Six Geese-a-Honking
Artwork by Eli Connaughton. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Eli Connaughton-as-artist website: http://www.chickenwisdom.com/ Eli Connaughton-as-writer website: http://www.eliconnaughton.com/
Year: 2015
The Most Wonderfullest Christmas Ever
I was a young man on the verge of getting old (at least in my mind) back then, in the mid-eighties. It was Christmas time, which made the passing of youth that much more painful; […]
Saffransbröd and When Sweden Rocked the Surfing World
Swedish Dessert SAFFRANSBRÖD INGREDIENTS 2¼ teaspoons yeast ⅓ cup warm water 1 cup milk ½ cup butter ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar (½ cup more later) ½ teaspoon (1 gram) saffron threads ⅓ cup […]
You’ll Never Guess Where in China Your 5 Fave Holiday Movies Were Made
http://gty.im/460815028 Is it really true, that everything is made in China these days? It appears so. Your smart phone, your lightbulbs, your shoes…it even turns out to be true of your favorite holiday movies! What […]
Holiday Reminiscing Gets Real
My brother and I have been reminiscing about past Christmas celebrations. Naturally we recalled the lovely ones first – such as our glittering, nighttime, sleigh rides behind George Tollefson’s team of Belgian mares. I can […]
A Christmas Letter………..
On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 4:30 PM ( MY NEPHEW Wrote) Dearest Aunt, Could you find it in your heart to take a few minutes out of your busy day and send me the […]
For One Fashion Plate, the Cupboard is Bare This Christmas
DOVER, Mass. Todd Englund achieved success at an early age as a bond trader, but he hasn’t let the comforts of affluence dull his feeling for others at this special time of the year. “Todd […]
Library Work! It’s a Dream Job.
I work at the circulation desk at a public library. I recently had a dream in which one of our most challenging patrons apologized for being such a nuisance, then meekly paid all her fines. […]