Category Archives: Christmas
December 2, 2022
From my earliest recollection, my favorite Christmas carol has been “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Even when I was a little girl, I listened to the words and felt a gentleness in its words of hope and joy. Have … Continue reading
Advent Calendar Day 1
Welcome to my virtual Advent Calendar. Click on the box below to find the day’s “gift.” It may be an old Christmas photo or memory, a haiku or flash fiction, a favorite Christmas carol–who knows! That’s part of the fun. … Continue reading
December 1, 2022
As always, December snuck up on me and I’m a day late posting my personal Advent blog, where in (a few) past years, I’ve written about a favorite ornament or a favorite Christmas memory. So, here we are, actually on … Continue reading
Trees Through the Years
How fun to browse through years and years of photos for this history of family Christmas trees. Each picture brought back heartwarming memories. They’re happy memories, but they made me a little sad, too, for the loved ones who are … Continue reading
Advent Day 4
Welcome to my virtual Advent Calendar. Click on the box below to find the day’s “gift.” It may be an old Christmas photo or memory, a haiku or flash fiction, a favorite Christmas carol–who knows! That’s part of the fun. 🙂 … Continue reading
Christmas 1982 & 1984
I don’t have many regrets in my life, but one of the few I do have is that I haven’t been better organized with my photos and especially, my Christmas letters. I’m grateful that I do have most of the … Continue reading
One at a Time
Thank you, Rochelle Wisoff Fields for leading dozens and dozens of us from around the world in another round of Friday Fictioneers. This week’s photo prompt is by Dale Rogerson. Thank you for inspiring my memories that inspired this story, Dale! … Continue reading
Naughty or Nice?
Remember the lyrics to “Santa Claus is Coming to Town?” He’s making a list And checking it twice; He’s gonna find out who’s naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town And remember how nice you tried to be, especially … Continue reading
Driving Home for Christmas – Chris Rea
I have lots of favorite Christmas carols, like “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” which I wrote about for Advent Day 3. But a few days ago, I was thinking that there aren’t many new Christmas songs I like. Maybe … Continue reading
Christmas with Snoopy and Woodstock
I’ve always been attracted to dioramas. Perhaps it’s because they often flip on my imagination switch. One of my favorite dioramas is the one on the left. Every Christmas, when it comes out of its box in my son’s attic, … Continue reading
