Friday 24 December 2021

Advent Photos 2021 December 24th - T'was The Night Before Christmas

 

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 The poem, originally titled A Visit or A Visit From St. Nicholas, was first published anonymously on Dec. 23, 1823, in a Troy, New York newspaper called The Sentinel. 
It wasn’t until 1837 that Clement Clarke Moore accepted credit for writing A Visit. He reportedly wanted to keep his authorship secret initially because he was a professor and the piece wasn’t considered a scholarly work at the time of its initial writing. 
Moore is said to have based his vision of Santa Claus on both St. Nicholas and a local Dutch handyman where he lived in New York. Legend has it that the handyman operated the sleigh that took Moore home. Four handwritten copies of A Visit are known to exist, with three in museums and one purchased at auction by an anonymous media mogul for $280,000 in 2006.
 
Twas The Night Before Christmas
Info and photo from internet
 
 I picked this cushion up for pence from a car boot sale a couple of months ago. After Christmas I'm going to use my stitch picker to unpick a seam and give the cover a good wash - and see what's inside - a separate cushion or just stuffing. I should have done it before but completely forgot it was in the cupboard.
 

 
Back Tomorrow....briefly........... but if you don't get back to read it - Happy Christmas to everyone.
Sue
 

46 comments:

  1. Not considered a scholarly work!! How stuffy they must have been in those days. Hope the cushion has an inner, and not just stuffing!

    Merry Christmas Sue xx

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    1. Oh, and I meant to say, thank you for your brilliantly informative and fun (tongue in cheek) posts over the years. xx

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    2. Thank you. I love writing so will keep going in 2022.
      Have a good Christmas

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  2. We will be reading this tonight. X

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  3. I love this poem. Have a very Merry Christmas Sue!

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  4. Christmas blessings to you and yours Sue! Let us hope and pray that the year ahead will be brighter for us all

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    1. It has to be better. Happy Christmas to you and thank you for your card

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  5. Merry Christmas Sue.

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  6. Beautiful cushion, will be interesting to see what's inside, wonder whether it was a kneeler in it's previous life.
    Happy Christmas to you and yours Sue! x

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    1. It certainly need a wash - I forgot all about it until I was searching for something else

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  7. Happy Christmas Sue, thank you for keeping me company this year.

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    1. Happy Christmas to you too and hope you will carry on reading in 2022

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  8. The poem is a classic on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Sue.

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    1. I didn't know about the poem until I had children of my own.
      Happy Christmas to you and thank you for all your comments all through the year

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    1. Thank you. Hope things are going OK with you and your Christmas is as good as possible

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  10. Happy Christmas Sue and thank you for writing such wonderful blogs. I have enjoyed reading them, especially the mention of Suffolk.

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    1. Happy Christmas to you.Hopefully we won't be shut down for so long next year so I can get out and about more.

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  11. Merry Christmas to you and yours, Sue. Thanks for all your blog posts this year. I don't always comment but I do always read and enjoy them. πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸ»

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    1. Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy reading, I'll keep writing!

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  12. Have a nice Christmas Sue and thank you for the interesting posts.
    It's a beautiful day here.
    Hazel 🌈🌈☃️🀢🀢

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    1. Hope your Christmas is a good one too.Thank you for reading and commenting.

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  13. Love the little cushion and the perfect poem for Christmas (an a bit about its history).

    Have a lovely family with your Christmas. I look forward to your posts in 2022. Jennie xxx

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    1. Thank you. Hope you have a good first Christmas in your new home too'
      I'll keep writing

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  14. Wishing you all the best for Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. Your varied and interesting posts are much appreciated! Vicki

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    1. Thank you and Happy Christmas to you too. I'll keep writing as long as people keep reading!

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  15. When we were children, my father read this on Christmas Eve before we went to bed. It brings back such sweet memories for me! Merry Christmas, Sue!

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    1. I somehow missed out on it as a child and didn't know about the poem until I found one of those Golden Hours books with it when my children were small.
      Happy Christmas

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  16. Happy Christmas. Let's hope for better days to come. 2022 has got to be better.

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    1. I think we said that about 2021! but I'm ever hopeful.
      Happy Christmas

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  17. Merry Christmas! I read your blog often but don't often comment. I so enjoy the "Night Before Christmas" poem and still have the book that contains the poem from my childhood.

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    1. Thank you for reading my wafflings and lovely to have comments anytime.
      Merry Christmas

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  18. Wishing you and your loved ones a really happy and peaceful Merry Christmas!
    Love and hugz, Mxx

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  19. Happy Christmas Sue and all the best for the New Year

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  20. I always read the book to my children before they went to bed on Christmas Eve. It seems so long ago now.

    I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, Sue. Thanks for all your support this year. I really appreciate it. I really enjoy reading your blog and your adventures around Suffolk. They really help when I'm feeling particularly homesick.

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  21. Merry Christmas to you too, Sue. ~Andrea xoxo

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