Category Archives: Christmas

A Long December

Posted on 5 January 2025 by rpg

Last winter seemed to go on for ages. At least, way back at the end of January I remember desperately longing for summer. And then I was made redundant, which hadn’t been on my bingo card for 2024. Some good … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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My favourite Christmas carol

Posted on 1 December 2024 by Frank Norman

Waiting for Christmas Today is the first day of Advent. In Christian tradition this is a time of preparation and waiting for the arrival of the infant Jesus on Christmas Day. These days Advent is often treated as the start … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Alice’s Restaurant Massacree

Posted on 9 January 2019 by rpg

I fell a bit behind with the shopping lists, which is a shame because I really wanted to show you this one before Christmas. It’s a full-blown pre-Christmas shop. Right at the top we’ve got mistletoe and greenery—both queried though: … Continue reading →

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Twelve days of Christmas

Posted on 5 January 2019 by rpg

View this post on Instagram On the seventh day of Christmas. #Whitstable A post shared by Richard & Jenny (@rpgjlr) on Dec 31, 2018 at 2:11am PST So that was Christmas. And what I did was a little project that … Continue reading →

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Holiday Snaps (lazy blogging)

Posted on 23 December 2014 by Richard Wintle

In my usual way, with the Christmas break in full sway, I’ll more or less finish of the year with some lazy photo blogging. First up: Toronto’s Eaton Centre with the 1937 camera: And here’s Jill Barber, the mystery holiday … Continue reading →

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The bitter wind of Brussels sprouts

Posted on 13 December 2013 by Philip Strange

It’s that time again; that most controversial of vegetables is appearing in UK shops. I am referring of course to Brussels sprouts, feared and hated by some, lauded by others. Not only is it peak growth season for sprouts but, … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Fantasy

Posted on 30 December 2012 by rpg

You know that thing you do where you read something, and completely misread a single word, and then go back and it’s normal and how it was meant to be? That happened to me a couple of days ago. I … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays, you lot

Posted on 22 December 2012 by Richard Wintle

I’ve not much to say at the moment, except “Happy Holidays” to anyone who may be reading. It’s been not even a year since this blog appeared here at Occam’s Typewriter. I’ll be heading out tomorrow to where my relatives … Continue reading →

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The Twelve Days of (a Lab) Christmas [2]

Posted on 25 December 2011 by rpg

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me A postdoc with her own grant. On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me Two PhDs, and a postdoc with her own grant.

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The Real Meaning of Chanukah [15]

Posted on 21 December 2011 by Henry Gee

Yesterday was the First Night of Chanukah; today is the Solstice; so here is an old essay of mine that comes out at this time of year as regularly as the Chanukah Bush is erected in the drawing room, baubles … Continue reading →

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