We do things different in the country. If our true love sent us presents for 12 days of Christmas, we wouldn't have any namby-pamby stuff like 12 Lords a leaping or 3 French hens. No sir. Here's how WE'd do it:
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . .
A Parrot in our pantry!
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On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me. . .
Two Loving Llamas!
and a Parrot in our pantry.
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . .
Three frosty sheep!
two loving llamas,
and a Parrot in our pantry.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . .
Four Calling Birds!
three frosty sheep,
two loving llamas,
and a Parrot in our pantry.
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . .
Five Canning Rings!
four calling birds,
three frosty sheep,
two loving llamas,
and a Parrot in our pantry.
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . .
Six Hens A Laying!
five canning rings,
four calling birds,
three frosty sheep,
two loving llamas,
and a Parrot in our pantry.
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . .
Seven Turtles Swimming!
six hens a laying,
five canning rings,
four calling birds,
three frosty sheep,
two loving llamas,
and a Parrot in our pantry.
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . .
Eight Goats For Milking!
seven turtles swimming,
six hens a laying,
five canning rings,
four calling birds,
three frosty sheep,
two loving llamas,
and a Parrot in our pantry.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . .
Nine Peacocks Prancing!
eight goats for milking,
seven turtles swimming,
six hens a laying,
five canning rings,
four calling birds,
three frosty sheep,
two loving llamas,
and a Parrot in our pantry.
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . .
Ten Roosters Leaping!
nine peacocks prancing,
eight goats for milking,
seven turtles swimming,
six hens a laying,
five canning rings,
four calling birds,
three frosty sheep,
two loving llamas,
and a Parrot in our pantry.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . .
Eleven Chicks A Peeping!
ten roosters leaping,
nine peacocks prancing,
eight goats for milking,
seven turtles swimming,
six hens a laying,
five canning rings,
four calling birds,
three frosty sheep,
two loving llamas,
and a Parrot in our pantry.
On the twelveth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . .
Twelve Guineas Grazing!
eleven chicks a peeping,
ten roosters leaping,
nine peacocks prancing,
eight goats for milking,
seven turtles swimming,
six hens a laying,
five canning rings,
four calling birds,
three frosty sheep,
two loving llamas,
and a Parrot in our pantry.
And THAT's how we'd do presents for the 12 days of Christmas, country style.
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OH MY!!!! How creative. After the parrot in the pantry I was tempted to go to the end and see how it all came about…but I went day by day. Good going. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you took the time to see it all.
And I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment about it!
Oh, *very* cute! Love all the detail you put in…I laughed out loud at the sheep with the bell (holiday ball?) earrings.
Now, how did you get all your critters to wear the festive attire?
I had one heck of a time convincing mine…. lol
How wonderful!!! I especially like the “birds a callin’” How on earth did you find tiny headsets to add perfectly to the picture? I don’t know how to add things to pictures yet.
Thanks for the fun!
Dani, you are very observant! Glad you liked the bell earrings on Valrhona.
And Ceecee, you are pretty observant too. I wondered if anyone would see the tiny headsets on the chickens! I took a regular sized headset, and re-sized it in Photoshop. These pictures took layers and layers to make!
Thanks for the kinds words, both of you. It’s nice to know all that work was enjoyed!
The best 12 days of Christmas I’ve seen! Hope your Christmas was Merry!!
Thanks tipper! I had fun making up my version of the 12 days. Hope you had a nice Christmas also, and looking forward to the new year!