• For many years, Christmas meant pretty much nothing but an annoying time of year to me. This was from my mid-20s till about my late 30s. Then, [...]

  What This Season Means to Me

  28 November 2012
• The Doll My mother is impossible to shop for. She always buys for herself whatever she needs; Christmas, birthdays, or Mother’s Day be [...]

  The Doll – a Little Christmas Story by Donna Hrkman

  14 December 2011
• MERRY CHRISTMAS! What did Santa bring me this Christmas? A cold, that’s what. I woke up on Christmas Day with the sore throat from Hell. As [...]

  Fever, Chills, Sniffles, etc.

  27 December 2010
• Can you feel it? Are you in the spirit of the season? ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house… well, you know how [...]

  It’s Finally Here, Folks!

  24 December 2010

• A couple friends sent this video to me in a Christmas ecard today. I liked it so much that I’m posting it here for everyone to enjoy. Thank [...]

  Somewhere In My Memory…

  21 December 2010
• There hadn’t been a Christmas tree set up in my house in years, not since about ’91, when a then girlfriend talked me into it. About [...]

  The Little Christmas Tree

  26 November 2010