"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."
- Clement Clarke Moore, 23rd December 1823
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"Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the day
Not a moment was left to post here in my regular way"
- Graham Ellis, 19th December 2012
"Must get the course in before Christmas" were my instructions, but the PO came with just a week's notice and my diary was already packed with run-up events - both hosted at Well House Manor, and our own events with Christmas get-togethers for the Bowerhill Villager, for the Chamber of Commerce and (my favourite) for our own team. So here I am,posting little and commuting from Melksham to London on a daily basis. This post comes to you from "The Capitals Ltd"- the 07:58 non-stop service from Swindon to Paddington, from where a short tube journey will have me able to start talking from 09:30. Cutting it fine, yes .. but at least I can revise the course (for I'm working with new materials) as we speed along.
(written 2012-12-19, updated 2012-12-22)
Associated topics are indexed as below, or enter http://melksh.am/nnnn for individual articles
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[162] A Change is as good as a rest - (2004-12-27)
[540] Christmas Party - (2005-12-24)
[541] Christmas is for everyone - (2005-12-25)
[543] The world didn't stop for Christmas - (2005-12-26)
[573] Giving an excuse for Christmas - (2006-01-22)
[953] Christmas in November - (2006-11-29)
[980] Street Scene - (2006-12-12)
[1462] 10 training days to Christmas. - (2007-12-07)
[1481] The Christmas Letter - (2007-12-22)
[1483] What have hotels and bananas got in common? - (2007-12-24)
[1484] A christmas message - (2007-12-25)
[1914] It must be nearly Christmas - (2008-12-01)
[1931] Frosty Morning, foggy evening - (2008-12-08)
[1942] Christmas scenes and events - (2008-12-14)
[1952] Small Print - (2008-12-19)
[1959] - - (2008-12-24)
[2486] Santa Special - Trowbridge and Melksham to Swindon - (2009-10-31)
[2528] Melksham Christmas Lights - (2009-12-05)
[2529] Santa Special, 2009 - (2009-12-06)
[2543] Day and night at Christmas - (2009-12-19)
[2549] Christmas Day ... - (2009-12-25)
[2978] Christmas 2010 - Well House Manor, Melksham, Hotel - (2010-10-01)
[3095] The Christmas Season has arrived - (2010-12-19)
[3101] The week before Christmas - (2010-12-23)
[3110] The days after Christmas - (2010-12-27)
[3116] Are there newspapers on New Years Day? Do the shops open on Easter Sunday? Do trains run at Christmas? - (2011-01-01)
[3530] A typical weekend?? - (2011-11-28)
[3535] Melksham, Luxury Hotel Rooms, Christmas. - (2011-12-02)
[3538] Santa Train - another successful trip - 4th December 2011 - (2011-12-04)
[3557] Melksham Christmas Lights - Town, Shops and Private Houses - (2011-12-20)
[3561] Happy Christmas ... a Christmas morning walk in Melksham - (2011-12-25)
[3562] Christmas Day - for unique pictures - (2011-12-26)
[3765] Christmas in June? Melksham hotel bookings and Santa train - (2012-06-15)
[4227] Happy Christmas from the Well House Manor team - (2013-12-25)
[4235] Sharing my personal best of 2013 - (2013-12-31)
[4329] Does Santa Claus need a CRB check? - (2014-11-25)
[4357] Seeing Christmas Coming to Melksham - (2014-12-20)
[4363] A quiet evening in Melksham - awaiting Santa - (2014-12-24)
[4364] Christmas day in Melksham - (2014-12-25)
[4365] The changing face of Christmas - (2014-12-26)
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