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EmbarrAshed
Posted on January 12, 2020 5 Comments
Hey all, Up for a laugh? Over the holidays I went to the Mall to shop. I hate the mall and the only reason I was there was because I had a gift card and wanted to use it for some last minute presents. It was the 23rd and I had a small window in […]
The Elf All About Himself! (For the kids!!!)
Posted on December 24, 2019 8 Comments
Once upon a time, there was an angry little elf.Who thought of absolutely no one, but of only himself. He’s always so mad, which made the other elves very sad,with his complaints that work, work, work, was all they ever had. Even his friends,would call him mean and selfish.“Why are you not nice?” “Why are […]
Journal Entry # 162 – The Holidays Are Coming!
Posted on December 17, 2019 10 Comments
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. – Edith Sitwell
Clearing My C’ash’e
Posted on December 9, 2019 9 Comments
Hey everybody, I just wanted to touch base and inform you all that I have not been away on sabbatical, I have not run away with the circus, and I have not been busy making toys for Santa. No, I have been struggling with my home internet services which have been the bane of my […]
Journal Entry # 92 – Become a Child Again!!!
Posted on December 1, 2018 Leave a Comment
“We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” ―Laura Ingalls Wilder *Take a look at our Christmas Village from a few years ago. The video was taken with an early smartphone. At the time, I was just fooling around really, but in retrospect, I’m glad […]
You’re Estranged Animal
Posted on December 13, 2017 11 Comments
I received a text from my father a couple of weeks ago, you may be thinking, yeah…so what? Well, the “what” is the fact that I have not spoken to this man in more than twenty two years, we had a falling out a very long time ago. There’s more to that story but I […]
It’s Tradition
Posted on December 9, 2017 13 Comments
I had a conversation yesterday with a colleague of mine and we were discussing Christmas traditions and the role they play in making the holidays special. As per Google, “Traditions” are the transmission of customs or beliefs passed down from generation to generation. Like me I’m sure, most of you are familiar with these annual […]
Round Here!
Posted on December 29, 2016 2 Comments
I was sitting down the other night staring outside my living room window with a drink in my hand and the way it looked outdoors reminded me of what it was like at Christmas time in the small town where I grew up. It was the second time that day that I started to think […]
Because Your Gift, Your Gift is on My List
Posted on December 8, 2016 Leave a Comment
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and I would imagine that panic has started to set in for some, while for others, maybe not so much. No matter where you look there are trees beautifully decorated, extravagant displays fill store windows and Santa’s waving his way through street parades. All constant reminders that […]
Merely Christmas Everybody
Posted on November 11, 2016 1 Comment
Remembrance Day is here and….if you haven’t already noticed, Christmas is also making its way from our subconscious to the conscious pretty quickly. It was not but the first of November when I started to see little glimpses of the holidays pop up all around me. The TV was full of toy commercials, stores all […]
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