Pieter Bruegel the Elder [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The Coventry Carol
Pieter Bruegel the Elder [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Pieter Bruegel the Elder [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Arts
Æthelberht’s RFA Christmas
I know there’s plenty of former Pusser types on GP, and even a few who have sailed under the red duster. They’ll all be familiar with the Christmas routines for their respective outfits. I thought [more…]
Cooking
The Christmas Cake, Part One
It’s a somewhat inclement Sunday morning approaching the end of October, the lawn which just a few short weeks ago was dead and brown is now lush and green but under an inch of water [more…]
Eating
Caribbean Christmas 2023/24, Part One
This year I’m only off for two weeks, but as I’m flying to pick up the ship in Barbados, so it is a full two weeks in the sun. As a single passenger I must [more…]