I’ve been waiting to get to start this calendar from Galison. The brand is relatively new to me. I’ve never really found images from the brand that have been to my taste until recently. This was the first advent calendar that I got this year. The New Yorker one was second even though it was the one I really wanted. I hesitated because of the cost. Still, I’m glad that I got this Galison one. All of the images are on the back of the box so there’s no real surprise when you pull out the puzzle for the day. It’s more of just the joy of doing a puzzle, which is fine with me. The real challenge was getting the bag out of the little opening on the calendar without tearing the cardboard. That said, I do appreciate how much less plastic comes with this puzzle.
When I was in Germany during college, I wasn’t there during the winter, so I never did have a chance to visit a Christkindlesmarkt but I was introduced to them through my high school German classes and the annual field trip we made to the big one in Chicago. Even a couple of decades ago, the Market was always busier than this. I remember one year it snowed while we were there and it was like being in a giant snow globe. The snowflakes were big and heavy. It wasn’t too cold or windy to enjoy it, either. I can’t remember the year exactly, but I remember that snowfall clearly.
No Pieces Missing 