Tag: Christmas
A Fitting Goodbye to Christmas Past
A week of celebrating, and a drizzly, slate-gray morning have led me to reflect on some of the small moments of this big season. Yep, some fond memories and a cuppa...
The Twelve Days of Christmas Vashon Island Style
While The Twelve Days of Christmas is not my favorite Christmas carol, I think I could embrace it more wholeheartedly if the song was less...
Welcoming the Ghosts of Christmas Past
Well, hello Christmas Past!
Recollections can serve to fuel and warm the heart on a chilly winter day; here are a few favorites from my...
Winter Solstice: Shining Light on the Darkest Day
Winter Solstice: Let there be light.
(Photo: Frank Charron)
In the Pacific Northwest, light is a cherish commodity, a gift where gray skies are the norm...
When Christmas Came to Vashon Island
The old place bedazzled by swags of C-9s.
I was revisiting some of my past Christmas posts, and stumbled upon the one that follows. While...
Merry Christmas From My House to Yours
No white stuff this year, but I love recalling 2008, when a lush blanket of snow halted everything on the island but our laughter...
Happiness Is a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree
Watching A Charlie Brown Christmas was as much of a holiday tradition growing up as pulling taffy, baking sugar cookies and hanging stockings. First...
Recalling When Christmas Came to Vashon Island
The old place bedazzled by swags of C-9s.
I was revisiting some of my past Christmas posts, and stumbled upon the one that follows. While...
When Christmas Came to Vashon Island
Living on an island has its challenges, but it also has its rewards, revealing special moments that speak to the kinship of isolation and the...
The Spirit of Christmas Drives a Pickup
Each year I wonder if, when, or where I’ll cross paths with the spirit of Christmas.
Perhaps in a person, sometimes in a moment, always...
