Happy New Year!
This year I was determined to be home for the holidays for the first time since I started my blog in 2009. With a little help from my friends, I was […]
Tag Archives: Charles Dickens
Christmas Spirit: The Nativity & Syrian Refugees
Christmas is on my mind. I don’t put up a nativity set, but I do have an exceedingly large collection of Department 56 houses which have a strong Christmas Carol theme. […]
Scrooge Is Alive and Well Again This Year
I love Bagley’s editorial cartoons in The Salt Lake Tribune. A huge shout-out to Sally Hayes for sharing this one on Facebook. Sadly, I’m one of the little people getting […]
Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday
Scrooge Is Alive and Well and Living in D.C.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of my favorite books. Anna Quindlen claims she makes an annual trip to see the original manuscript. I have a collection of […]
Anne Caroline Drake 