Tag Archives: christmas

Dec20

memories gather and dance.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Dec25

christmas magic.

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last thing to do before heading off to bed-

write notes to leave for santa and the reindeer

along with some sweet and crunchy treats.

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“christmas magic is silent, 

you don’t hear it –

you feel it.

you know it.

you believe it.”

-kevin alan milne

 

 

Dec24

on christmas eve morning.

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one more sleep…

 

 

 

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“adults can take a simple holiday for children and screw it up.

what began as a presentation of simple gifts to delight and surprise children around the christmas tree

has culminated in a woman unwrapping six shrimp forks from her dog, who drew her name.”

– erma bombeck

Dec23

eve eve.

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in talking with the grandies

about all the excitement leading up to christmas eve

i soon realized

that i was even excited for the eve before that eve

because i know what comes next

and it just grows from there.

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“I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.”

– Fred Rogers

Dec26

cure.

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 picking up chinese food late in the day

 everyone wanted

the same cure

for holiday madness

 restaurant was so busy 

it was all a blur.

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‘the Chinese do not draw any distinction between food and medicine.’

-lin yutang

Dec25

happy christmas.

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I saw

a tiny tricycle 

decorated in garlands and sparkles

parked in the bike rack at the library

heard the train come through town

softly whistling the tune of jingle bells

watched the people line up 

to catch the bus to the airport

taking them somewhere

where people were waiting to see them

turned to say hello

to the man walking his dog

in his Christmas pajamas

spent the day with family and friends

playing and laughing

simply enjoying the celebration

happy Christmas everyone.

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“our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at christmas-time.”

– laura ingalls wilder

 

Dec24

hedgehog.

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found on a medieval tapestry

the hedgehog 

was known to go into the vines

and emerge with the grapes

what could be more perfect?

and why not a Christmas hedgehog?

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“the fox has many tricks. the hedgehog has but one. but that is the best of all.”

-ralph waldo emerson

 

 

 

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image credits: british medieval history, elaine treharne, dave pilling