Category: holiday cheer

Gratitude in the season of Covid

December 23, 2022 holiday cheer
The Christmas holidays have not been quite what I hoped for this year. Despite multiple vaccinations and diligent mask-wearing, Craig and I both came down with Covid a couple weeks before Christmas. He got it first and is over it now, testing negative two days running, but my tests are…

Life 2.0

October 10, 2019 a-roving holiday cheer life lessons this and that
Hi there! Yes, it’s been a while. It turns out that major life changes require a lot of time and focus and energy. (Surprise!) But now that things are finally settling down, it’s time for a reboot. Let me catch you up…

Sing we joyous all together!

December 18, 2018 family matters holiday cheer musical notes
Chanticleer’s annual Christmas concert is one of my favorite holiday treats and — lucky for me — Craig also enjoys this event. (If you don’t know, Chanticleer is a fantastic 12-voice men’s choir, based in San Francisco.) After so many years, we know the structure of their Christmas program by…

The great Christmas tree hunt

December 11, 2018 holiday cheer the eye of the beholder
It’s early December, and the holidays are upon us. I love this time of year with the many and varied festivities, a kindlier feeling as well as a nip in the air, twinkling lights and tinkling bells, carols and cookies, parties and poinsettias. Most especially, I love going up the…