Day 9 of @KaffeBox's #CoffeeAdvent! Ngl, I was excited for a Prolog coffee... unfortunately, this particular blend did not live up to expectations and I might have been a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong, it's still a decent coffee... but I might have been expecting more >.<

Lucia - or Feast of Saint Lucy - is a day to commemorate Lucia of Syracuse, a virgin matyr under the Diocletianic Persecution. According to legend, she brough food and aid to christians hiding in the Roman Catacombs, wearing a candle-lit wreath on her head to light the way. 1/3

Today is the Feast of Our Lady Guadalupe - Patreon Saint of Mexico and Patroness of the Americas. The day commemorates her appearance to Saint Juan Diego in the hills of Tepeyac in 1531, during which she requested he ask the bishop to build a church atop the hill. 1/2

My giant order of yarn arrived! YARN-AGEDDON! #twitch #art #makersandcrafters #crochet #artist

Turns out I’m good at drinking coffee and not so much at remembering to post reels… here’s @Kaffebox #CoffeeAdvent Day 8, featuring a lovely fragrant coffee from Swerl !

If you live in Argentina, today is the day to Tango! Celebrated on the 11 of December everyyear, Tango Day commemorates the birthdays of Carlos Gardel & Julio de Caro - Argentinian Tango Legends that promoted the dance !

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It's Human Rights Day today \o/ ! During this season of celebrations and festivities, let's take a step back to consider what the world needs to work on. The theme of this year's Human RIghts Day is "Human RIghts, Our Everyday Essentials". 1/2

Throw back Ink Doodle - Don't Burst Bubbles #twitch #art #makersandcrafters #crochet #artist

Have we caught up on poosting #CoffeeAdvent videos yet? no? Well. Here's the @KaffeBox Coffee Advent Day 7 coffee! This coffee likes to hang around after - amazing after tastes!

Although only 1% of Japan's population is Christian, they take this holiday reason REALLY SERIOUSLY! If you visit Japan during this period, you will absolutely be treated to the lights, markets and decoration you would expect to see in Europe - but in an even more epic manner sometimes! 1/2

How are we already in the second week of December? Where did the time go? Also will I ever finish making this years sub squares? Join the stream this week to find out! #twitch #art #makersandcrafters #crochet #artist

Have you got your candles up yet? If you live in Colobia, you should DEFINITELY have spent all of last night covering the house in ALLL the little candles - in preparation for today's celebration - the day of the Immaculate Conception!

Day 6 of the @Kaffebox #CoffeeAdvent - feat. coffee from @nordoslo ! A beautifully fragrant brew - it makes a great after dinner drink!

As of today, Gävle's Yule Goat (Julbocken) would have made it through it's first week. Since 1966, the iconic straw goat has been standing in the clearing in the middle of Gävle from the first Sunday of Advent. And every year, attempts were made to set it on fire. www.visitgavle.se/en... 1/3

Day 5's #coffeeadvent from @Kaffebox featured some lovely beans from @morgoncoffeeroasters ! I did prefer it with a dash of milk to even it out a little :3

It's St Nicholas Day! But, who WAS he? Saint Nicholas of Myra, born (supposedly) 15 March 270, was a Bishop of Greek descent in the city of Patara, and the patron saint of Sailors, Merchants, Archers, Repentant Thieves, Children, Brewers, Pawnbrokers, Toymakers, unmarried people & Students. 1/3

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Day 4 of the @KaffeBox #CoffeeAdvent features @Frukt.coffee ! Past Frukt Advents I've encountered have always been amazing - and this one was no different! Unfortunately there was a smol accident and I dropped a whole 20g of the coffee.. I really need a electric single dose grinder.

Tonight is Krampus Night - so all of you behave ! Usually depicted as a man with horns , a grotesque human foot & the other a goat's foot , Krampus is covered in black hair & has a long tongue. In the 17th century, Krampus was paired with St Nick - specifically to help the deliver punishments! 1/2

Can you ever really have too much yarn? I don't think you can. Nope. Definitely not. #twitch #art #makersandcrafters #crochet #artist #yarn #collection #shopping

It's Saint Babara's Day - or Barbórka - today , and in Poland, it's also celebrated as Miner's Day! Miners from the Silesia Region of Poland would gather together for balls - one of the occasions they would dress in formal wear - which includes hats with different colour feathers based on rank! 1/2

Welcome to yesterday's @KaffeBox #Coffee Advent! Day 3 featured an amazing coffee from @Quo.Coffee - and was a nice fruity brew! Definitely had all the notes mentioned in the listing ! As usual, I am really happy with my coffee advent. More to come!

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In the Icelandic Folklore, this is the season of the Yule Lads - 13 mischievous brothers that take turns visiting the children leading up to Christmas Day. On each night, shoes are placed on a windowsill - good children recieve candies in their shoes, and misbehaving ones get rotting potatoes. 1/6

This original A4 Painting of a Snowy Owl was made for Yarnypixie; who won this during Giftmas 2024. #twitch #art #makersandcrafters #crochet #artist #owl #christmas #holidays

Day 2 of the Coffee Advent from @KaffeBox ! Did I fail at editing and uploading on the day itself? maybe. But at least I didn't put myself to sleep with coffee again :3

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In Swedish folklore, "Tomte" - a named derived from "tomt" which means "a plot of land", therefore making "Tomte" something like "Homestead Man" - was thought to be the ancestral spirit of the first farmer. Known to be a dutiful and hardworker, he cares for the animals, the children & property. 1/2

How is it already December??!!?! Well a new week means new chaos! Be sure to join us this week for the shenanigans! #twitch #art #makersandcrafters #crochet #artist #december #fun

SURPRISE SHOP DROP! Looking for a gift this December for a loved one (or yourself because you deserve it)? Well look no further! Don't know what to buy just yet? Fear not for we now have....*drum roll* GIFT CARDS!!!!!! #twitch #art #makersandcrafters #crochet #artist #shop #merch #gift #christmas

It's Day 1 of the #KaffeBox Coffee Advent! Did I make coffee at 9pm? Maybe. Did I promptly decided I'm ready for bed right after finishing it? Also Maybe.

It's a new month - which means it's time for new facts! December is Christmas season for many people - but did you know that many of the traditions stemmed from pagan practices? #WinterHolidayFacts 1/2

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For our final #wordfact... "to throw in the towel" has its origins from boxing - where a trainer would literally throw a towel into the ring to signal that their fighter is defeated and to stop the match. This is done to protect the fighter from further harm.

Do you **REALLY** know the meaning of "Sinister" ? The word originally meant "on the left" in Latin, with the opposite of "Sinister" being "Dexter". However, in ancient cultures and believes, the left side was often associated with bad luck or evil, leading to the modern day meaning. #wordfacts

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Let's talk math. The numbering system we use today originated in Arab - so it's no surprise that some of the methodologies have Arabic origins as well! "Algebra" stems from the Arabic word for restoring / reuniting - "Jabara"; "Al-Jabr" being the reunion of broken parts. #wordfacts

E for Enabling is BACK!!!! #twitch #art #makersandcrafters #crochet #artist

The etymology of "Walrus" is likely derived from either Dutch ("wal" = shore, "reus" = giant) or Old Norse ("hross" = horse, "hvalr" = whale). So, depending on which school you believe, they are either shore giants or Horse whales. Me ? I like shore giants better. #wordfacts

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"Nightmare" was never about horses , but "Mære" - which in old english was a malicious entity (depending on the region they could be a demon, a goblin, some other creature) that would sit on a sleeper's chest, causing nightmares and sleep paralysis. #wordfacts

Throwback Time! - I never really named this Ink Doodle ; I find it relaxing to just doodle teardrops and then randomly filling them in. Sometimes its very therapeutic to just doodle and see where it takes me. #twitch #art #makersandcrafters #crochet #artist

"Utopia" was coined in 1516 by Sir Thomas More from οὐ ("not") and τόπος ("place") - literally "no place" , and not from εὖ ("good" or "well") and τόπος ("place") - which is how we use the word these days. "Dystopia" - antonym of Utopia - was coined in 1868 based on mistaken origin. #wordfacts

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Here's a fun #wordfact that crosses over to #gamedevtrivia - A "bug" is known as a bug because in 1947, an error on the Harvard Mark II computer was due to a dead moth trapped in the relay. The moth was then taped in a log book with the note "First Actual case of Bug being found".

What do you do in accounting and financials when the characters for your numbers are extremely simple and easy to forge? Meet the "Capitalized" version of writing numbers in Chinese! 1/4

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Did you know that a "Buttload" is an ACTUAL unit of measurement? Specifically, 126 Imperial Gallons or 477 Litres of liquid. Wines and ales were stored and carried in a large cask - or butt - historically, and so a "buttload" was actually a very specific mearsurement. #wordfacts 1/2

We're deep in fall this time of the year, and the sun is feeling as lazy as I do. This piece was done with @vintagewatercolors.bsky.social s' @ArtInJest Watercolor Travel Palette, and will be sent out as postcards for the November Patreons! www.patreon.com/cw/r...