Day Three Hundred Fifty Six 2010

Each Christmas I remember

The ones of long ago;

I see our mantelpiece adorned

With stockings in a row.

Each Christmas finds me dreaming

Of days that used to be,

When we hid presents here and there,

For all the family.

Each Christmas I remember

The fragrance in the air,

Of roasting turkey and mince pies

And cookies everywhere.

Each Christmas finds me longing

For Christmases now past,

And I am back in childhood

As long as memories last.

~~Carice Williams, Christmas Past

This is a picture of my hubby/honey Neil, sitting on Santa's lap, circa 1955.

Day Three Hundred Fifty Five 2010

Christmas tree lights reflecting in my window pane looked like glitter raining from the sky on another cloudy, drizzly day. The sun was on vacation on the first day of winter--the shortest daylight of the year. Happy Winter Solstice, everyone! Rejoice! The days get longer from now until June.
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Wishing my brother in law, Terry Sissom, a very happy 54th birthday today!

Day Three Hundred Fifty Four 2010

Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of year
~Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson

Day Three Hundred Fifty Three 2010

We always say we'll wrap everything first and then before we put the presents under the tree on Christmas Eve, we'll stick a bow on all of them. Yeah, right. Never happens. So I stuck a bow on every Christmas gift I wrapped today. I think the package always looks better with a little bling on it. And if they all fall off or get crushed flat before the big day? Oh well. I'll know in my heart of hearts that I at least made the extra effort. Bling on!

Day Three Hundred Fifty Two 2010

My Pummelvision--Play My Video Of About 450 Flickr Pictures (It Has Sound)--You Can Make Your Own

Discovered this web site on Photojojo and thought it might be fun to do. You can upload photos from Facebook or Tumblr or Flickr. Pretty neat. Click on Day Three Hundred Fifty Two 2010 above and that should link you to the Pummelvision site. (PS-You'll probably have to scroll down to the Playlist tunes and turn that sound down)