Author: Tom Faranda

Here are some pix from yesterday. 6:15 in the morning and the boys are up to check out their gifts. Paintball stuff was at the fore. Tim got a new paintball gun marker and Joe a laser sight.  I received, from Joe, some “Ting.” Ting is a grapefruit drink from Jamaica which I developed a…

Great day, even though we only had my mother over for the day, having seen my brother Phil and his family last night. And my brother Jim who spent a couple of nights with us, spent today day with his two boys. More pictures tomorrow, but here’s a nice one of Tim helping my mother…

Some views of Christmas trees world-wide. Thank you Bernadette for sending me these. Rockefeller Center in NY city – Trafalgar Square. The tree is a gift from Norway – they’ve been sending a Christmas tree as a gift since 1947 as a token of thanks for Britain’s aid in World War II In Tokyo And…

Catholics only make up about 10% of the population in Great Britain.  A distinct minority. However, in terms of Church pracitise, they are now the largest. Britain has become a ‘Catholic country’ – Telegraph Last night, leading figures gave warning that the Church of England could become a minority faith and that the findings should…

Here’s some shots of Tim in his Santa outfit, as he headed to school this morning. I think he’s a dead ringer for Santa, although perhaps Santa with a tan?

Brigid’s big birthday present finally arrived (please ignore the rest of the garage!) yesterday – eight days late. Here’s what it looks like, wrapped up in it’s shipping mummy. Will unpack it over the weekend.