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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
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~:: 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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Last one of the Year
Sort of. Year’s actually over, of course. And I feel sad. Wistful. And defiant: the lights will not come down for weeks. December has been remarkably cold and gray. Will January follow us into a mini ice-age? We shall see. … Continue reading
Our Christmas Card 2009
Yep, I’m one of those people who have abandoned the ritual of paper cards. I know that this kind of greeting seems thin and impersonal to some people, but to me, a blog is a warm handshake, an open front … Continue reading
The Yule Shindig: pt. 2
Part Two: the party. As I have explained, probably once a year for the last almost twenty years I’ve been tell you these tales, this is a very old party. The same people have been coming to it since the … Continue reading
The Yule Shindig: pt.1
Dec 20 How to get ready for a party. This is pretty much the only party you ever have, and it’s at Christmas, so you have plenty of leisure time to get ready. No pressure. 1. First think to yourself, … Continue reading
Why we don’t eat at the table
And here is a shot I took, forgetting that you can’t shoot in lowish light with a 5.6 lens. Still, I like the warmth of the light. And you get a feeling for the time and the room. Chaz is … Continue reading
First Snow and Other Moments
~Don’t miss the tiny giveaway at the bottom of this link~ It snowed on Saturday, I think it was. During the night. And when the puppies got up at six, as they almost always do, they raced down the stairs … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, dogs, Family, Images, Minutiae, Seasons, The outside world
Tagged Chaz, check, Christmas, First snow, fixing things, G, house, puppies
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The Morning After —
Okay. So on Christmas morning I learned something: going back to bed and pulling the covers over your head? Not a good plan. Oh, yes, it sounds good. Here—everything in your life has changed, nothing is working right or feeling … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Just life, Memories and Ruminations
Tagged Christmas
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The Card
(Caution Dick – recycled and refurbished) My mother used to type out her annual Christmas letter so carefully—on a real typewriter, no tech help. After it was perfect, she—I don’t even know how to explain this. She had a flat, … Continue reading