Compiled and Edited By Sharla Rae Historians argue as to when the “Victorian era started. Since Clement Moore’s poem in 1822, A Visit From St. Nicholas, seemed to give all the nationalities of our country a Christmas commonality, this era seems to have birthed the Victorian Christmas. Because of our original staid Puritan ancestors, we […]

Compiled And Edited By Sharla Rae The information that follows may at times seem to contradict itself. There are two reasons for this. First, like/similar customs developed in many countries at about the same time in history, and each locale attached its own symbolic meanings to those customs. Second, there are endless speculations and as […]

Compiled and Edited By Sharla Rae Writers such as Washington Irving, and Charles Dickens are often cited as inventors of the modern Christmas. Credit must also be given to the industrial revolution which was in full swing at the time. The growth of the railway made for faster postage and easy mobility. Mobility was important […]

By Sharla Rae This week our critique group met at our favorite Greek restaurant. Besides the good food, we had major business to take care, namely, deciding the top five finalists in our Piece of the Sky Contest. We all brought our top picks with us, and it was immediately apparent, there’d be no blood-letting. […]

Oh, shoot me. It's been three weeks that I've licked my wounds enough to write this. My beloved friends hated, I mean really hated, Chapter Eight. They said my character would never have made the choice she did. Now, normally, I don't argue with their opinions, because they are talented writers and adept readers. If […]