Today is the day to celebrate the Three Kings' arrival to worship the Christ child. They brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Because they were wise men, they brought easily portable, small, valuable gifts...easy to pack onto camels, horses, and donkeys.
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| Detail of "Adoration of the Magi" by Fabriano |
And on this twelfth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me (sing with me now!),
Twelve drummers drumming...
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| Gold, diamond, and titanium necklace by Abrasha, available at www.denovo.com |
Eleven pipers piping...
Ten lords a'leaping...
Nine ladies dancing...
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| Lalique |
Eight maids a'milking...
Seven swans a'swimming...
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| Verdura |
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Six geese a'laying...
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| Marcus Berkmer |
Five gooooolllllllldddd rings....
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| No credits because I took this one. |
Four calling birds...
Three French hens...
Two turtledoves...
And a partridge in a pear tree!
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| Opal Fruit Cuff by Solange Azagury-Partridge |
Whew! Hope your holidays were merry and bright and that you stay warm for the rest of the winter. There is good news- our days are getting longer now, even if they are colder!
1 comment:
Hi there!
We at Lang's love your blog. Would you mind giving us credit for the cameo featured at the top of The Philosopher's Stone?
http://www.langantiques.com/products/item/50-3-1972
Thank you very much.
Lisa from Lang's
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