19th December 2025

We don't really have a tradition of gingerbread houses, but some people can get very competitive. In the new Netflix Christmas movie "A Merry Little Ex-mas" we see Alicia Silverstone (Cher from Clueless) as best friends with Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Clarissa Explains It All) and separating from her husband (looks a bit like Gerard Butler, not famous). Standout acting from her two kids, and two gay dads.

ANYWAY, she is the town handywoman, fixing pipes, electrical items, but really trying to make the whole place more sustainable. She also builds amazing gingerbread houses, including a model of her town, Winterlight (yes really):

Here are some other great modern gingerbread designs, including London's Trellick Tower. And don't forget to watch the movie!

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Advent Calendar 2025

1st December 2025

Hello! We've sort of lost count, but think the first Advent Calendar was back in 2003, the Internet Archive Wayback Machine says it looked like this: Of course all the links are dead, but the thing it has in common with this year's is that it is still coded in HTML, probably the last thing I will ever rely on coding for. Now it looks like this: Happy Advent! We have gone for the Bonne Maman JAM Calendar again this year, after leaving it too late last year and it selling out at both Fenwick and Selfridges! We get a fresh pot of jam every day to enjoy with our tartines and Ovomaltines. We also have the Domino's "Merry Crustmas" leaflet, and a MUJI calendar we'll show you later in the month. Do let us know what you are opening every day! You can leave a message below, or email us your ideas and suggestions for future days at robotmaths@outlook.com Have a great day!

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