AGH, THEY’RE SO CUTE! I wanna see Kijani have his own cartoon series now! 😁

What a lovely way to commemorate her! Big hugs, Niles, big hugs <3

That app might come in useful. Thanks for recommending! 🙂

#AdventEurovision Day 7: 🇲🇰 I can sum this one up with a single emoji: 😭
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That’s… big. 😮

*chefs kiss*, C’EST PARFAIT!!! 😍 I have some Ratatouille decor in my place, too. The sign on my kitchen door, and the salt and pepper shakers in my living room, both of which were purchased in Disneyland Paris 🙂

#AdventEurovision Day 6: 🇩🇰 If you can’t write your song without resorting to a key-change cliché, why not write it with… *counts on fingers* six ☺️ Not that I’m complaining! It’s bouncy and camp, and the staging complements Norway’s ice-themed stage rather than clash with it.
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I believe the proper term for the garment is a “foxedo” 😁

In all fairness, my partner hates Eurovision full stop. He evacuated to the pub as soon as this year's final started 😆

Amen to that! I think my fav Greek entry ever is probably "Secret Combination" from 2008. 🙂

Also, just for the record (and for anyone paying attention), I’m fully aware of the news of Israel being allowed to compete and the subsequent boycott. My feelings about this are very ambivalent and I’m not going to write an essay here. I just wanted to be clear that I’m aware of what’s going on.

#AdventEurovision Day 5: 🇬🇷 I don’t really have a whole lot to say about this one. I just think it’s got a good ring to it. Also, points for armography 😁https://youtu.be/ov6n4OkF7EE?si=b5SIQh9Me6UjfcXm

Heh… you know, I never thought about this, but between your cane and Waldo/Wally’s dress code, you both clearly have a thing for red and white stripes 😂

I second that! 😁

#AdventEurovision Day 4: 🇭🇷 Looks like this year, I'm doing this hashtag alone 😆 Oh well! I planned this months ago, so I'll just carry on with it. Anyhow, here's a fun 50s'style jig from Yugoslavia. That country no longer exists, so the flag is for the language, Croatian.
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#AdventEurovision Day 3: 🇮🇹 Way back in 1958, Italy sent a song that would become so massive, regardless of its placement in the contest, most non-ESC fans these days don’t even realise it’s a Eurovision song. Everyone sing it with me, “VOLARE, O-HOH! CANTARE, O-O-O-OH!” 😂
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#AdventEurovision Day 2: 🇬🇧 We Brits have a peculiar record of coming second place 16 times, more so than anyone else has and twice as much as any other country’s come first. My favourite second-placer has to be this charming and catchy double-Piano duet 🙂
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#AdventEurovision Day 1: 🇮🇪 Let’s start with my favourite ever Eurovision winner. After winning two years in the row, Ireland probably expected to lose again with a piano-based ballad about growing old. What they sent was one of the most bittersweet songs in ESC history. 😢
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Obligatory GIF time…