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Category Archives: Holidays
Happy New Year!
As a child, I found the idea of the old year going out as an old man and the new year coming in as a baby to be a profound and moving metaphor, and I still do. I know it’s … Continue reading
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Don’t Let Their Memory Fade
In November, 2000, my daughter Meg and I were in England. I took this picture of an elderly woman selling poppies in front of Bath Cathedral for Remembrance Day, what we call Veterans Day. We saw people selling these poppies … Continue reading
On Sending Christmas Cards
I have great memories of looking through my mother’s Christmas card list. Looking through those names and addresses was part of the Christmas ritual. We had old family friends named Helen and Henry who lived in the town with the … Continue reading
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Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day to all my friends who are dads, who are celebrating with their dads or who are missing them. I’d also like to honor the grandfathers, uncles, teachers, neighbors and other good men who provide support to kids … Continue reading
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Taking Down the Christmas Tree
Day 6: January 6, 2010 I usually take the Christmas tree down on New Year’s Day, but this year I waited a little longer. It always feels sort of sad taking the ornaments off, and tossing the tree out into … Continue reading
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A Christmas Carol
Merry Christmas to one and all! Here’s my favorite holiday story, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham and presented and preserved in several formats by the Internet Archive. And if you’d rather listen to the … Continue reading
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Ozzie’s Busy Christmas
This is one of my favorite Christmas sitcom episodes. Ozzie Nelson is just not feeling the Christmas spirit, and decided he wants to keep things simple this year. No Christmas lights on the house, and the Christmas tree can wait. … Continue reading
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Christmas Music and Memories
I’m working on my Christmas playlist, and I want to put in songs dedicated to family members no longer with us. For my mother, it’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” for my father, “Good King Wenceslaus,” for my brother … Continue reading
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Santa Riding a Bicycle
It’s good to see Santa making an effort to get more exercise. Cardcow.com
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