Month: December 2016

The Children Were Nestled All Snug in Their Beds

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Christmas is an important holiday for me. I am sure it is my favorite but it is so important to me. You see, to me, it melds the religious with the secular, the traditional with contemporary and ties it all up with a community and family bow. All my life I have known how important … [Read more…]

Aunt Bonnie

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I’m sorry to admit that I have begun that phase of my life where I am channeling my Aunt Bonnie.  I thought I would introduce you to the woman. Aunt Bonnie was actually my mother’s aunt.  She was my grandmother’s older sister.  My grandmother was the youngest of 5 girls and a boy.  Her oldest … [Read more…]