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And for those who want to swerve products altogether, we\u2019ve rounded up the most beautiful, feelgood paper Advent calendars we could find. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter\/2024\/oct\/31\/beer-biscuits-and-tools-2024-advent-calendars-tried-and-tested\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beer, biscuits and \u2026 tools: 2024 Advent calendars \u2013 tried and tested<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; From spices to seeds, coffee to candles, we opened the doors of some of this&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-CtH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":70858,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-most-expensive-and-extravagant-advent-calendars-to-buy-this-christmas\/","url_meta":{"origin":147913,"position":0},"title":"The most expensive and extravagant advent calendars to buy this Christmas","date":"November 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...The most expensive and extravagant advent calendars to buy this Christmas","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":140345,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/stock-up-on-amaryllis-bulbs-now-for-a-riot-of-colour-to-lift-the-january-gloom\/","url_meta":{"origin":147913,"position":1},"title":"Stock up on amaryllis bulbs now for a riot of colour to lift the January gloom","date":"November 17, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The flowers are anything but understated \u2013 their gaudy charm is the perfect low-maintenance tonic for the post-Christmas lullI returned from three weeks in Italy to find the seasons had changed. 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