The Ghost of Christmas Future
The Last of the Spirits, from Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. With Illustrations by John...
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Nov 26, 2023
The Coventry Carol
Apart from the few cheesy holiday songs which make me want to rend my garments Old Testament-style, I love Christmas music. Once I start...
Dec 24, 2020
The Red-Violet Crayon
A few days before Christmas, the kids and I drove an hour away to the assisted living facility where my husband’s grandmother lives. We...
Dec 16, 2019
Be the gift
How did I end up sitting on this metal bench next to a Customer Service desk? I just wanted two $25 gift cards, but instead the cashier...
Dec 18, 2018
Worth the wait
Tugging at the tape ever so slowly and pulling back the wrapping paper, the present beneath gradually revealed itself. In a dark living...
Dec 18, 2017
It’s a Celebration!
With Christmas right around the corner—houses lit with blinking red and green lights, wreaths on doors, and bell ringers in front of...
Dec 17, 2017
The Meanest Man in Town
Mr. Hopper was universally regarded as the meanest man in town. He just didn’t like kids—not in his grass or near his car or close to his...
Dec 7, 2016
Christmas Awe
Putting up Christmas decorations is an annual battle of my two selves. There is the sentimental side that lives for Christmas movies and...
Dec 14, 2014
Fa la la la la
I love Christmas music. There’s just something about the phrase “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas…” that makes me feel all warm and cozy...
Dec 22, 2011
Bah-humbug!
With the following post I may lose a couple of friends or at the very least disappoint some, but blogs are supposed to be controversial,...
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