and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”
-norman vincent peale
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glad tidings to all.
Dec19
Tag Archives: christmas
Dec13
channeling chevy chase.
a reblog of one of my fav christmas posts – from december 2013
tire tracks in snow flying over the curb
went with one of my daughters to my favorite christmas tree lot, FLATSNOOTS, to buy my little tree. i love everything about these guys, they are always eccentric, friendly, quick, cheap, and helpful.
there was lots of new snow everywhere, and when i thought i was turning into their driveway, i was actually flying over a curb. we landed in their lot, in a parking spot, right next to their trailer. i rolled down my window, popped the trunk, and yelled out to duke, (one of the owners), ‘hey, can you toss whatever you have for $10 into my trunk?’ ‘nope. looks like you’re parked now, and that was quite an entrance. c’mon out back and we’ll see what we can find you.’
what i imagined that my car did as we entered the lot
(image credit: warner bros. pictures)
it was a typical flatsnoots shopping experience – they found me a little tree for $8, and told us to come into the trailer to warm up and pay, while they cut the bottom off of the tree. they quickly went to their mini bar, whipped out the cinnamon schnapps, and we toasted to the season, sang a song with them, and were on our way once again. i felt like we had been in a scene from ‘national lampoon’s christmas vacation.’ only better.
Discounts Remain the Same:
10% to geezers
10% to anyone who wears a sombrero
10% to anyone shorter than my friend PhilFine Services Available:
Valet Parking (not)
We will fresh-cut, prune & fit your tree to your stand
Tree delivery is available
10% to anyone who wears a sombrero
10% to anyone shorter than my friend PhilFine Services Available:
Valet Parking (not)
We will fresh-cut, prune & fit your tree to your stand
Tree delivery is available
Flatsnoots is a charter member of the North American Wood Tick Association *
Coolest, Funkiest, most AH-mazingly bodacious Hat wins a COOL PRIZE
Peace & Prosperity to All!, Duke
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dec4
white elephant.
white elephant action shot
(not meant to be artsy, more of a testament to my photographic skill level)
enjoyed a holiday party with friends
food, drink, chatter, and fun
white elephant game is always a hilarious part of this event
each and every game is different
and this year certainly did not disappoint!
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many people participate in secret santa gift exchanges. but others like to take things a step further and plan a white elephant swap. if you aren’t familiar, white elephant is a game in which everyone brings a wrapped present, places it in a pile and draws a number to determine the order in which the participants will select gifts to unwrap. as the game progresses, people have the option to unwrap a new gift or “steal” a previously opened present.
the game can get pretty heated, so naturally it offers a lot of opportunities for twitter humor. see today’s quotes below – a sampling of tweets about this very exciting game –
A white elephant gift exchange is a great way to secretly resent someone for swiping the dollar store bath bomb you didn’t think you wanted until you were stuck with the dollar store candle.
Teen came home wearing a fluorescent alligator around her neck she won from a white elephant exchange. She’s shocked no one else wanted it.
Every time I play White Elephant, I always say I’m not gonna get too intense. But 10 minutes in, I’m already yelling at people I’ve never met. Then by the end, I’m chasing Nikita down the block, in the pouring rain, for a pair of sunglasses. I need help.
You don’t know hysteria until you’ve played White Elephant with 10 girls under 13 and a One Direction toothbrush gets in the game.
Dec26
delivering.
when you invite a man in a red suit and a pack of flying reindeer into your midnight kitchen
it’s not all that surprising, on the morning after, that is doesn’t look exactly how you left it
while you did put the coffee pod out as a option as needed
you don’t remember putting the bailey’s out for a shot
but i am pretty sure they had a good time on their stop
and were happy for a little pick me up
before heading out to finish their deliveries
on their busiest night of the year.
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“a fellow doesn’t last long on what he has done. he has to keep on delivering.”
-carl hubbell
Dec25
love in action.
and this year
santa and his crew will even have plate decorations
and a keuring cup
in case they’re cold and in need of a cup of coffee.
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“christmas, my child, is love in action.”
-dale evans (american cowgirl star)
Dec22
little something.
love to do last-minute surprise drop-offs of cards and tiny gifts.
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“christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”
-charles m. schulz
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image credit: etsy.com
Dec20
memories gather and dance.
Toy Department during Christmas season in the J.L. Hudson store, Detroit – 1957
loved this view of the toy department at the store during the Christmas season.
toys were displayed on shelves, tables, and display cases,
with decorations featuring elves, a sleigh, and reindeer in background.
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this is where i went every year
all dressed up fancy
to buy little gifts (with help from the elves) for my family
to see santa
to have a special lunch
always, always amazed
by the glamour and magic of it all.
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“like snowflakes, my christmas memories gather and dance –
each, beautiful, unique, and gone too soon.
-deborah whipp
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credits: detroit memories, linda yates rudnicki, j.l. hudson’s
Nov26
only 30 more.
Santa speaking to crowd in front of J.L. Hudson department store
during the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade-1942
only 30 more sleeps!
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“to celebrate a festival means;
to live out, for some special occasion and in an uncommon manner
the universal assent to the world as a whole.”
-josef pieper
Dec25
over-joyed on christmas eve.
right in the midst of all of the holiday hulabaloo
puppy coco is over-joyed.
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“christmas is the spirit of love, joy, and peace.”
-lailah g. akita
Dec24
almost christmas.
still not christmas yet?
no, but so close i can feel it.
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“a good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours.”
-j. b. priestley
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art credit: e. halpin
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