I like the week between Christmas and New Year’s. It’s a time to rest and regroup — sleep in a little, finish up projects at home and at the office, return that shirt that’s a size too small and totally the wrong color. Most of us celebrate New Year’s Eve in some fashion — with [...]
America is known as a “melting pot” for good reason. Over the centuries, people from all the countries of the world have settled here, looking for a different way of life. They’ve brought with them all sorts of traditions — styles of clothing, types of government, foods they like to eat. I’ve had two stories [...]
Imagine you’re walking into a holiday party. Your invitation came a month ago — you’ve really been looking forward to it. The house is lighted and decorated for the season. You remove your coat and greet your hostess, then move into the dining room, where a mouth-watering buffet is displayed. Can you picture it? What’s [...]
Hanukkah is upon us — can Christmas be far behind? It’s the last month of the year, when every week zips by faster than the one before. Like a freight train with no brakes, the days go by in a blur. There’s baking and candy making to be done, lists to make and items to [...]
“Christmas is coming O, the happy time! Christmas is coming Sing a merry rhyme! Tell me, What is Christmas bringing? Love and joy and gay bells ringing With a golden chime!” Closer to Christmas this is the way I’ll feel. I’ll be all set for my family to celebrate the season together when we [...]
How was your Thanksgiving? I hope you had lots of family around a big table loaded with good things to eat. If your dinner was like ours, you cooked ‘way too much — on purpose. Half the fun of the Thanksgiving feast is the leftovers crammed into next day sandwiches, casseroles and turkey soup. On [...]
Talk’s cheap. As my children can tell you (complete with some serious eye-rolling), that’s one of my favorite sayings — or clichés, if you prefer. Somehow things I observe around the holidays bring these thoughts to mind over and over. For instance, “If you don’t have anything to say, don’t say anything.” With Thanksgiving coming [...]
ection is over — no more political calls on my cell phone. No more mailers with their messages in four-color process, full-bleed color (that means color from edge to edge — that’s expensive). It was a nasty campaign, full of rhetoric, rumors and recriminations on both sides. I’d like to know who decided making one’s [...]
