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...
