Wanda Ritter

“A rob of Elderberries will prevent a chill after bathing. Coltsfoot syrup cures a simple cold, and confection of wild roses a sore throat, and who indeed could refuse such herbal delights as a nightcap of syrup of Cowslips, or a conserve of lilies for a tired heart?’ Herbal Delights by Mrs C F Leyel”
― Annabelle Marx, The Herbalist's Secret

“Shortly before Christmas 1941, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, at considerable personal risk, crossed the Atlantic in great secrecy to meet with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. On Christmas Eve, from a balcony at the White House, the two leaders spoke to a crowd of 20,000”
― David McCullough, In the Dark Streets Shineth

“Our strongest weapon in this war,” he said, “is that conviction of the dignity and brotherhood of man which Christmas Day signifies.” Churchill began his remarks. Here he was, he said, far from his own country, far from his family. “Yet I cannot truthfully say that I feel far from home,” he told the hushed throng.”
― David McCullough, In the Dark Streets Shineth