Nollaig na mBan…
On this, the last of the twelve holy days which marks the end of the Christmas season, women in Ireland would traditionally visit each other and drink tea.
BELLS
don’t worry my dear
there’ll still be bells this Christmas
some things never change
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Living in Switzerland, one cannot fail to be confronted by the ubiquitous nature of the bell.
The Gift of the Magi
As a young couple, Remo and I gave each other the same little book for Christmas.
Memories… Larne – Stranraer
Caledonia
In the summer months when I was a child, we would often take the ferry to Stranraer from Larne and visit my sister who lived with her Scottish husband in ‘
Things I love… No. 126
As a child, I always imagined owning a telephone just like this one.
A Christmas Cat on a Persian Carpet
On Seraina’s ninth birthday she received a pair of shiny white, brand new ice-skates and a lady called Gertrud Schnee, yes, she was really called Mrs Snow, gave her a snow
Things I love… No.
Things I love… No,122
In the middle of winter, with snow falling all around – this red table-cloth always warms my heart and reminds me of spring colours and the comfort of good friends
– thank you Jul