Confession, before yesterday, I had never read A Christmas Carol . Pitiful, I know. In truth, I've seen the movie a gazillion times, and when I relinquished to finally read Dickens's words, I was surprised. (Today's photos of London were taken by my daughter) The full title, now that I know the rest of the story is: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas . No, I don't think his original title received points either. Trimming it down to A Christmas Carol was a smart idea by whoever did it. The story takes place in horse and buggy days and seven years after Scrooges's partner, Jacob Marley died. So, why is this tale of " a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint,… secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster," better as a book than a movie? This photo of Big Ben is when it is under construction. The scaffolding designed to protect the building prevents us from seein...
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