Holidays

Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol

Every December I reread Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and watch my favorite movie version with Alastair Sim as Scrooge, which

I love the Internet Archive for its amazing collection of public domain books. It also includes lots of wonderful pictures

It wouldn’t really be April Fools Day without the 1957 Spaghetti Harvest video. I first saw this on American TV

December 31, 2011 Elizabeth Thomsen 0 Comments

As a child, I found the idea of the old year going out as an old man and the new

In November, 2000, my daughter Meg and I were in England. I took this picture of an elderly woman selling

I have great memories of looking through my mother’s Christmas card list. Looking through those names and addresses was part

Happy Father’s Day to all my friends who are dads, who are celebrating with their dads or who are missing

Day 6: January 6, 2010 I usually take the Christmas tree down on New Year’s Day, but this year I

Merry Christmas to one and all! Here’s my favorite holiday story, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, beautifully illustrated by