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My Kindle delivered a story of the best Christmas letter I've seen written in Ireland. It's 100 years old this year, written by Hannah “Annie” Howard, to Santa.
From the Irish Times:
"The slightly scorched missive, dating from Christmas Eve 1911, when Hannah was 10 years old, was discovered up a chimney in a house in Terenure, Dublin.
"Sitting at home in Bangor, Co Down, while his wife read out details of the story, Mr Bartlem initially failed to make any connection between himself and the young girl in the story. Even when the address on the letter – Oaklands Terrace, Terenure – was mentioned, he put it down to coincidence.
"It was only when he heard the name Hannah that he realised the girl in the letter was his mother.
"His mother’s carefully crafted Christmas wishlist, topped with a good luck message for Santa, was discovered in the chimney by the house’s current occupant, John Byrne, when he was installing central heating in 1992. He kept the letter as a memento of times past, deciding only to publicise its existence this year to mark its 100th anniversary.
"In her letter, Hannah, like many 10-year-olds, is quite explicit about what she wants from Santa."
She wrote, "I want a baby doll and a waterproof with a hood and a pair of gloves and a toffee apple and a gold penny and a silver sixpence and a long toffee.”
Because the letter was signed “A or H Howard”, it was initially thought to be jointly from Hannah and her younger brother, Alfred.
But as the Irish Times discovered, "Hannah went by the name 'Annie', hence the 'A or H Howard' on the letter, a clever insurance policy in case Santa got confused.
"Hannah was born on Christmas Day 1900. The excitement of having her birthday on the same day as Santa’s arrival must have been considerable.
"Mr Bartlem said his mother attended the Zion Church of Ireland school in Rathgar before going on to marry Alfred Bartlem in 1931, with whom she had two sons, Howard and Victor. She and Alfred moved to a house on Lomond Avenue, Fairview, shortly after they married, where she died in 1978.
"Mr Bartlem said his mother had been extremely creative, excelling at various forms of needlework and later at woodwork. She was also an expert baker of cakes and other confectionery, which may go some way to explaining her toffee-themed letter to Mr Claus.
"Hannah’s niece, Iris Murphy, who lives in Stillorgan, Dublin, was also alerted to the letter’s existence only yesterday, when her daughter in Tasmania read about it on irishtimes.com.
With Die Hard on the TV, which according to my Dad, is a "Christmas Movie" Lol.. Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!
A Christmas Photo Shoot with 8 cousins, a stack of gear, a load of props & 2 photographers (EpicDi & myself).
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I made these for my mother's 50th birthday.
The green is unfortunately a bit too bright but I like it.
BUT they have purple edible glitter on them. :D
☆ [NYNE] Head Pieces - Deer Lights
☆ EscalateD Caddie
☆ Akaesha Holiday Bow
☆ Cake Inc. Snowflake Bindi
☆ Elle et Lui Snowflakes winter Jewelery set
☆ !gO! Icelyn sweater
☆ Blueberry Alena Legging
☆ Blueberry Tinker set
Our Christmas tree. I centered on the tree and exposed for 10 seconds and the zoomed in for an additional two seconds.
Trying to quiet down for the Christmas Eve . In Polish tradition the most important family gathering of the year. “Wigilia” is the the Christmas Eve supper that starts with the sight of first star . Twelve dishes ( but no meat ) bursch , karp , herring , pierogis …. and a special empty setting in case of unexpected guest , a symbol of Polish hospitality . After the supper kids will open gifts and many of the families will attend Midnight Mass ( Pasterka )
Image : Mount Seymour one of the sky slopes attached to North Vancouver ( skiers were on the other side of the parking lot :-)
See where this picture was taken, Mount Seymour , North Vancouver [?]
Bilder vom "Christmas Garden Berlin" im Botanischen Garten Berlin. Dieses Event kann man nach einer Verlängerung noch bis zum 08.01.2017 besuchen. Nähere Informationen bekommt man unter www.christmas-garden.de
A christmas present for Little Mr.K. The dog is made from a pair of cotton gloves. The "how-to" came from a Japanese craft book ISBN# 4579110617. More here.
I'm working Christmas night so won't get a chance to capture the full moon, so out tonight instead, Happy Christmas to all my Flickr followers.
.... and I know this because my Christmas Cactus is in flower!! ;-)
Taken on my deck today...
I love it when this Christmas Cactus bursts into flower. It’s such an ugly plant for most of the year, but it really comes into its own in December… :-)
Finished cupcake ornaments - hand-painted and with gingham ribbon.
Each cupcake measures approx. 3.5" x 2.75" (8.9 cm x 7 cm) and is approx. 1/8" (3 mm) deep.
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I didn't have to travel far to find something for this week's Friday Finds - my Christmas cactus has decided that it's time to bloom. Not much natural light today, though, as it's dark and blustery outside, looking like rain any minute, so had to use the lamplight that I usually reserve for the evening.
Texture by Kim Klassen - thanks!
For Kim Klassen's Friday Finds
Sliders Sunday - keeping it simple this week - just some simple tweaks and a texture. HSS everyone!
Prompt addicts - Thursday - Red
Here is where it is Christmas every day, the Community Tree, sponsored by the Christmas Chamber of Commerce, remains decorated all the year. The tree is a native Red Cedar. Christmas, Florida is famed for its postmark.
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Cloth teddy bear made by my friend Cristina ♥
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A mug rug for Chris of the QUILTING newBees! This was the design {pinwheel star} for her August block! I used Moda's "Countdown to Christmas" mini squares!
Christmas Tree Card 2 graphic available for download at dryicons.com/free-graphics/preview/christmas-tree-card-2/ in EPS (vector) format.
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Christmas Day...eve in Safety Bay, WA.
I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and one spectacular New Year for 2010!
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