The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Friday December 24th, 2021 – Christmas Eve
Let’s grow our Christmas trees by Dr Elsa Lycias Joel
Come Christmas and everyone has a bit of a tree decorating tradition in our homes, inside or in our gardens. Real the tree more the merry making the tree glow like a bride. One look at the tree and our hearts swell with gratitude for life and peace.
All year round, my aunt Mallika Suresh proudly flaunts her Bonsai Pine fir, conifers and Holly Berry shrub and trees- hardy to the sub-zero temperatures. Nothing, not even zero temperatures can beat down her enthusiasm when it comes to tending or pampering her plants, mostly the Bonsai pine fir. My mum’s golden cypress has always been her pride and love, given the manner in which she raised it and protected it from storms just like a watchful, concerned parent would protect her child. If there is one person I know who would always go that extra step to nurture a pond cypress, to watch it grow and change and to help it develop and sometimes struggle, that’s Karla Gottlieb. As their trees continue to grow and flourish in their own yards, proud plant parents are sure to enjoy the memories of a special holiday—living memories.
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T’was the Flight before Christmas #poem by Jan Sand
“I ride the wind at Christmas time
Across a black and wintry sea
Strapped to a chair
High in the air
Deep in the dark, no Moon to see.”
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Mika Toxica 21#14 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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