The Twelfth Day of Christmas

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Twelve drummers drumming,

Eleven pipers piping,

Ten lords a-leaping,

Nine ladies dancing,

Eight maids a-milking,

Seven swans a-swimming,

Six geese a-laying, 

Five gold rings,

Four calling birds, 

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree. 

The Eleventh Day of Christmas

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Eleven pipers piping,

Ten lords a-leaping,

Nine ladies dancing,

Eight maids a-milking,

Seven swans a-swimming,

Six geese a-laying, 

Five gold rings,

Four calling birds, 

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree. 

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/making-bagpipes/query/bagpipes

The Tenth Day of Christmas

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Ten lords a-leaping,

Nine ladies dancing,

Eight maids a-milking,

Seven swans a-swimming,

Six geese a-laying, 

Five gold rings,

Four calling birds, 

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree. 

Ok, so there's only one. But it's a pretty impressive leap.

The Ninth Day of Christmas

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Nine ladies dancing,

Eight maids a-milking,

Seven swans a-swimming,

Six geese a-laying, 

Five gold rings,

Four calling birds, 

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree. 

http://theuglydance.com/

The Eighth Day of Christmas

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Eight maids a-milking,

Seven swans a-swimming,

Six geese a-laying, 

Five gold rings,

Four calling birds, 

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree. 

The Seventh Day of Christmas

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Seven swans a-swimming,

Six geese a-laying, 

Five gold rings,

Four calling birds, 

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree. 

The Sixth Day of Christmas

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Six geese a-laying, 

Five gold rings,

Four calling birds, 

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree. 

The Fifth Day of Christmas

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me 

Five gold rings,

Four calling birds, 

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree. 

The Fourth Day of Christmas
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me 
Four calling birds, 
Three French hens, 
Two turtle doves, 
And a partridge in a pear tree. 

The Third Day of Christmas

On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me  

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree. 

The Second Day of Christmas

On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
 Two turtle doves,
 And a partridge in a pear tree. 

Image Courtesy of: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/hawksbill-turtle/

The First Day of Christmas

"On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
A partridge in a pear tree"

Looks like I'm your true love then:

Merry Christmas (almost)

I heard this on the radio, and thought it was very festive. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I think you'll admit that this is lovely.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween to all of you. I thought you might like to watch this funny, weird Felix the Cat video.

Strawberry Hill

In preparation for Halloween, I visited the Gothic house of Horace Walpole, author of The Castle of Otranto. The house is amazing, and much of the intricate detailing within was made, like Walpole's books, of paper. The stained glass windows are also fascinating, and were collected in Europe, as stained glass rare in the UK at the time. I would definitely recommend a visit. 

Images Courtesy of:

http://intranet.arc.miami.edu/rjohn/ARC%20268%20-%202003/Pugin.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Strawberry_Hill_House_from_garden_in_2012_after_restoration.jpg