In the last few decades, perhaps one of the most interesting Victorian Christmas traditions has been almost completely lost from memory: The telling of frightening ghost stories in the cold and dark air on Christmas Eve..
I have had just about ENOUGH nostalgia.. So why not put up one last post that includes every bit of it.. So let me ask you all this: Think back a decade or two.. did you EVER think you would see the digits 2 0 1 8 in the form of a year? Back during … Read moreThe fleeting moments of 2017
The lights that adorned this page have been taken down. Christmas, a white one this year with a fluffy inch or so on the grassy surfaces, is ending.. The annual buildup and energy to the biggest holiday of the year is finished. 365 more days to go until the next budget busting seasonal fanfare. The … Read moreSeasons of change
Krampusnacht. The Feast of St. Nicholas is celebrated in parts of Europe on 6 December. On the preceding evening of 5 December, Krampus Night or Krampusnacht, the wicked hairy devil appears on the streets. Sometimes accompanying St. Nicholas and sometimes on his own, Krampus visits homes and businesses. The paranormal should be kept in the … Read moreHappy Krampus Day
The photo with this post was uploaded to the Ashland Pennsylvania Facebook page today with the comment: The Roxy Movie Theater and the star and green garland Christmas light decorations over Centre Street must of been an amazing scenery years ago. Now year on the photo. So true, too. The image is like that of … Read moreA CHRISTMAS NIGHT AT THE ROXY
For years it was one of my favorite post-Thanksgiving day traditions: Late at night, going to a mall or local Walmart … watching the madness. Watching the arguments.. seeing people at a high-pitched fever of turkey-filled daze.. as they graze on products from aisle to aisle. Searching for the perfect ‘something’ that would light up … Read moreRED FRIDAY: Could we have seen the last days of shopping madness
Merry Christmas .. from the bottom of my heart to you and your family.. from mine. Silent night.. Holy night.. we believe… do you?
