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PhotoHunt – Surprise
A few days ago I was sitting working on my laptop downstairs with half an eye on a film. I logged on to Skype because I needed to make arrangements with a friend about meeting for lunch this week.
Just after I logged on to Skype, I heard an unusual pshtt noise which sounded rather [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2011
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Oh Christmas Tree
A Tannenbaum is a fir tree (die Tanne) or Christmas tree (der Weihnachtsbaum). Although most Christmas trees today are Fichten (spruce) rather than Tannen, the qualities of the evergreen have inspired musicians to write several “Tannenbaum” songs in German over the years. The best known version (above) was penned in 1824 by [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2011
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The Tree of Light
I invite you to join me at Vision and Verb, where I talk about the ‘Tree of Light‘ giving hope and purpose at Christmas time to those who are feeling the loss of a loved one.
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