Christmas stories have the power to instantly transport us to a magical place. So for tonight, I invite you all to read (or listen in the video below) a beautiful Christmas folk story about the invention of the Christmas baubles.…
Advent Calendar Day 11 There are few rituals more universally beloved than trimming the Christmas tree. Children feel the gravity of responsibility when entrusted with a particular ornament, while adults rediscover the simple, uncomplicated pleasures of the season—that rare permission…
This article and video are not sponsored One of my greatest pleasures come wintertime, is lighting my candles.And for Christmas, I go all out. The scented ones create the perfect ambiance for reading or just enjoying a cup of tea…
Advent Calendar Day 9 There are books that find us in December, as though carried on a quiet drift of snow, and this year one of my greatest joys has been discovering Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas. 🇺🇸 World of…
Christmas presents under the tree are the classic idyllic image we all have in our minds. And while we struggle to return to simpler ways ans resist the urge of buying and consuming more and more, I think offering books…
Advent Calendar Day 7 : Agatha Christie There’s a particular pleasure in reading a tidy, well-polished mystery while the winter dark settles early and the house smells faintly of orange peel and spice. On Day 7 I reach for Agatha…
Christmas presents under the tree are the classic idyllic image we all have in our minds. And while we struggle to return to simpler ways and resist the urge of buying and consuming more and more, I think offering books…
The night of December 5th is always linked to the arrival of St Nicholas, a very shy saint, that always found a moment of distraction to leave his symbolic gifts in freshly polished shoes. As a child, I used to…
Advent Calendar Day 4 There’s a particular satisfaction that comes from making your own Christmas decorations—something about the rhythm of creating with your hands, the tangible progress, the knowledge that what adorns your tree or wraps around its base came…
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L.Frank Baum This Christmas season, I decided to switch things up a bit, and try out some children’s stories and Christmas themed fantasy. These are not genres I usually read, so the…
