We had a paraffin heater on the landing when I was a kid, just thinking of that smell brought back floods of memories RB, ice on the inside of windows in the morning being one of them!
Oh how I remember the outside loo and the potty under the bed and the smelly pararfin heaters. Once it was so cold my cousin's hot water bottle froze in his bed. Although things were not so luxurious as today, we had such fun and it was lovely to see family members we had not seen for a while and play silly games that we could join in as children and not be sitting in the corner playing computer games etc. I too would like to hibernate for the whole of winter, but once Christmas is over the nights start to get lighter and there is the promise of Spring !! I was born in February, perhaps that is why I too dislike Winter !! Hope all of you who suffer from Winter Blues are able to stay cheerful until the Spring.
Blssom I remember hot water bottles freezing in my bed - and beautiful ferny frozen patterns on the inside of our bedroom windows - they don't know what they're missing nowadays
“I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh
That's exactly like the one we had Edd - I remember Ma buying it from Footman & Pretty's department store in Ipswich - I wonder where it is now - I don't remember coming across it when we cleared the house ... I expect it's been discarded
I'd love one of those big wooden ones
“I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh
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We had a paraffin heater on the landing when I was a kid, just thinking of that smell brought back floods of memories RB, ice on the inside of windows in the morning being one of them!
Oh how I remember the outside loo and the potty under the bed and the smelly pararfin heaters. Once it was so cold my cousin's hot water bottle froze in his bed. Although things were not so luxurious as today, we had such fun and it was lovely to see family members we had not seen for a while and play silly games that we could join in as children and not be sitting in the corner playing computer games etc. I too would like to hibernate for the whole of winter, but once Christmas is over the nights start to get lighter and there is the promise of Spring !! I was born in February, perhaps that is why I too dislike Winter !! Hope all of you who suffer from Winter Blues are able to stay cheerful until the Spring.
Blssom
I remember hot water bottles freezing in my bed - and beautiful ferny frozen patterns on the inside of our bedroom windows - they don't know what they're missing nowadays 
We had one of those little brass candle powered things when we were children, Edd.
My MIL has one of the wonderful German wooden ones - if you google German Christmas Pyramids you'll see some amazing examples.
That's exactly like the one we had Edd - I remember Ma buying it from Footman & Pretty's department store in Ipswich - I wonder where it is now - I don't remember coming across it when we cleared the house ... I expect it's been discarded
I'd love one of those big wooden ones
That's lovely Edd - bet your LO thinks you're very clever
Oh that's lovely Edd, would love to know how to make one ( hint,hint!). Happy Christmas to you all
Thats brilliant Ed, think we need some step by step instructions please
By the way, we bought one of those angel candle thingys last year to replace the one from way back, they are still the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wskBJb_PXdw
This is Christmas from my childhood 1960's. You have to hear this!
Hope the link works. If not, search on Google with - youtube the spirit of christmas with the living strings
Thanks Ed and there are loads more nice things to make