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Happy Christmas from Ireland!

by on ‎12-19-2016 05:19 PM

The Irish for happy Christmas is "Nollaig Shona" , and during the holiday our  workshop will close until after the new year and have a well-earned rest!

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I hope that those of you that were lucky enough to get the Connemara nativity set are enjoying this lovely piece, and mark your diary for next July when it will become available again,  plus a new addition at the QVC Christmas in July event!!

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At home, it's been incredibly mild, and plenty of birds around. I spotted a robin in the garden the other day and it reminded me of the story of the Christmas robin:

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The Christmas night was extremely cold and a cold breeze blew constantly into the stable where Mother Mary lay with her infant, Jesus. The fire in the stable, the only source of heat for the baby, was about to go off and all that Mary could do was call the surrounding animals for help. She asked the sleeping ox, lazy donkey, horse and the sheep, but they were either of no use or just refused to help. Suddenly, Mary heard the flapping sound of wings. A robin had heard Mother Mary's cry for help and had flown to the stable to help her out. The robin flapped his wings hard at the dying embers of fire until the fire was rekindled and became bright red. He fanned continuously, flapping hard so that the fire never went out and kept the baby warm. To ensure that the fire stayed alive, the robin used his beak and dropped some dry sticks in the fire. This caused the fire to rise abruptly and it burnt the breast of the bird. Despite the burns that he received, the bird didn't bother and continued fanning so that the infant could be kept warm for long enough to sleep comfortably. Mother Mary heartily thanked the robin for his efforts and tenderly looked at his breast that was now red with the burns and blessing him for his deed of valour and selflessness.

 

I want to send you my very best wishes to you, your family and friends for a very happy Christmas!

 

Stephen

 

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