Welcome to day 11 of this year’s walk down Christmas Memory Lane!

As much as yesterday’s memory was quite unique, today’s memory is, in some ways, even more unique… in both a positive and a sad way at the same time.

You’ll see what I mean…

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It’s day 10 and I guarantee you… most of you have never had a Christmas gift like the one I’m going to share with you today.

We knew that this gift would be coming at some point, but we had no idea that it would start on Christmas Eve and stretch through until Christmas Day.

… My wife put up with a LOT! 😅 …

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Welcome to day 9 of this year’s walk down Christmas Memory Lane!

Good news… we’re staying put in Saint John. Well… at least for the beginning. We’ll be preparing for some holiday travel, but won’t actually go anywhere.

You’ll see what I mean…

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Welcome to day 8 of this year’s walk down Christmas Memory Lane!

If it feels like were zig-zagging back ‘n’ forth a lot between Saint John and McKee’s in the last couple of posts… that’d be understandable. Today’s post will not be a departure from that trend.

We’re back in Saint John…

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Welcome to day 7 of this year’s walk down Christmas Memory Lane!

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After time spent in Europe, a Canadian Christmas tree memory, and yesterday’s stop in Saint John, today, it’s back to McKee’s…

Welcome to day 6 of this year’s Christmas countdown on the blog!

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After time spent in Europe, a Canadian Christmas tree memory, and yesterday’s snowy visit to McKee’s Mills, we’re coming back home to Saint John…

Welcome to day 5 of this year’s Christmas countdown on the blog!

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After the first three Europe-based memories and yesterday’s Christmas tree memory, today we’re off to a tiny little English-speaking community, nestled in the largely French-speaking Kent County, along the Little Bouctouche River… McKee’s Mills.

Welcome to day 4 of this year’s Christmas countdown on the blog!

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After stops in Holland, Paris and Belgium… today’s special Christmas memory is very Canadian!

If you’re just joining me for the 2023 Christmas countdown, I’m doing something different.

Rather than the Cheesy Christmas series (2020 & 2021), and the tour of our favourite Christmas tree ornaments (last year), I’m going to share some Christmas memories with you that I’m pulling from deep within the bowels of my Apple Photos library.

Day 1 was Holland, yesterday was Paris and today is Belgium…

Yesterday, I began the countdown to Christmas.

In years past, I’ve “Advent Calendared” my way through December with the Cheesy Christmas series (2020 & 2021), and a tour of our favourite Christmas tree ornaments. As I mentioned yesterday, however, this year I’m going to share some Christmas memories with you.

… 1-2 photos and the story behind them… some in Canada & some in Europe.

Let’s pick up where we left off yesterday: the early 2000s…