Welcome to Day 12 of the Virtual Advent Tour!

Today marks the halfway mark of the Virtual Advent Tour. Thanks to everyone who has shared a post thus far. I’ve really enjoyed reading them all and sharing some small part of our holidays together.

May I suggest you give yourself a hot top on your coffee or grab a fresh cuppa before clicking through for today’s visit? Writer Áine Greney recollects her first Christmas in the United States and takes us back in time to the mid-1980s and a small city in upstate New York for Spinning the Bottle at Christmastime in America.

Thank you, Áine, for today’s post and joining us once more for this year’s tour!

Check back here tomorrow for the next stop on the Virtual Advent Tour. And if you’re interested in taking part in the tour, badges, details, and sign-up info can be found here. We’d love to have you participate.

Welcome to Day 11 of the Virtual Advent Tour!

Today’s post comes from a first-time participant, Tami, who blogs at Just One More Thing. Tami’s written a post reminding us of the true blessings of Christmas.

Thank you, Tami, for today’s post and for re-joining us in this year’s tour!

Check back here tomorrow for the next stop on the Virtual Advent Tour. And if you’re interested in taking part in the tour, badges, details, and sign-up info can be found here. We’d love to have you participate.

Welcome to Day 10 of the Virtual Advent Tour!

Only two weeks to go until Christmas Eve! Today’s host is Bridget of The Ravell’d Sleave, who shares a hilarious story that’s become the lore of her holiday tradition over the years.

Thank you, Bridget, for today’s post and for taking part in this year’s tour!

Check back here tomorrow for the next stop on the Virtual Advent Tour. And if you’re interested in taking part in the tour, badges, details, and sign-up info can be found here. We’d love to have you participate.

Welcome to Day 8 of the Virtual Advent Tour!

Can you believe we’re already through a whole week of December? Today’s host is Jo Kay, who shares the significance of today’s date and her connection to it, at her blog, Beyond Strange New Words.

Thank you, Jo, for today’s post and for taking part in the tour again this year!

Check back here tomorrow for the next stop on the Virtual Advent Tour. And if you’re interested in taking part in the tour, badges, details, and sign-up info can be found here. We’d love to have you participate.

Welcome to Day 7 of the Virtual Advent Tour!

Today’s host is raidergirl3, who takes us out on a tour of some of the lights of her Prince Edward Island town, at her blog, an adventure in reading. Incidentally, did you know raidergirl3 is the only original participant of the Virtual Advent Tour still playing along? She’s written nine posts since the event began a decade ago. (2014 was an off-year in between hosts.) And I won’t swear to it, but that first tour post may be how she and I “met.”

Thank you, raidergirl3, both for today’s post and for continuing to take part in the tour!

Check back here tomorrow for the next stop on the Virtual Advent Tour. And if you’re interested in taking part in the tour, badges, details, and sign-up info can be found here. We’d love to have you participate.

Welcome to Day 6 of the Virtual Advent Tour!

Today’s host is Rudi, who appropriately has a post for you on St. Nicholas Day and Krampus Night, at his blog, Random Duck.

For those who don’t know, Rudi is my partner of 22 years. When I shared with him I was second-guessing my decision not to run the Advent Tour this year, he nonchalantly said I had until December 1st to make a final call. Clearly he knows me well. Then, not only did he volunteer to write two posts, but he also pitched in when I got stuck in Photoshop editing my own poorly crafted Christmas ornament photo for the badge. So, thanks, Rudi, both for today’s post and for all you’ve contributed behind the scenes!

Check back here tomorrow for the next stop on the Virtual Advent Tour. And if you’re interested in taking part in the tour, badges, details, and sign-up info can be found here. We’d love to have you participate.