I wasn’t expecting anything because we all agreed we weren’t going to exchange gifts. Nonetheless, I got some. I do appreciate them. If I had some reason to believe I’d actually be going anywhere before maybe next summer, I would… Read More ›
Christmas
BOXING DAY
We didn’t do presents this year. As it turned out, I didn’t do presents, but Garry and Owen did. Months ago, I bought three new unstuffed stuffies for the Duke. He got a new fox, an opossum, and something that… Read More ›
CHRISTMAS PICTURES OF NOW AND YEARS GONE BY
What I always liked about Christmas has been the brightness, the friendliness. The parties. Light. Gift-giving. Dinner together. Cookies and eggnog and mince pie. I was not born to be part of Christmas, but I married into it twice. The… Read More ›
A GOLDEN JACKSON CHRISTMAS – RICH PASCHALL
Jackson 5 Christmas Album, by Rich Paschall Fifty years ago the Jackson 5 Christmas Album spent all of December as the number one selling Christmas album according to Billboard. In 1972 it regained that claim as the best-selling Christmas album…. Read More ›
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS OR A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS – By CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE
By Clement Clarke Moore ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be… Read More ›
A CHRISTMAS SONG, PLEASE
With all those Christmas songs floating around out there, I was thinking I could use a hit too. Just one! Some composers earned enough off one song to receive a handsome payment every year. A Hit For Christmas I need… Read More ›
The More-or-Less Annual George R. Stewart Christmas Story | the EARTH ABIDES project
The More-or-Less Annual George R. Stewart Christmas Story Posted on November 12, 2020 Here’s the annual re-post of a story of the close connections between George R. Stewart and Jimmy Stewart, and between the mythical town of Bedford Falls and the real … Read More ›
TWAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND UP IN THE HOLLOWS By KIM HARRISON
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and up in the Hollows . . . By Kim Harrison ‘Twas the week before Christmas, and up in the Hollows, Solstice bonfires were burning, to toast the marshmallows. The pixies were snug in their stump,… Read More ›
SANTA CLAUS AIN’T COMING TO TOWN – A SONG BY RICH PASCHALL
You should not go out You should not come by This year’s a washout I’m telling you why Santa Claus ain’t coming to town. He’s making a list, He’s crossing you off, He’s heard that you sneeze and heard that… Read More ›
TORCHING THE LENTILS
I followed the directions. I turned the induction cooker all the way down to 1. Before a half an hour had gone by, the cooker was beeping “WARNING WARNING, DRY POT!” Sure enough, it was dry and beginning to burn…. Read More ›
#FOTD – HOLIDAY FLOWERS
FOTD – December 23 – HOLIDAY FLOWERS Christmas cactus and Poinsettias are the ones I seem to collect annually.
SHARE YOUR WORLD ON 12-22-2020
Questions, questions, questions – World Sharing as Christmas nears What is your favorite type of cookie (they’re called biscuits in Europe I believe)? Plain sugar cookies. Very crisp, covered with crystalized sugar. It’s hard to find them. I think I’ll… Read More ›
