Cat and dog

Saltaire Living Advent Calendar 2021: #6

Another couple of Saltaire's Advent windows, which seemed to fit together. The cat, at 33 Albert Road is, I believe, modelled on Lucy, one of the gorgeous kitties that appear on the 'Cats of Saltaire' Facebook page that I so enjoy reading. The village cats have so many adventures! I was a bit stumped as to what Jólakötturinn meant, but a quick Google reveals it to be the Icelandic Yule Cat: 'a huge and vicious cat who lurks in the snowy countryside at Christmas and eats people who have not received any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve'!  Eek! Better go and and get that Christmas jumper then! 

I'm not sure which is more disturbing, the Yule cat or (at 27 Ada Street) the dog that sipped eggnog... Don't try this at home, folks! Though one year I did see that Aldi were stocking 'Pawsecco' for dogs and cats. Honestly! 

Terrifying subject matter aside, I think both of these are really successful Advent windows, being relatively simple and graphic, but cute and comic too. Great fun.