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The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

Love Nat King Cole~

Happy Holidays to you and yours!

to you, she

Thrice a great aunt? I'm jealous.

It was meant for you, yet I posted it to myself~

If you don't know George Winston, enjoy. So poignantly beautiful.

George Winston - Joy~~~~~~

I'm not familiar with him, but I really enjoyed listening to this. Thanks, she!

of children, is one of life's greatest joys! I have four grandchildren, 2 boys and 2 girls, aged 6 to10. We all live within 5 minutes of each other and it's been seven years of tradition to come to Nana's house for lots of presents from
Nana and grandad - not Santa and a huge Christmas feast.

She, I know how gifts like that are so precious and I treasure all the sweet choices and those handmade gifts.

I've always made a big fuss with Christmas and birthdays, because it allows families to come together and celebrate the love we share with one another.

Merry Christmas to you, She and all my friends here in the BOG

At one point in my childhood, every house on our block was owned or occupied by relatives. That was a blast, you can bet. Lots of cousins to play with.

Not too Christmasy, I suppose, but there was a small convenience store - just a bodega, really - on the corner of the next block, so the kids got sent there on errands a lot. The owners started shortchanging the kids and wouldn't stop when the parents complained. So we all boycotted the store and urged others to do so; wasn't too long before the place went out of business.

Merry Christmas to you too, dear friend.
Reading your post made me realize again, how different things are today with our children. Now-a-days, we don't allow our kids to freely play outside without supervision. Before I was even 10, I'd ride my bike for miles, by myself the whole entire day. My parents and my friends parents usually didn't have a clue where any of us were for hours. Sending them alone, to the store is taboo now.

I'm glad that storekeeper lost out for taking advantage of kids. That's a low-life, huh?

Btw, when I say less than 5 mins away, that's only by car.... Not walking, unfortunately. Before that it was a long 12 hour drive! So we moved to this gawd-awful red area of Fl. to be closer. The whole family are dems, so we all suffer in silence, (except on FB), licking each other's political wounds....

Dinner was served promptly, and those who were late did not get fruit cup.

If anyone can identify the movie and speaker of that line, I'll clap for you. It's one of my favorites.

"It's a Wonderful Life"?

That was the most hilarious movie - if you already knew Hitchcock and could pick up the references. Unfortunately, even in L.A. many didn't, and we kept hearing people mutter "Huh?" all around us, while we cackled like hyenas. I'm a big Mel Brooks fan.

Blazing Saddles was another very funny movie.

On a sad note, I felt awful about Anne Bancroft dieing too young and for Mel losing her. She was a wonderfully, good comic actress as well as drama.

You're right about that, Isoldeblue.

Thank you and a very Merry Christmas to you~

I posted this up thread...I don't know if you saw it or are familiar with George Winston.

If not I know that you will love it~

Accompanied by the magnificent pictures of Washington States beauty, heartbreaking~

Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you well and long,
Delighting in your company.

Chorus:
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.

Our earth has loved us well and long, yet we cast her away discouteously~

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And yes, they both make me cry~

Thank you, freshwest.