christmas is getting very close.
—
“i celebrate christmas with willful glee.”
robert rinder
warm and friendly evening spent
at the annual kindlefest winter market
“christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality.”
— washington irving
—
kerrytown, ann arbor, mi, usa – 2018
is it one of the hottest days of summer?
is it time for our annual
christmas in july/august celebration?
absolutely.
with long-time friends
turkey dinner
wine
christmas cookies
stories
and
odds and ends re-gifts to each other
that we’re highly likely
to re-gift to someone else at a later date
no reason to keep the joy of giving all to ourselves.
—
‘christmas makes me happy no matter what time of year it comes around.”
-bryan white
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image credit: pinterest vintage, petticoats and pistols
now (2015)
and then (1951).
babies j, b and f
believe
waiting
and
hoping
for a glimpse
of santa
8 tiny reindeer
and
for
all
of
their wishes
to
come true.
clothing is optional.
—
all human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.
-alexandre dumas
a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.
– king solomon
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image credit: etsy.com
now you might reasonably say to me: “why put yourself through all this? why go up to the loft when you know the decorations won’t be there? why untangle the lights when you know they haven’t a chance of working?” and my answer to you is that this is part of the ritual. christmas wouldn’t be christmas without it.’ bill bryson – ‘notes from a big country’
I didn't have my glasses on.... 