I was an aunt at a very young age. This is me with my oldest niece.
And this is me with my youngest nephew.

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“IT’S THE EXPRESSION ON THEIR LITTLE FACES I LIKE, said the Hogfather.
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
“You mean sort of fear and awe and not knowing whether to laugh or cry or wet their pants?”
YES. NOW THAT IS WHAT I CALL BELIEF.”
“It was nice to hear the voices of little children at play, provided you took care to be far enough away not to hear what they were actually saying.”
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
“NO. YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?”
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
Hogswatch is the winter holiday on the Discworld. There are certain similarities between our Santa and the Hogfather: He rides in a sleigh, drawn by boars, and distributes presents.
Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays: Wintery Holidays
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I felt challenged by Brian’s answer to Debbie’s Six Word Saturday today, so I’m sharing the only photo I have of Marseille. It’s from 1971. We were in a boat to go to Chateau d’If.
This is a photo from my past – walking with my dad in the alley where we lived.
And this is a photo from our (oh-so-colonial looking) past. It feels like it was done a lot longer ago than only 25 years, doesn’t it?
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[Disclaimer: The photos have been photographed from prints.]
The window behind which I spent my teenage years – photographed from good way away.
If it weren’t for the chimney I might have caught a peak of one of the new occupants of the room.

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