Ghulf Genes

What with bright sunshine, on a very cold Nordic sort of morning, illuminating our still standing or hanging Christmas decorations, my mind...

The night before the night before Christmas Seems already here at noon today What with a vast low pressure system’s brow Pressed righ...

As children growing up in Hungary, the big day for us was the 24th. The suspense began early in the day when we discovered that the doors t...

Christmas is, above all, a season of distraction, and this no less for people who’re retired and, with a vengeance, for those still in the m...

A striking contrast between the private and the public becomes sharply visible at certain times. Vacations are one category of such occasion...