Once upon a time the forest was in a great commotion. Early in the evening the wise old cedars had shaken their heads ominously and predicted strange things. They had lived in the forest many, many years; but never had they seen such marvellous sights as were to be seen now in the sky, and [...]
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Archive for August, 2007
THE MOUSE AND THE MOONBEAM
By admin on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 | No Comments
Whilst you were sleeping, little Dear-my-Soul, strange things happened; but that I saw and heard them, I should never have believed them. The clock stood, of course, in the corner, a moonbeam floated idly on the floor, and a little mauve mouse came from the hole in the chimney corner and frisked and scampered in [...]
Read More...Christmas Songs
By admin on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 | No Comments
Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley is one of my favorite Christmas songs of this holiday season. I can remember hearing this Christmas song as a child and have heard this song playing every year as far back as I can remember. Christmas songs help to connect us to the season and bring us joy and [...]
Read More...My Christmas Cards
By admin on Monday, August 27th, 2007 | No Comments
The week after Thanksgiving, the Christmas cards start arriving. I enjoy displaying Christmas cards all throughout December. I pin them to red ribbons and they hang everywhere. The number of Christmas cards I receive usually increases by a couple every year. I currently send out close to fifty cards to family and friends and receive about the [...]
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