Cassandra Voices Christmas

The Last Christmas

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The afternoon of Christmas Eve, just as it’s beginning to get dark, Mum opens the  black oak sideboard in the hall. We crowd around, the little ones shoving and pushing. Frantic to see the treasures inside. The whole house already smells of Christmas – the ham simmered overnight in its blanket of floury paste, now … Read more

Hooray for Jolly January!

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It is coming up to one of the best times of the year; those early days of January following the sixth – a period I cheerfully refer to as ‘The Anti-Christmas’! Alas December has first to be endured. It is a month dominated by two types of people: those who project that the time is … Read more