Dixie Advent the 18th

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by clara | Dec 18, 2013

    Hold onto your jewels – behind the 18th window there’s a sneaky peaky at what’s on my desk right now: Dixie O’Day and The Great Diamond Robbery! There is villainy, sleuthing, peril...

Dixie Advent the 17th

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by clara | Dec 17, 2013

    Behind the 17th window, an early snap of Team Hughes-Vulliamy… Christmas Day, late 1960’s. I love Mum’s (possibly uncomfortable) shoes worn specially, my brothers’ matching shirts,...

Dixie Advent the 16th

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by clara | Dec 16, 2013

    TOOT TOOT! Grab a thermos of hot choc and head for the country lanes… behind the 16th window of the Dixie Advent Calendar is all about HAMPERS! The big hamper was sent to us by our pal BookSniffer...

Dixie Advent the 15th

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by clara | Dec 15, 2013

    Behind the 15th window… it’s a huge cheer for a hand-written manuscript – and a spot-the-diference reveal. I LOVE receiving the Dixie texts in Mum’s handwriting. The vitality...

Dixie Advent the 14th

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by clara | Dec 14, 2013

    Behind the 14th window of the Dixie Advent Calendar is… BEST PALS. This is an early sketch of Dixie and Percy, when I was still doodling on the back of envelopes and chewing the end of my pencil...

Dixie Advent the 13th

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by clara | Dec 13, 2013

    TOOT TOOT! Behind the 13th window is the fabulous Dixie-Booksniffer day out! This year was all about PALS as Dixie and Percy motored cheerfully around the country on tour. But what made this stop...