Tag: love
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Danielle LoPresti: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Because it’s all about the kids when it comes down to it, right? One of my favorite covers of a Christmas classic.
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Tunesday: That’s Love
Every year, when the Christmas music is stowed away, I look forward to catching up with Steve & Edye’s holiday album, “That Holiday Feeling.” Until next season, guys….
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Merry Christmas, My Friends
Another year, another Christmas, another opportunity to thank those of you who make time in their days to see what kind of drivel I’ve posted this time, and also to those of you–and I know that in many cases you are both of these–who put forth the effort to share with the rest of us,…
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Another Year, Another Party
We threw down the annual Christmas Party last night, enjoyed a great crowd of some of our very favorite people, and hopefully sent everyone home stuffed and just a little tipsy. I cooked all day and was satisfied with the results– big dishes of Amartriciana, Pesto Mafalda, and Penne Arrabiata to go with my traditional…
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‘Til Death Do Us Part
I’ve long been fixated on the idea of ending up in a coffee can somewhere–if I don’t succumb to dementia, in which case I’ve instructed some reliable folks just which corner of the Grand Staircase I’d like to be left in, to dry up and fade away. Ashes, or dessicated skin cured dark and stretched…
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Monday/Memeday: Men are Men
There is no escaping it, a truth as sure as the Doom of Men. From the cradle to the grave You will always be a slave To the quiet darkness Of your memories — Lucinda Williams, Ugly Truth
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New Year Reflections: Love & Christmas Cards
I’m back, after a pleasant holiday hiatus disguised somewhat by the magic of scheduled posts. It’s time to write again, and it’s time to catch up reading on A LOT of blogs (yours probably among them, if you’re reading this) that I’ve ignored during the busy season. (I feel really bad about that, and I…
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Ghosts of Christmas Past, er, Present Part 4–Christmas Eve Now
Part 1 The Hanging of The Greens Part 2 On The First Day of Christmas Part 3 Getting There From Here We’ve had some good Christmas Eve celebrations over the past two decades or so, since my wife and I started celebrating together. Each year we gather at my in-laws home with however many relatives…
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Tell Someone You Love Them
Stolen From…Jane https://cupidorcats.wordpress.com/2014/12/10/a-quick-hello/