Christmas Magazine

When I Was Growing Up…

…the most common table decoration during the Christmas season was fir tree boughs and scattered around them were nuts, Mandarin

Eatable gifts are always welcome at our house. It’s so much better than something nobody will ever use, because it’s

his was the third time we enjoyed December with a shared Advent calendar.

Anne Brontë (1820-1849) Music I love–but never strainCould kindle raptures so divine,So grief assuage, so conquer pain,And rouse this pensive

Paul Auster I heard this story from Auggie Wren. Since Auggie doesn’t come off too well in it, at least

I do not make New Year’s resolutions. However I do think about what the New Year may or should bring.

French toast is easy to make and takes very little time. Recipe Beat one egg per person with a bit

Rena Parker On occasion we do have a white Christmas in Oklahoma City. It happens every 10 years or so.

My family has always had some strange Christmas traditions.