The Square

The ChapelThe BakeryThe WorkshopThe BookshopThe Picture House

Tap the tree

0 of 100 bulbs lit here

On this device. Tap the tree, or press the button.

The Giving Machine

Pick a slot or punch a code. Wait for the clunk. Try B4.

No money is taken here and no prices are shown. A real gift is made at the catalogue, with a grown-up.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

Acts 20:35

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The events board

Nine things most towns do in Advent, set on this year’s dates. Places and times differ from town to town, so check yours.

A huge fir tree strung with lights on a lawn, a small crowd in overcoats standing at its foot, 1923.
Christmas Eve, 1923: a president switches on a tree for everyone, near the White House. Photograph by the National Photo Company, Library of Congress, public domain.

The Advent Quilt

One square a day, sewn by number. Twenty-four squares make one picture, finished on Christmas Eve.

The Advent Quilt, Snowglobe Lane

  • 1 Night
  • 2 Lamplight
  • 3 Fir
  • 4 Snow
  • 5 Berry
  • 6 Hill

Square 1

Pick a thread, then touch a square with the same number.

The 1923 photograph is public domain; details are on the credits page. Shows run on the hour from 4 pm to 9 pm in your time.