Published in The Tecumseh Herald, Dec. 22, 2024 It's the most wonderful time of the year, or so we've been hearing since October. Now Christmas Day is upon us--less than 48 hours away as I write this column. Here at the Collins Compound, we've already celebrated with my family of brothers and sisters and nieces … Continue reading Christmas Cards
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Christmas Greetings
First appeared in The Tecumseh Herald, Dec. 14,, 2023 Squibs: Christmas Cards We are now less than two weeks from Christmas and already I'm behind on most of the things I typically do this time of year. At the top of that list is sending Christmas cards. As I write this, I have mailed about … Continue reading Christmas Greetings
The Ghosts of Christmas Past
The ghost of Christmas past haunts me regularly as the calendar winds down from December 1 to the 25th. Like Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens’ timeless classic, that ghost shows me happy times: family dinners, birthday cakes for Baby Jesus, toys, and a state of sustained chaos starting around 4 o’clock Christmas morning and lasting throughout … Continue reading The Ghosts of Christmas Past
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