COTTAGE The interior was just as lavishly painted as the exterior, for "Santa" to sit in his big chair to welcome the children, hear their wishes and give them a small gift. You might just be able to see some of their letters stuck on the wall on the right below the round window in the top photo.

Got a few minutes to spare? I wrote down some of my memories of the children who visited me for a BBC Web Site. But don't forget to close the separate window and come back here afterwards!