Tag Archives: Christmases past

Christmases Past

Posted on December 22, 2013 by susancarey

Christmas is a very poignant time of year, isn’t it? And as one gets older, it gets worse, remembering the people no longer around to celebrate it with you. As a child, I believed in Santa Claus for a long … Continue reading →

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Sweet Cigarettes and Breakfast under the Balloons

Posted on December 18, 2012 by susancarey

A Child’s Christmas in Wales is a prose work by the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas. Originally emerging from a piece written for radio, the poem was recorded by Thomas in 1952. The story is an anecdotal retelling of a Christmas from the view of … Continue reading →