Today I had the first of my "family" suppers with two men who I met when I first came to
this house, and a woman who is a newish tenant on my floor (only a few months). We
had beef stew, bread and butter, coffee, tea, or ginger ale, and sugar-free ice cream (one
of the men is diabetic). I turned my bed back flush with the wall so that one of the ( Read more... )

Birthday greetings to Seraphim.  Another good year for you to enjoy.

The tree is done.  It's the same tree as last year with the same decorations, so I wont be posting a picture this time ( Read more... )

Second people: Week begins  12/5
The Magi -- Why?

Three very well-to-do stargazers arrived late at the stable scene, some time after the visit by the shepherds.  However, when they arrived they came bearing precious and costly gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh, which some regard as symbols acknowledging the kingship, the divinity, and the ( Read more... )

I have to build my tree, so will take it out of the box tonight and start to assemble the "jigsaw puzzle" of it, each branch color coded as to which tier it belongs to.

Sometime over the weekend I'll put the lights on it and also set up the window lights.

Early next week the Christmas cards will go out, and I will start to put together the hallway ( Read more... )

My friend Cathie came up with a great Advent idea.  I adapted it in my own style and here's the first installment:

My first people from the first Xmas:  Begins 11/28 ( Read more... )

It's very quiet on Beacon Hill today.  Almost all of the students who make most of the noise on weekends have gone home for the holiday.  We expect them back tomorrow so that they can "enjoy" the rest of the weekend.  The other residents of the Hill, including the children who usually populate the playground down the street, must all be shopping ( Read more... )

Just stopping in to wish my FB friends a Happy Thanksgiving and best wishes for the coming holidays. 

Today I posted the following on my social site, mostly to remind myself of what I want to do, but also to put certain family members on notice that I will not be drawn into arguments with anyone,
and reserving the right to ignore provocations of that sort.  Now I will leave them to argue amongst themselves.

Here's what I posted:

As of now I am ( Read more... )

Jazzerat:  Happy birthday!  Sorry I'm so late in the day, but I hope you had a nice one.