Share Your World 9th January 2023 I thought today was Martin Luther King Day because since I retired, I have no idea what day of the week or month it is. Regardless, MLK day is more a “school” than a work… Read More ›
Christmas
LA PROVOCONTE QUESTION
Fandango’s Provocative Question #196 The question is: What was the most unusual, unique, weirdest, or most useless holiday gift you received this year? Please feel free to substitute birthday or other occasion gift if that works better for you. I have… Read More ›
CHRISTMAS WITH THE BOSTON POPS
Memories of Christmas at Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts and the Boston Pops. Naturally, with music!
CHRISTMAS DESSERT
A Christmas Day story, by Rich Paschall When Rick opened the curtains to look out on Christmas morning, the scene before him was exactly as he imagined a perfect Christmas morning to be. It had started snowing late in the… Read More ›
“THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS” or “A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS”
By CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE Read it aloud! After all these years, this is still one of the great read-aloud poems. I used to know the entire poem by heart. Now, I remember about half of it and need reminders from… Read More ›
AN OUTBREAK OF PEACE – CHRISTMAS 1914
The Christmas truce (German: Waffenstillstand; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front during the Christmas season of 1914. During the days leading to Christmas, German and British soldiers left their trenches… Read More ›
WHERE DID 2022 GO?
Share Your World 19th December Talk about time going fast! This year has sped by so quickly I almost can’t remember it. I remember fall because it was short and beautiful. I remember the drought because nothing grew except strangling weeds…. Read More ›
THANK GOODNESS IT’S SUNDAY
TGIF ~ Hey, it’s almost Christmas! I missed Friday because for some reason, I was sure it was Thursday. So here we are and it’ i’s Sunday. I must have completely missed Friday and moved directly to Saturday from what… Read More ›
BLUE CHRISTMAS
My Top 10 Sad Christmas Songs, Rich Paschall While you are dashing through the snow, listening to jingle bells and silver bells all the way, and enjoying the winter wonderland, you may be thinking of joyous music. After all,… Read More ›
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD
An International Flavor, by Rich Paschall As you are driving around in your car or walking through the mall, you may be hearing the same holiday tunes you have heard for years, decades perhaps. While I enjoy hearing, Bing, Nat,… Read More ›
BRIGHT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
A Photo a Week Challenge: Lights Lights and bells and Christmas trees — no holiday is more lit up than Christmas. We have light on the tractor in the driveway, the lights on the tree, and swag light on the window…. Read More ›
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, OR A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS – CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE (The entire poem)
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 ›
HARK THE HERALD TRIBUNE SINGS: GO AND BUY OUTRAGEOUS THINGS!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #149 Fandango’s question this week almost induced a migraine. Yes, we definitely spent more money than usual — especially on food. But a lot of that was Owen because he got a bonus at work and he thought… Read More ›
WHAT AM I LISTENING TO? – RICH PASCHALL
Christmas Edition, by Rich Paschall Last year at the annual SERENDIPITY Christmas Party and Hoedown, we were pleased to bring you our holiday playlists. While the Christmas pudding was singing in the copper, we were singing along with songs from… Read More ›
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN
This is actually — and how we got to this time of year so FAST — Christmas week. So, while I’m not going crazy with decorating, it’s getting busy and will stay busy for the rest of the week and… Read More ›
A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE: ORIGINAL FICTION – RICH PASCHALL
A Christmas Surprise A family plus one, holiday tale by Richard Paschall Kyle was coming home for Christmas. He was bringing with him his college roommate. The boys met during freshmen year and became fast friends. Somehow they maneuvered the… Read More ›
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #147 What’s happening in your world? We’ve covered all the bad stuff. What’s still keeping you going? What’s the good part? Or, to put it another way, what’s the best thing you’ve got going on in your life… Read More ›
POINSETTIAS
FOTD – December 9 – Poinsettia
MY EMAIL’S FULL OF SHOPPING
SHARE YOUR WORLD 11-15-2021 Really, truly, I love Christmas. I may love it more because I wasn’t born to it, but inherited it from non-Jewish husbands. I’m pretty sure no one can joyously leap into the season better than someone who… Read More ›
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 ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 