Awareness of the outside world, holiday version. The Guardian: A Christmas Carol is not cosy, and its angry message should still haunt us, Vinter 2021.
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Stepping Stone Farm
December 2025
“The peacock even appears among the animals in the stable in Christ’s nativity.” Tradition in Action: The Symbolism of the Peacock, Elaine Jordan.
National Gallery of Art: Art up Close: Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi’s Spectacular “The Adoration of the Magi”, scroll for close up in ‘What about the peacock on the roof?’
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
As always, your links are fascinating.
Thanks,
Joan
A lot of very interesting rabbit holes to go down today. Thank you.