My Blog until 2018

A nativity play tells the story of Jesus Christ's birth and is often performed by children before...

There are a lot of people who believe Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without mince pies. Quite...

When I was young, we used to travel up to London every year just to see the Christmas lights. And,...

The Three Kings, or Three Wise Men (Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar) were, according to the Gospel...

"Jingle bells" is probably one of the best-known and commonly sung Christmas songs in the world....

The ivy is an evergreen climber often used in Christmas wreaths and other decorations. Why not...

Holly, with its spiky leaves and red berries, has been traditionally connected to Christmas for...

We spoke about Christmas cards a few days ago, and how we love to send out Christmas greetings. So...

It's difficult to create that magical environment for Christmas without fairy lights. They are the...

Eggnog is a liqueur made with milk or cream, sugar and raw eggs, spices and brandy, rum or...

What would Christmas be without its decorations? Christmas lights on the high streets are...

My Christmas preparations usually start with the making of the Christmas cake about six weeks...

Those shiny glass balls that we hang on the Christmas tree are called "baubles" (in German:...

December means that Christmas will soon be upon us. And, I'll be posting an A - Z of Christmas...

If you do business with the Portuguese or are thinking of travelling to Portugal, you might like...

Joke of the day ... Boss to employee: You should have been here at 9 am. Employee to boss: Why...

Take a look at this nice little slideshow (link to www.inc.com) giving you 23 ways to be happier...

Okay, you might not need this word too often, however I do have a group of clients who work with...

Abbreviations (those are the shortened forms of words) can be difficult to understand. Only use...

The factory foreman inspected a shipment of crystal vases leaving the plant, and approached his...

You'll find lots of ideas on how to improve your time management skills in Harold...

You want to tell a colleague or business partner that you go to a 'Fitnessstudio'. We'd most...

How can we use eye contact in a presentation? Carl Kwan is back again to give us some good tips in...

I could have written, "Look what I have done" in today's heading, but I chose to add a...