Today I feature a holiday song that you may not have heard before. As a matter of fact, it may be the ginchiest Christmas song you've ever heard. Huh? What is "ginchiest?" Well, back in the late 50's and early 60's it was a slang word that means "Cool. Hip. Admired by others." All the hep cats were using this … Continue reading Holiday Hipness!
Book Recommendation – And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
What a powerful and moving story. This short novella has all of the heart and emotion of Fredrik Backman's full length stories. I found myself lost in this beautiful book. My great grandmother had dementia. My grandmother had dementia. It is a terrible disease. I remember going to see her the last time and her … Continue reading Book Recommendation – And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
A Proud Son
I waited until he posted about this first, and now I want to share it with you. It brought me to tears. First, let me say the pride a father feels in his children. The father-son bond is a special one. All too often, we lose sight of the pride that a son has for … Continue reading A Proud Son
Turntable Talk 21 – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Once again, Dave Ruch from A Sound Day has offered up an interesting topic for this month's Turntable Talk. I see it as being a way for each of us writers to offer you a bit of ourselves. I mean, any time I write something, it usually has something that gives the reader a glimpse … Continue reading Turntable Talk 21 – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Our Yearly Christmas Tradition
Today's blog is part of the Comfy Cozy Christmas, hosted by Lisa and Erin. Their blogs/websites can be found in the above graphic. By going to their sites, you will be able to read Christmas themed blogs by other participants. I have probably mentioned in past blogs about this tradition, but have never devoted an … Continue reading Our Yearly Christmas Tradition
Learning a Holiday Lesson
There is a great lesson that can be learned from the conversion of Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens' A Christmas Carol. However, there is SO much more to the story! As you know, I have been reading this story every year since 1982. You would think that after all these years, I would have learned all … Continue reading Learning a Holiday Lesson
I Played Secretary Today
We have such wonderful neighbors. Every year one of them puts out a mailbox for kids to drop off letters to Santa. They then answer them. Last year, they wrote such a precious letter to Ella and Andrew. They posted on the neighborhood Facebook page that the mail box was out and awaiting letters. I'd … Continue reading I Played Secretary Today
Trivia Break …
Last night, our company had our monthly meeting/holiday get together. We began with presentations from some of our equipment representatives. That was followed by a presentation from one of our docs. We then had dinner which was followed by my trivia game and the final presentations. In my opinion, the questions were fairly easy, but … Continue reading Trivia Break …
A Wild Night of Lights
The Family and I had the opportunity to go to the Detroit Zoo for their Wild Lights this weekend. Sam and I used to go every year. The last time we went she was VERY pregnant with Ella. Ready to see the lights We figured this year they were both old enough to enjoy the … Continue reading A Wild Night of Lights
Thoughts on The Man Who Invented Christmas
I finally had the chance to sit and watch The Man Who Invented Christmas last night. It is based on the book of the same name and is the story of how Charles Dickens came to write the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. If you have been a follower of this blog for a while, … Continue reading Thoughts on The Man Who Invented Christmas
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 