Happy New Year to all my readers and let us hope for a better year for all of us. I look forward to seeing friends again properly and hopefully Story Telling again to a live audience.

Yesterday’s Winter Quiz answers

a) The Shakespeare quote was from Richard the Third– I always enjoyed Laurence Olivier’s wonderful performance although Shakepseare version is not that popular in Yorkshire!  b) The Winter Palace  is in St.Petersburg and I often tell a wonderful folk tale that is a trick story that ends up in the Winter Palace and having visited the Palace three years ago it has certainly added texture to my telling!  c)  Christina Rossetti’s poem was “In the Bleak Midwinter” -my favourite carol!  d) Narnia was where the White Witch wouldn’t let Christmas come  e) Frost Fairs were held on the Thames the last one was held in 1814 -the last time the Thames froze over was in the 62-63 winter.