Monthly Archives: December 2017
HISTORIC DISASTER: TAY BRIDGE DISASTER
This occurred near to where, nine and a half years later, my grandfather, and thirty-five years later, my father, would be born, so I expect my paternal great-grandparents, both Duke & Stewart, remembered it well. http://taybridgedisaster.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHT_Gz2fJuM http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/gems/the-tay-bridge-disaster
CHRISTMAS TRADITION: MINCE PIES
Though perhaps not well-known in some parts of the world, great quantities of these will probably go down over the holidays in Great Britain and Commonwealth countries. (Just not down me, as I don’t happen to like them.) https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-12-18/britains-strange-addiction-medieval-christmas-treat
TRIVIA TRAIL: FIRST AUSTRALIAN CHRISTMAS
Question: When was Christmas first celebrated in Australia? Answer: English colonists celebrated their first Christmas in Australia in 1788. Presumably a lot hotter one than they were used to, as the average temperature there at this time of year is 100º F (38º C). And I doubt the convicts among them felt much like celebrating. […]
CHRISTMAS TRADITION: JOLABOKAFLOD
Iceland has a wonderful Christmas tradition: Jolabokaflod – Christmas Book Flood. http://www.icelandwritersretreat.com/christmas-book-flood-beloved-icelandic-tradition/
Time Travelling With Kids 