Tag: Christmas

  • Merry Christmas to all!

    I’m sure everyone has more than enough to do on Christmas Eve, so this is a very quick post to say MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, and great good luck for 2024! I really appreciate all the help and support I have from the reading, writing and blogging communities – especially this year when I’ve had…

  • After the Christmas market… #SilentSunday #travel

    It was a snowy Saturday night in St Gallen. This is the last post now until January. After nine years, my blog is in dire need of a good clear-out, and I suspect that might not be as easy as it sounds… wish me luck!I’ll “see” you all in the New Year, and meanwhile, all…

  • Feel-good for Christmas…

    Over the next three weekends, I’ll be posting about Christmas reads, with a post about anthologies next week followed by crime fiction the week after. We’re starting off more romantically, though – if anyone’s looking for a feel-good book for the festive season, here are three to get you started. (Click the cover images to…

  • Christmas Tag… πŸŽ„ #Festive #Fun

    A week or two back I came across a series of fun Christmas questions on lovely Shelley Wilson’s blog – so I accepted her open invitation to join in. What would your answers be? What is your favourite Christmas film? Probably Home Alone – escapism, good fun – and isn’t it the kind of thing…

  • Christmas Swiss-Style

    So what’s the difference? Quite a lot, especially if you believe in the magic of Santa Claus. He doesn’t come to Switzerland, you see. But let’s look at the entire festive season, starting with Advent. (We’ll ignore all the Christmas decs etc shops start putting up in October/November.) The first Christmassy thing in most homes…

  • Who brings your cat’s Christmas presents???

    This time next week… actually, by next Sunday, Christmas will be over here – we celebrate on the 24th in Switzerland. At some point late afternoon or early evening, the Christ-child brings not only the presents, but also the Christmas tree, and deposits them all in a corner of the living room while nobody’s looking.…