Fifteen Years

Can you believe this blog is 15 years old?

Christmas Magic

Looks like the Christmas magic is working, and some more Christmas cards and letters arrived today…

Little Women
Illustration by Dawn Cooper

'Are you really sure you have been good?'

By Alexander Holzach

Nisse med lyskæde

By Barry West

One thing I like about getting mail from Denmark is the Christmas seals:

Christmas Bears

Bears sent by Bryon (the USA), Heleen (the Netherlands), Phillip (the USA) and Bruno (PC), for 2023 & 2024 Christmas.

Red Christmas

Sent by Laura (the UK), Phillip (the USA), Sandrine (France) and Pina (Belgium).

Collaged Christmas Cards

Two handmade Christmas collages sent by Fabienne (France) and Imma (PC). Full of details!

Pineapples

Mood: sending out pineapples to the world (the UK and the USA).

Universities

John Slezer's engraving of 1693 shows what was then known as the University of Glasgow's New College, which was built in the 1630s on the same site as the medieval college, and used until the university moved to the west end of the city in 1870.

Gargoyles & Grotesques Carvings from All Souls,
University College & New College
Oxford, the UK

Magdalen College, Oxford, the UK

My school resembles more to the illustration below :)
Finally, this crazy school year finishes tomorrow!

Illustration by Mila Marquis

Postcards sent by John (UK), Tasha (UK) and Heleen (the Netherlands).

Did You Have a...?

... Sweet Christmas?

... Scary Christmas?

Углевик, 2002

By Николай КОПЕЙКИН

... Knitted Christmas?

Helping Hand, by Cordelia Hutchison

By Curly Girl Design

... Hand-made Christmas?

...Slow Christmas?

... Crowded Christmas?

Bruegel, Pieter I (127/28? – 1569)

Dénombrement de Bethléem / Volkstelling the Bethlehem

Christmas mail sent by Bryon (the USA), Eduard (Russia), Heleen (the Netherlands), Rosemary and Lilli (Canada) and Bruno (PC). Thank you very much!