Comments on: On Christmas Night In The City https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/on-christmas-night-in-the-city-xxx/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:11:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: gkbowood https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/on-christmas-night-in-the-city-xxx/#comment-1887191 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:11:19 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205725#comment-1887191 Thank you, Gentle Author, for all these pictures and stories and memories you’ve shared over the years. Happy Christmas and Many Happy Returns for the New Year.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/on-christmas-night-in-the-city-xxx/#comment-1887184 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:21:57 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205725#comment-1887184 I come here every day……….and am so richly rewarded. This post is classic “Spitalfields Life” .
full of images, observations, recollections, insights, more.

Happy Holidays. Thank you for your daily optimism!
(and big rumbly purrs to Schrodinger, from our two cats here)
Onward and upward.

]]> By: Dave Phillips https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/on-christmas-night-in-the-city-xxx/#comment-1887179 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:09:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205725#comment-1887179 A ‘Come All Yea Faithful’ moment. Thanks so much for your excellent and evocative endeavours. Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! Cheers.

]]> By: achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/on-christmas-night-in-the-city-xxx/#comment-1886975 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:13:27 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205725#comment-1886975 *** A PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS! ***
*** EINE FRIEDLICHE WEIHNACHTSZEIT! ***
*** UN NOËL PAISIBLE! ***

A peaceful Christmas season to all readers of Spitalfields Life, to G.A. and also to Schroedinger, the cat!
 
Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: m https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/on-christmas-night-in-the-city-xxx/#comment-1886871 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:30:48 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205725#comment-1886871 Wow, I call that keeping late hours. Merry Christmas, dear G.A. And please wish a merry Christmas to Shroedinger on my behalf. Thnak you.

]]> By: Victoria Cooper https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/on-christmas-night-in-the-city-xxx/#comment-1886853 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:03:46 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205725#comment-1886853 How brave to walk so far in the dark and cold. It did sound like an eerie dream but how awful the plight of the rough sleepers. The fashion for blue led lights has taken hold and though at first I was enchanted now I feel it more arctic wasteland than warm and welcoming Christmas. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your readers (and cat).

]]> By: Helen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/on-christmas-night-in-the-city-xxx/#comment-1886835 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:40:56 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205725#comment-1886835 This was the very first Gentle Author post I read, a number of years ago now, that set me on the road to reading your stories every morning! I loved this walk! I’ve often wondered what London was like at that time, on this special night, and the welcome home from from Mr Pussy is especially poignant! Wishing you a warm and peaceful Christmas, and a hopeful New Year. Thank you for bringing these wonderful blogs to us!

]]> By: Bernie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/on-christmas-night-in-the-city-xxx/#comment-1886824 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:19:54 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205725#comment-1886824 I doubt that the London Stone was illuminated in my boyhood!

]]> By: Susan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/on-christmas-night-in-the-city-xxx/#comment-1886795 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:35:40 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205725#comment-1886795 The ending makes me a little sad, as I believe you wrote this a few Christmases ago, and it was Mr. Pussy who was waiting at the door for you.

]]> By: Peter H https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/on-christmas-night-in-the-city-xxx/#comment-1886752 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:25:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205725#comment-1886752 An enjoyable essay and photographs. Thank you.

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