Christmas Links #23


When 25 Women & a Civil Engineer Decide To Build an 18-Foot Christmas Crochet Tree Together:
"In Goa, 25 women and a civil engineer came together to build an 18-foot Christmas tree made entirely of crocheted yarn. Created by The Crochet Collective, the installation revives a fading craft, centres women’s labour, and offers a sustainable alternative to plastic-heavy festive décor."

"The surprise message that led to a Darlington woman’s starring role in a new Christmas Eve drama on BBC Radio 4."

"Baubles and ornaments sent the author wheeling through time and space. How do they affect you?"

"I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree."

"Escaped animal was seen chasing a woman around Upper Seagry and trying to munch on a festive wreath."

"We often imagine medieval life as dull, dirty and short, with little in the way of material comfort or decoration. However, medieval Londoners were importing toys, treats and trinkets by the boatload centuries before the modern festive rush."

"This story came to me in a dream earlier this year. A MR James-esque tale (says author Jonathan Morris)."

"St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury is in its own right a fixture on the town's tourist trail."

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"Pulling the rabbit of verbal spontaneity from the hat of immediate circumstance."

"People even send spies to the rehearsal rooms."

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