I Hope You Had a Merry Christmas Christmas is normally my favorite holiday; and a time of year when I shift into automatic gear. This year, automatic gear did not work. For the previous ten to twelve years, this time of year meant a trip north, for Thanksgiving, with stops along the way,...
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Merry Christmas to All 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were...
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Remembering our Veterans I remember my first trip to Washington D.C., as a child, as well as my first as an adult, and the last. For over ten years now, I have been fortunate enough to visit my nation’s capital, at least once a year; and without exception, every trip brings new discoveries and...
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Happy Hanukkah! “We light these lights for the miracles and the wonders, for the redemption and the battles that you made for our forefathers, in those days at this season, through your holy priests. During all eight days of Hanukkah these lights are sacred, and we are not permitted to make ordinary use of...
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Wishing You a Safe and Happy Halloween It has been a long time since I have seen the streets dotted with so many children dressed up like princess, pirate, and yes a few goblins, trick-or-treating! Many of the children thought Kate, who passed quite a lot of candy, thought her presentation was...
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A View from Betsy Ross’ House Wishing you a Happy 4th of July!
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A New to me Nativity Last year, we drove from New England to Ohio, for Thanksgiving. Along the way, we made a detour, in upstate New York, to visit the Moosewood Restaurant, whose mushroom pâté, I use to make for Lia. While we did not find the pâté we did find a wonderful...
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Village 1987 During my spring cleaning, I found this photograph, of the original Christmas Village. You may remember that a couple of years ago, I posted a pictorial of what is undoubtedly my favorite part of the holiday season. This year, the Village has many new features, which I plan to share with you;...
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Happy Hanukkah! “We light these lights for the miracles and the wonders, for the redemption and the battles that you made for our forefathers, in those days at this season, through your holy priests. During all eight days of Hanukkah these lights are sacred, and we are not permitted to make ordinary use of...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Washington D. C. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” “Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” We were very excited to see the latest edition to the National Mall, which was dedicated in October of 2011. The...
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