There is nothing much good in the news. It seems that reading it and staying abreast of goings on in the world is an invitation to put a damper on an otherwise pleasant mood.
I think I shall instead put on some Christmas music, brew a fresh pot of mighty fine coffee, see what other decking of the halls I can do, and wrap Christmas presents.
The temperature is dropping, and snow is in the forecast. I'd rather be merry.
No news is good news today.
After all, I cannot change the world this afternoon.
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. [KJV]
Friday, December 18, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Disappointed
I hate to admit it, but I'm disappointed. This hasn't been a bad day per se, but it hasn't been all that great either. Life is good, but I'm not a happy camper. Some days are just like that. Bleah.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
"I Wish I Had a Million Dollars!"
Today is one of those days when, in the words of George Bailey, from "It's a Wonderful Life," I wish I had a million dollars. Of course money can't buy you love or happiness, but it would be fun to see how far it could go in trying.
Seriously, I saw a house that just came on the market. It's not perfect, but it meets an awful lot of the requirements on my wish list. It costs less than we paid for our present house too, but it's not like we could realistically sell our house and move right now anyway. That's why it would be nice to have a million dollars . . .
I think this is one of those times where, like George Bailey, I would be well-advised to see the blessing in what I have all around me now. It's fun to dream a little though, and sometimes dreams DO come true. After all, we don't know that George & Mary Bailey resided in the house at 320 Sycamore ALL of their lives ...
I wish I had a million dollars! HOT DOG!
Seriously, I saw a house that just came on the market. It's not perfect, but it meets an awful lot of the requirements on my wish list. It costs less than we paid for our present house too, but it's not like we could realistically sell our house and move right now anyway. That's why it would be nice to have a million dollars . . .
I think this is one of those times where, like George Bailey, I would be well-advised to see the blessing in what I have all around me now. It's fun to dream a little though, and sometimes dreams DO come true. After all, we don't know that George & Mary Bailey resided in the house at 320 Sycamore ALL of their lives ...
I wish I had a million dollars! HOT DOG!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Why This Blog is Called, "Letters to No One"
This isn't a very exciting post, but for the person who stumbles upon this blog and wonders what it's all about, with a blog name like, "Letters to No One," and a url proclaiming "addressee unknown," well, this blog is something I did for myself. It is essentially "letters" in the form of blog posts written by me to no one in particular.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Decking the Halls
We made it through Thanksgiving. I think Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. I like the idea of setting aside a day for the purpose of expressing gratitude and sharing with the people you love. I love the warmth and brightness of autumn decorations too. By late summer, I am anxious to start putting up my autumn decorations, and it is always with a little ambivalence that I store them away again at the end of the season. That is where I find myself now, in a place somewhere between autumn/Thanksgiving and Christmas, and it is visible in the mix of autumn/Thanksgiving decorations which, as yet, remain on display even as the Christmas decor is coming out and beginning to slowly overtake it.
We have about 75% of the outside of our house decorated for Christmas, though a lone straw bale still sits on the front porch reminding passersby that it is STILL Thanksgiving weekend. The Christmas tree is up, and the lights are on it, but the ornaments have not found their way to the tree yet. That will come later today. We have had clear lights on our Christmas tree for the last several years. This was due at least in part to the fact that we bought a couple of "pre-lit" trees with clear lights on them in recent years. After having the lights on two trees fail after only a couple of year's use, each, we finally went out and bought an "unlit" tree again last year. We put clear lights on it last year, but this year we opted to put colored lights on the tree. It kind of reminds me of when our kids were little.
I wouldn't think of putting white/clear lights on their Christmas tree when they were little. This was because when I was a child, I remembered seeing Christmas trees with only clear lights and thinking that even though they were pretty, I REALLY thought the colored lights were beautiful. I can still remember, as a child, laying on someone's floor (not our floor, the floors in our house were never conducive to laying on them) and gazing up at the ceiling in the dark to see the patterns created by the branches of the Christmas tree with the splashes of color from the Christmas lights as the background for the silhouettes of the tree branches. It was beautiful. I guess I figured when the kids were little that they would share my feeling that the colored lights were somehow a bit more magical.
I haven't decided yet, but I am thinking about putting up another tree with clear lights this year. It is more work, but I think it would look nice. We have another, smaller artificial tree that I could put up with the clear lights. I am leaning toward putting it in the dining room if I do. As much work as goes into decking the halls each Christmas season, it is still kind of fun. It's the un-decking of the halls that isn't so much fun. I don't think that un-decking the halls should be a deterrent to decking the halls though. Decked halls add so much extra joy to the holidays.
We have about 75% of the outside of our house decorated for Christmas, though a lone straw bale still sits on the front porch reminding passersby that it is STILL Thanksgiving weekend. The Christmas tree is up, and the lights are on it, but the ornaments have not found their way to the tree yet. That will come later today. We have had clear lights on our Christmas tree for the last several years. This was due at least in part to the fact that we bought a couple of "pre-lit" trees with clear lights on them in recent years. After having the lights on two trees fail after only a couple of year's use, each, we finally went out and bought an "unlit" tree again last year. We put clear lights on it last year, but this year we opted to put colored lights on the tree. It kind of reminds me of when our kids were little.
I wouldn't think of putting white/clear lights on their Christmas tree when they were little. This was because when I was a child, I remembered seeing Christmas trees with only clear lights and thinking that even though they were pretty, I REALLY thought the colored lights were beautiful. I can still remember, as a child, laying on someone's floor (not our floor, the floors in our house were never conducive to laying on them) and gazing up at the ceiling in the dark to see the patterns created by the branches of the Christmas tree with the splashes of color from the Christmas lights as the background for the silhouettes of the tree branches. It was beautiful. I guess I figured when the kids were little that they would share my feeling that the colored lights were somehow a bit more magical.
I haven't decided yet, but I am thinking about putting up another tree with clear lights this year. It is more work, but I think it would look nice. We have another, smaller artificial tree that I could put up with the clear lights. I am leaning toward putting it in the dining room if I do. As much work as goes into decking the halls each Christmas season, it is still kind of fun. It's the un-decking of the halls that isn't so much fun. I don't think that un-decking the halls should be a deterrent to decking the halls though. Decked halls add so much extra joy to the holidays.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
It's been a chilly, thundery, rainy day so far, but the sun did attempt to make an appearance, albeit a brief appearance lasting mere moments.
I am behind on everything. I managed to tackle a couple of things on the "Must Do" list, but a few surprises in my planned schedule for today are forcing some spontaneity on my part.
I regret that I did not get a couple of Thanksgiving invitations issued. Life seems to be moving at warp speed lately.
I've found that I miss a few old friends. Some I suspect don't miss me too much. ::wry smile:: Ah life!
I am behind on everything. I managed to tackle a couple of things on the "Must Do" list, but a few surprises in my planned schedule for today are forcing some spontaneity on my part.
I regret that I did not get a couple of Thanksgiving invitations issued. Life seems to be moving at warp speed lately.
I've found that I miss a few old friends. Some I suspect don't miss me too much. ::wry smile:: Ah life!
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