by Olga Brajnović | Dec 24, 2021 | Memories, our life
Here I leave you a Musical Christmas Card. It’s a traditional Croatian carol we used to sing every Christmas Eve after midnight Mass. It is a lullaby to the child Jesus. And the words say something like this: Oh, my dear Child, I’m so happy! You are my...
by Olga Brajnović | Sep 13, 2021 | challenges, fiction, Memories
The road ended at the fence of the front garden of the old house my father had found to spend our summer holidays. It was the best he could afford with his university teacher’s salary for the seven of us. Behind the building, they were imposing mountains, track...
by Olga Brajnović | Dec 23, 2015 | daily prompt, our life
I will be celebrating Christmas these days. My best wishes for all of you. This is the grotto’s scene, done with little figurines and moss, that I set at my sitting room, where we gather to pray and sing carols at home.