Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!

Nadolig Llawen!

Frohe Weihnachten!!

I just wanted to pop in (take a quick break from finding homes for all the new toys!) and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!! I hope everyone had a wonderful day; I know we did!

And for those wondering...that is Merry Christmas in the three languages that make up my heritage (English, Welsh, and German).

Tudor Giveaway

The ladies over at Royal Reviews are hosting a Tudor giveaway this Christmas season. Click the badge below to take you to the site for all the info!

Friday Funny

I know its not Christmas but this made me chuckle (and forget that the clock at a local church said 102 this afternoon....).

Merry Christmas!!

I hope everyone out there had a wonderful and blessed Christmas this year! We got SNOW here in Georgia! That's big news since we haven't had a white Christmas since 1882!!

Hope everyone has a fun and safe New Year!

Merry Christmas to all!!

Lady Gwyn will be enjoying the holidays and all the preparations leading up to it this week, so there won't be any new posts until the 28th (unless I come across something really interesting of course!). I will have a couple of reviews to post and a post/discussion about one of Henry VIII's wives. I also will be getting my post up for Historical Tapestry's ABC Challenge (we're on the letter C).

Hoping to get some books or money to buy books this year!

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas!!

What did she say?

I get a bit miffed nowadays when it is deemed "politically incorrect" to say Merry Christmas. Forgive me, but Christ IS what Christmas is all about? Yes? Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to post how the phrase is said in various languages that have a connection to the historical fiction I love to read!

So, if I was in Wales I would say Nadolig Llawen.

And if I was living during the time of Eleanor of Aquitaine I would probably say (in French) Joyeuz Noel.

The Gaelic version is Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr!

If I was at a Saxon court I would say Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar.

If I was speaking Latin it would be Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!

And, as I have this in my blood, the Choctaw Indian translation is Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito.

But how ever you say it, have a wonderful and blessed Christmas and a safe and happy New Year!

This Day in History...

December 17, 1843 - Charles Dickens' wonderful A Christmas Carol, the tale about Ebenezer Scrooge, was published.