Tag Archives: Christmas

The space between the end and the beginning

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Kathy

So Christmas hath ended, passed away, disappeared into the ethers. New Year’s approaches, wearing bells and jangles, but she’s still in the future. We’re in between, kids. We’re in between the Solstice and Christmas and Hanukkah and other shining holy-days. … Continue reading →

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Gifts to give ourselves for Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Kathy

I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of friends who are suffering at this time of year. You name the boogeyman.  Some of my friends struggle with health.  Others with family issues.  One friend just lost her … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from our snowy Little House in the Big Woods to yours!

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Kathy

Merry Christmas, dear readers, from our snowy Little House in the Big Woods in Aura, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, just a dozen owl hoots from the nearest four-way stop. I wish you the happiest of holidays.  May you enjoy this season … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: One

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Kathy

One snowy apple. One more Christmas appearing around the bend of this week. One WordPress weekly photo challenge. One happy blogger that her to-do list sparkles under control, as of early Saturday.  (Some commenters suggested she abandon to-do lists, but … Continue reading →

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This week my to-do list lassoed me around the neck

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Kathy

Creative Story #1.  This week my to-do list lassoed me around the neck, hog-tied me, and threw me in the closet.  The to-do list looked like a demon, you know, wearing red Christmas long underwear and sarcastically humming, “God rest … Continue reading →

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Kinder discovers the bathroom sink

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Kathy

Today I visited Linda at the Skanee Post Office and posted a Christmas package to my daughter in New York City. In return, my daughter sent a picture of one of my grand-cats, Kinder, who recently discovered the bathroom sink. … Continue reading →

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Making a list and checking it twice

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Kathy

Dear Santa, My friend, Suzi Banks Baum–you know who she is–the one with Lake Superior flowing in her veins and heart–even though she lives somewhere out East, maybe in the Berkshires or some place near that Atlantic Sea–posted a blog … Continue reading →

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I want to twinkle today.

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Kathy

“Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose. Instead, create a clearing in the dense forest of your life and wait there patiently until the song that is your life falls into your own cupped hands … Continue reading →

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Santas and Snowmen play in the snow

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Kathy

Every year the Santas and Snowmen sleep in the basement until the first week in December.  Then they march up our spiral stairway, one by one, preparing to help us celebrate the Christmas holidays in style. Many long years ago … Continue reading →

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On the first day of Christmas…

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Kathy

I am perhaps moving this blog in a different direction for awhile, my dear loyal readers.  Today I wrote three blogs and tossed two of them away.  Even though they were both engaging, they felt cumbersome. I shan’t tell you … Continue reading →

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