarchs in faith -  Hope  
2. The Prophets - Faith
3. John the Baptist / Gaudete - Joy  
(also for those who are fasting over the period, refreshment day)
4. Mary and Joseph / Annunciation - Love
5. Christmas Day Candle / White 

In the arrangement shown above, the background and outer candles are created from brolly fabric and the central one from a piece of cardboard.   As I do not have any holly in the garden, I have used the rosemary herb for the circular effect.  Furthermore I find rosemary easier to work with as it:

 - has a pleasant scent
-  is not prickly like the holly
-  can be washed and used in teas / cooking / cosmetics afterwards!

Advent song: Christmas is Coming

Another Advent explanation