Just calling in to wish you all a very, very Happy New Year and to let you know I will be away from my blog for a while.  I’ve so enjoyed...

(Card www.alexclarkart.co.uk) I offer you this little poem with humble apologies to Clement C Moore whose words I’ve abused. ...

I’ve always loved school nativities and never more so than when our son and later his sons were in them. I don’t think our little granddaugh...

This piece of sheet music brings back so many memories. I’m five years old the Christmas tree in the corner is twinkling with lights. M...

I wander in a valley full of mist today, In cloud so low I feel its breath. If you are a regular reader of my blog, you might wel...

Don’t you just love this image from the front cover of Our Darlings a children’s annual published in the 1920s?  It makes me smile becau...