A revival year

Only two more candy bags are left on our Advent Calendar, the one that Mrs. R's Aunt Sally needle-pointed for her when she was five. One bag is remaining for Christmas Adam (tomorrow) and one for Christmas Eve (Tuesday). We've been very good this year and remembered the ritual every day. As I mentioned in the post linked above, we stopped this tradition several years ago after we kept forgetting for several days in a row, and ended up opening multiple packages on one day. It was an indication that we really weren't into it anymore. But 2024 is a revival year for our Advent spirit, and we've proven to be worthy of the revival.

Swarm today was excellent and awesome. lelulaserlight and I rocked it for two sets (30 minutes and 40 minutes, respectively), and then we snacked and dined and desserted on Mrs. Random's culinary creations. Also, we opened Christmas gifts. I got a cool Celtic-design (Two Ravens) long-sleeved t-shirt from Mrs. R—a perfect wardrobe addition for the cold part of the year—and lelu gave me a diced-based Everyday Adventure kit ("Shake Up Your Day!") and a photobook!

The book lelu got me is fabulous: Helen Levitt, a 168-page hardcover volume published in 2008 by powerHouse Books, Brooklyn. Helen Levitt (1913-2009) was primarily known for her New York City street photography.  Here's some prose from the publisher: "Her final book: Helen Levitt, was released in conjunction with a retrospective exhibition at Germany's Sprengel Museum Hannover, the exhibit included her most iconic works, intermixed with never-before-seen color work. Combining seven decades of New York City street life with her seminal work in Mexico City, Helen Levitt's self-titled compilation features the master works of an incomparable career."