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WISHING YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS! STAY TUNED FOR OUR NEW YEAR’S EVE MOVIE MARATHON POST! IN THE MEANTIME, HAVE A BROWSE OF ADVENT 2019! Advent Calendar 2019 Advent Love-To-Do […]

After last year’s exceeds-even-our-wildest-expectations Train Movie Marathon, it took a long time to come up with a theme for this year’s New Year’s Eve Film Fest. Since we’re looking towards 2020, […]

IT’S TIME FOR OUR ANNUAL TREE TRIMMING PARTY! Take a look at the post for our Cookie-of-the-Party and our newest Favourite Photo Ornaments!

SSJ’S ADVENT LOVE-TO-DO LIST 2020 IS LIVE! Check out the full deets here! AND BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELTS! SSJ’S OFFICIAL ADVENT COUNTDOWN LAUNCHES TOMORROW, DECEMBER 1ST! FOLLOW ALONG DAILY BY ACCESSING […]

It’s Giving Tuesday! And SSJ’s Official Countdown to Christmas begins with a contribution to the Daily Bread Food Bank. View the official Advent Calendar Post for all the details: Advent […]

Today, we’ll be testing two candy-cane-shaped retro bakes from my childhood: Candy Cane Coffee Cake & Candy Cane Cookies. FIND THE FULL POST AND ALL OF THE RECIPES HERE.

Tonight, we’ll clear the tables out of the living room and play old-school card games on the carpet, with music, funny paper hats, and some DIY Holiday Bridge Mix. View […]

Tonight, everyone will choose a Shakespeare sonnet and draw a picture inspired by that sonnet . View the full post!

Today’s Advent TBD? Photography this very changed city. Then, come home to a batch of warm cookies. Get all the details here: Advent Day Five

Tonight’s plan is a retro pyjama party with as many Rankin Bass Christmas specials as we can possibly stomach! To go with, we’ll introduce the kids to Jiffy Pop, and […]

Today, we’ll mail out all of the Christmas Cards. Then, we’ll curl up with a pile of cookbooks, a pot of coffee, a notebook, and a pen, and we’ll plan […]

It’s Our Annual Advent Family Book Exchange! This year’s theme? “The Classics.” What does that mean? View the Post

Today, we’ll make Clementine’s Crullers, Skillet Fried Chicken and Deep Fried Candy Bars for Sharing. Recipes in Post

Tonight, we’re watching Film Noir set over the Christmas Holidays. And we’re making Black-and-White Cookies. View the Post

Today we’re going to identify the “Song of the Summer” was for each one of us, rewrite the lyrics as a holiday tune, and change the tune itself into whatever […]

Today, we’re going to design, bake, and build a gingbread structure… What kind? View the post!

Today’s we’re making labels for the canned goods we made this year and for those we’ll whip up today for festive giving. What’s in today’s jam pan? READ THE POST […]

Today, we’re going out for a winter walk and making a donation to Cystic Fibrosis Canada. View the Post

Today, we’ll be sketching our house with or without real or imagined Christmas decor. Read the Post!

Today, the ladies are having their Annual Holiday Luncheon at home! Take a look at the post!

Tonight we’re watching the original Star Wars trilogy and ordering Fish & Chips! Read more about it here!

Today we celebrate all things Eggnog! And I share an easy Eggnog cocktail recipe. Read the post!

Today is our Cookie-Baking Marathon, to be accompanied by Giant-Crossword-Solving! Read all about it and browse our recipes!

Today, we’re going to make two-colour linocuts in holiday colours. Here’s the post!

Today, we’re giving the gift of a beehive via Plan Canada Gifts of Hope. READ THE FULL POST!

Today’s the day we make our Bûche de Noël. Which recipe? View the post!

Our 2020 Christmas Eve Checklist is LIVE!View the post!

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Below you’ll find a list of all of our doings during Advent 2020. SSJ’S Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies Have Yourself a Merry Local Christmas: SSJ’s 2020 Holiday Gift […]

Join us for our 10th Anniversary Film “BESTIVAL”

Today we’re making Springerle! Read the Post! FOLLOW ALONG DAILY BY ACCESSING THIS 2021 ADVENT CALENDAR MONTHLY VIEW OR BY CHECKING THE SMELLING SALTS JOURNAL HOME PAGE. IN THE MEANTIME, FEEL FREE TO […]