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Advent Thought (s) Dec. 15 Joy, joy, joy!
“This is my true religion: arbitrary moments of nearly painful happiness for a life I feel privileged to lead.” – Elizabeth Berg in her novel, The Art of Mending After the Holly Jolly Follies, as I braced myself out on the porch of the Chilkat Center for the walk up...
Dec. 28 What’s in a Name?
"Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself." - Alan Alda "Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, 'Why me?' Then a voice answers,'Nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.' "- Charlie Brown Chip spent the night on the window seat in a...
Dec 27 Under the Covers (And the Weather.)
“My kind of singing isn’t meant to be perfect. It’s meant to reflect the imperfections of a human being like me.” ― Willie Nelson, It's a Long Story: My Life. For Christmas my daughter gave me a jar of her home made fire cider (it cures everything) and the next day I...
December 26
" And all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even the mouse. For like everyone else in that house which was old, the poor mouse was in bed with a miserable cold."- Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline's Christmas. Christmas Day was a wonder-- pretty busy-- and...
Christmas is Love
"God is light and in him there is no darkness at all." -1 John 1:5 It's Christmas Eve, dinner is smoked salmon fettuccine -- it's always the same, and just family (that means 17 of us tonight.) We have the extension set up and the tablecloths are ironed. Tomorrow will...
Dec 23 Christmas Card
I love the snow. I love a houseful for dinner at Christmas and really I love when the house is all quiet in the morning and it's just me, and the tree lights, and a cup of coffee with cream. Today I had two. I may need three. There is a winter storm warning all day...
Dec 22 The Quiet Miracles
"Take time to seek the quiet miracles that seek no attention."- John O'Donohue The little pink boots in the mud room slayed me yesterday. It's probably all the sugar, and coffee, and crowds. I did not imagine, some 40 something years ago, when I got married that...