The Christmas tree is up, but something is missing. There are no gifts under it, and I need your help to put that right.

For this year’s Christmas charity appeal, I’m asking you again to help me raise some money for The Dogs Trust.
The Dogs Trust, formerly known as the National Canine Defence League, is an animal welfare charity and humane society in the United Kingdom which specialises in the well-being of dogs. Click here to go to their website.
Want to get involved? Here’s what you need to do.
- In the comments section of this post, leave the name of your blog and a link to it. This can be a link to your ‘about me’ page, a favourite blog post you’ve published, or the home page of your blog.
- If you’re an author, you’re also welcome to leave a link to any books you have published. So, for example, leave me a link to your author or Goodreads page so that people visiting this post can view your books.
- Please consider donating to The Dogs Trust by visiting their website and clicking on the ‘Donate Now’ button.
That’s it, that’s all you need to do.
I will donate £1 to The Dogs Trust for every link that is left under my Christmas tree until I reach a target of 200 links.
To help me achieve my target, if you reblog or share this post via ‘Press This’, I will donate an extra £1 to the total (up to another £50).
If you do share this post via a reblog or ‘Press This’, I should receive a pingback to your post. However, I would recommend that you also leave a link to the reblog or your share in the comments section.
This charity appeal will run until 23:59 on Saturday, January 5th, 2019 when the Christmas tree will be taken down, so you’ve plenty of time to leave me a link to your blog and books over the busy Christmas and New Year period.
At the end of the appeal, I will create a heading entitled ‘Blogs To Follow in 2019’ on the menu bar of my blog. Anyone clicking on the link will be taken to a page where they can view all the links left to the blogs in this post. The link will remain on my blog until 23:59 on December 31st, 2019.
Please note that as I moderate all links and comments before they appear on my blog, there may be a time delay before your links and comments appear.
I hope you will consider helping me with this year’s Christmas charity appeal by leaving me a link to your blog and/or books. Thank you so much for considering it.
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I remember you doing this last year Hugh, such a lovely thing to do for a wonderful charity 💛 my blog is https://lovingthefiftysomething.com
Thanks for leaving a link to your blog under the Christmas tree, Sam. Looking forward to seeing you at the Bloggers Bash in June.
A Happy New Year to John and you.
This is a wonderful thing you’re doing! My blog is called Reclaiming HOPE and can be found at https://reclaiminghope.blog
Thank you for leaving a link to your blog under the Christmas tree and for helping me raise money for the Dogs Trust, Terri.
Happy New Year.
Happy New Year to you as well!
Hi Hugh, what a wonderful gesture 😊.
Anyway, my blog is called ‘Growing out of chaos’ and the URL is: https://silverbells2012.wordpress.com/
Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year!
Hi Helen, thank you so much for leaving a link to your blog under the Christmas tree and for helping me raise funds for the Dogs Trust this Christmas.
Happy New Year.
Reblogged this on quercuscommunity.
https://quercuscommunity.com/2018/12/26/good-news-and-loose-ends/
Also reblogged. Good luck with the fundraising.
Thank you. And thank you so much for reblogging the post and sharing it with your readers.
Hi Hugh
Got sidetracked from this the first time it came out. Thanks for the reminder with your latest post. Good luck with the fundraising.
The home page for my blog is: https://www.graemecumming.co.uk/
and my book can be read about and bought via the following page:
https://www.graemecumming.co.uk/books/ravens-gathering/
Thanks for leaving links to your blog and book under the Christmas tree, Graeme.
Hope you had a great Christmas. Happy New Year.
Reblogged at http://ohiovalleymama.home.blog/
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, Hugh. I’m glad to do what I can: https://robertmgoldstein.com/2018/12/19/wordlesswednesday-happy-holidays/
Thanks so much for leaving your link under the Christmas tree and for also sharing the post on social media, Rob.
Merry Christmas. 🎄
You’re welcome, Hugh. And Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas and happy & safe holidays. Sharing my blog with info about the new Gutenberg Editor at: https://wordpressguidelines.wordpress.com and my best wishes for the dogs you are supporting. Thank you!
Thank you so much for leaving a link under the Christmas tree and for helping me raise some money for the Dogs Trust this Christmas. I’ve been trying out the new Gutenberg Editor and am really enjoying using it.
Merry Christmas 🎄
Good luck Hugh and well done on a thoughtful and helpful task. Have a lovely Christmas 🎅🤶 my blog- http://www.fancypaperblog.com
Thank you, and thank you for leaving a link to your blog under the Christmas tree.
Merry Christmas 🎄
Merry Christmas!
Here is a link to my blog which is mostly poetry and flash fiction: https://intentionalinterplay.wordpress.com/
Thanks so much for leaving a link to your blog under the Christmas tree, LuAnne.
Merry Christmas. 🎄
Hi Hugh! Here’s a link to the homepage of my blog!
https://wildwritingdreams.wordpress.com
Thank you so much, Mary.
Yay! I love this!! https://thatblogwherecheriemovestogermany.wordpress.com
Thank you so much for leaving a link to your blog.
Hiya Hugh! Love this idea – I’ll definitely check out the Dogs Trust link you’ve shared! I wish you the best of luck in your endeavours. x
I have a poetry blog called ‘Sherbet Lemons’ and I’ve linked a cosy poem below, that makes me think of fireplaces and snow.
https://sherbetlemons.blog/2018/02/17/warm-rooms/
Thank you so much for leaving a link to your blog under the Christmas tree, which will help me raise funds for the Dogs Trust this Christmas.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas.
Best wishes,
Hugh 🎅
Hi Hugh, I got here by way of Deborah Jay’s blog.
I write whimsical, steampunk, paranormal adventures. I sometimes have the assistance of a telepathic doggie named ‘Bolt’. Here is a link to ‘The Adventures of Ichabod Temperance’.
Happy Trails and Happy Tails!
~Icky. 🙂
Great to see you here, thanks to Deborah, Icky. Thank you for leaving a link to your Amazon page under the Christmas tree and for helping me raise money for the Dogs Trust this Christmas.
Merry Christmas,
Hugh 🎅
This has been a busy week, but I’m here now 😀
Regblogged this at https://deborahjayauthor.com/2018/12/20/2018-christmas-charity-appeal-help-me-raise-250-for-the-dogs-trust-by-leaving-me-links-to-your-blogs-and-books/
My blog: https://deborahjayauthor.com/
My author page: http://viewAuthor.at/DeborahJay
Thanks Hugh for another way to raise money for Dogs Trust – I just raised £250 on Facebook for my birthday, so you can see it’s already close to my heart ❤
Thanks so much for the reblog, Deborah. A happy belated birthday to you. Thank you for raising money via Facebook for the Dogs Trust, too. Together, we will have raised £500 for them this Christmas. 🎄
Best wishes and Merry Christmas,
Hugh
That’s amazing, isn’t it? A great Christmas present.
Reblogged this on deborahjay and commented:
I just raised £250 for Dogs Trust on Facebook, for my birthday – now here is another way to donate money to this wonderful charity – go ahead, take a look.
love to be a part
https://journeytoknowyourself.wordpress.com
Thank you.
Hi Hugh! I hope I’m not too late. This is wonderful. Thank you for caring❣️
The Writer Next Door | Vashti Q
http://vashtiqvega.wordpress.com
Not late at all, Vashti. The appeal for links to be put under the Christmas tree is open until 5th January 2019. Thank you so much for leaving your link.
I hope you’re feeling a lot better.
Merry Christmas 🎄
Hi Hugh.
This is a wonderful thing you’re doing!
http://www.bruv-travels.blog
Thank you so much. And thank you for leaving a link to your blog under the Christmas tree.
Merry Christmas 🎅
This is such a wonderful thing that you are doing, and I’m so happy to see that you are able to do it again this year for the doggies. My blog is Dinosaurs, Donkeys and MS, and can be found at: dinosaursdonkeysandms.com xxx
Thank you, Heather, for leaving a link to your blog under the Christmas tree.
Merry Christmas to you. ✨
Embracing the opportunity to give is such a great way to get into the spirit of Christmas. Well done. Here’s the link to my blog and an appropriate ‘doggie’ themed post: https://amandaonline.blog/2018/11/08/a-post-about-pets-and-other-simple-pleasures
Thank you so much for leaving a link to your blog under the Christmas tree, Amanda.
Merry Christmas. 🐾🎅
It is a great pleasure! And a happy Christmas to you too
Hi Hugh. @suzie81blog led me here. My blog links are lisannie44.wordpress.com and essencehaiku.wordpress.com. Happy Christmas!
Thank you so much for leaving your links under the Christmas tree. Thanks to Suzie, too, for sending you over here.
Merry Christmas. ☃️