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Monthly Archives: December 2010
~:: Christmas Morning 2010 ::~
Christmas Eve at my brother’s beautiful house. For decades, we were alone up here, all of both our families states and states away. But then G’s sister and brother moved here, and my brother. Suddenly – family! My brother explained … Continue reading
~:: The Iceman Cometh ::~
Once upon a time, it snowed. Remember this cute little snow? Then it snowed again. This time with far more serious intent. This was only the beginning – it continued to snow for another several hours. Four hours later, rain … Continue reading
~:: Ring, Christmas Lights ::~
Ginna put up this cool header. It’s still there. Or it was this afternoon. And I found myself enviously wondering how the heck she did it. So I got out my camera and thought about it. Palm against forehead – … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Light, Seasons
Tagged Christmas lights, light, Yipee
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~ At last, Noel ~
I cannot bear the story of our salvation. It’s easier, I suppose, if you see Christ as someone apart from us; someone so holy, he must not have had a human heart to hurt; so much god that pain and … Continue reading
*::Yule Shindig 2010::*
Every year, we have the same party. (see this and this and this and maybe this if you want some history – or repetition) It’s pretty much the only party we have anymore. And it’s a mean son-of-a-gun. We started it … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, friends, Fun Stuff, holidays, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Rachel, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Christmas, ornaments, party
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~:: White Christmas? ::~
What we woke up to yesterday (i’d say “Out of the blue,” except it all had come down unexpectedly in the night): Can you tell the snow is still falling hard? While inside it was cozy. Neighbors, digging each other … Continue reading
~:: Of Birth and Holy Birth ::~
I have to explain how I feel about nativities. My first experience with one was when I was in high school and my dad built a bunch of crèches in his workshop. Every year, he made stuff in the shop … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Epiphanies and Meditations, Explanations, holidays, Images, Seasons
Tagged baby, Christmas, Jesus, Mary, nativity
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~:: Tis the Season ::~
The horse arena is sopping. Sopping, soaked, swampy. And there’s more rain coming. We woke to snow. But the rain washed it away. This on top of other snow and subsequent rain. Even the high stalls are now turning to … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, snow
Tagged bad backs, Christmas, G, knitting, ornaments, party, rain, snow
14 Comments
Just a little news for us
We lost a friend today. He’d had a long, long, full life. A man I’ve known for thirty two years now, and respected, and loved. He sat in the very back of the chapel with his wife – his dear … Continue reading
~:: Take it again, from the top – ::~
Ah, the time wings by, doesn’t it? How can you “keep Christmas as a Lord Mayor’s household should,” and still have time to write about the experience? Here is the coolest possible thing in parenthood: when your grown up, single, … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Christmas, Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Making Things, Memories and Ruminations, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged Christmas, decorations, Dickens, kids, quilt, the tree, tradition
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