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It's hard to imagine now, but at the beginning of the 19th century Christmas was hardly celebrated. Many businesses did not even consider it a holiday. However by the end of the century it had become the biggest annual celebration and took on the form that we recognise today. The transformation happened quickly, and came from all sectors of society. Many attribute the change to Queen Victoria, and it was her marriage to the German-born Prince Albert that introduced some of the most prominent aspects of Christmas. In 1848 the Illustrated London News published a drawing of the royal family celebrating around a decorated Christmas tree, a tradition that was reminiscent of Prince Albert's childhood in Germany. Soon every home in Britain had a tree bedecked with candles, sweets, fruit, homemade decorations and small gifts. In 1843 Henry Cole commissioned an artist to design a card for Christmas. The illustration showed a group of people around a dinner table and a Christmas message. At one shilling each, these were pricey for ordinary Victorians and so were not immediately accessible. However the sentiment caught on and many children - Queen Victoria's included – were encouraged to make their own Christmas cards. bbc.co.uk/victorianchristmas/history.shtml Sir Henry Cole was a senior civil servant who had helped set up the new ‘Public Record Office’ (now called the Post Office), where he was an assistant keeper, and wondered how it could be used more by ordinary people. TSC Traditions

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Peregian Beach, Pacific Ocean, Queensland. TSC Take a photograph from behind the subject you are photographing. Explored

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T shirt from Sausalito. 1982 trip to USA. Bob Harrison design. The front of the t shirt shows the front view of the dogs :-) TSC... butts, bums & behinds Explored

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TSC Make your own rainbow Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet Explored

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The Sunday Challenge abstract SOOC. If I processed it I would crop it to a square and resize. This is 8MB! Explored

Sunday challenge ...your challenge this week: ALUMINUM FOIL in whatever way you wish to use it. (as a background, crumpled, twisted, flat, make use of your creativity) Archive in note. Black Swans are widespread throughout much of Australia, and occur wherever there is a wetland, from river estuaries, bays and great lakes to inundated pasture and water-meadows. In some places, where the wetlands are permanent, Black Swans are sedentary, remaining throughout the year. However, where the wetlands dry out for part of the year, swans are forced to disperse over wide distances in search of suitable water, and have even been recorded swimming in isolated waterholes surrounded by vast tracts of arid stony desert. Explored

Published c1867 London: Milner and Sowerby, Paternoster Row. William Milner / Milner and Sowerby, Halifax William Milner (1803-1850) started this Halifax book publishing firm. As a young man he apprenticed in the trade before beginning his own house. By the 1830's he was publishing thousands of "cheap books" per day. His well known series called the "Cottage Library" was comprised of the "cheapest books in Britain". His firm was among the first to publish inexpensive books. He left his publishing business to his two stepsons. The house was then known as Milner and Sowerby. Illiustration and poem in Note Saturday challenge... Books Explored