– By: JeanAnn Field-Ridley – As We End The Season; A Look Back
Anna B was my mom. She it was who made Christmas ‘happen’. Of course, Dad was chief financier, bringing in his teachers’ pay after he had let it warm his pocket for a few days – reluctant to part with it knowing that he would be left with an empty pocket for the rest of the month. We were, in fact, poor. But we children never knew it. Because Anna B never missed a beat. At Christmas, the toys were there. The pepperpot was there. The ginger beer and mauby were there. So were the biscuits and sweets! But most of all, what Anna B gave to us was Anticipation!
Anticipation has a magic all its own – not to be distilled by reality. And our reality never disappointed even though objectively it should have! After all, we never did get that beautiful walking, talking doll we saw in the store windows when we went window shopping at night. We never got that beautifully equipped doll’s house! O the magic of that house! Did such things really exist? After all, we never did see one outside of the glass case. Continue reading
Guyanese Celebrating Christmas Down Under — by Francis Quamina Farrier
Tony Philips
It has always been said that wherever you go, you will find a Guyanese. That is a fact in many cities in far-away Australia. There are Guyanese residing in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne among other locations in Australia. I contacted the celebrated artist Tony Phillips who is based in Melbourne and found out how he and other Guyanese are celebrating the Festive Season 2021, even as the COVID-19 pandemic is still swirling around the world, including Australia..
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