A Very Gary Christmas – Dec 6
December 6th As he did every year, Ludwig dressed up as Saint Nicolaus and visited the school children to bring them sweets, fruit and idle threats. For the idle threats his neighbour Markus had dressed up as Nicolaus’ sidekick, Krampus, with scary horns, thick black fur and birch rods to whip the naughty children. They […]
A Very Gary Christmas – Dec 5
December 5th The next day, Ludwig went to the forest to look for a big Christmas tree that would fit into his barn nicely without looking too small. He and Anton had decided to have Christmas there, because it was big enough to hold most of the village. Another advantage was that they could hide […]
A Very Gary Christmas – Dec 4
December 4th Anton and Ludwig had talked long into the night and eventually the farmer had found out what the old man wanted: a big Christmas. One where the whole village would come together on Christmas Eve, like Austrians always do, and celebrate together. Ludwig certainly had doubts about how they would pull it off, […]
A Very Gary Christmas – Dec 3
December 3rd “Hello Anton, nice to see you; come in, come in,” Ludwig cheerfully greeted the old man who stood at the door. He led him straight into the warm farmhouse kitchen, where a wood-burning stove heated the whole room and most of the rest of the house as well. “Ludwig, I need your help,” […]
