On a cold December afternoon, a mix of clouds and sun in the sky We went over the river and into the woods, just the twins and I. Continue Reading...
Trans-Siberian Twin Adventure
Tonight I introduced the twins to live Trans-Siberian Orchestra music, sort of. Well, it was live, and captured on video and uploaded to YouTube. Continue Reading...
Another Use For Our Christmas Tree
This afternoon I spent three or so hours outside. It was cold I suppose, it did get up to 24 (F) degrees though. My first goal was to repurpose our Christmas tree which I put outside yesterday. Actually, before I spent any time on the tree I started a fire in the fire pit because I knew there was a chance I'd get chilled. Then I set the tree the way I wanted it, leaning against the oak stumps. Continue Reading...
My Christmas Eve Memory
Christmas Tree 2013
Capturing Christmas Trees
This past Saturday we went to a friend's house in Bow, NH to get our Christmas Tree. We got the tree in exchange for some help with other trees and the promise of some future help with work around her property. This truly is a Griswold-esque tree. It measured 12 feet tall, had a bird’s nest in it, has it’s own pine cones, and was at least 7 feet across the base branches. Naturally, that is the Continue Reading...
Mixed Comments II
This morning Theodore walked up to me and said, "I be sick and tired. I just want to take a nap." Then he laid down on the cold hardwood floor, just for a moment though. Jacqueline, upon looking at our Christmas tree which still stands because the kids love it so much, "Dad, look at the Christmas tree, it's so beautiful. And it's kind and gentle." Theodore and Jacqueline, both were asking for a Continue Reading...
13 Days to Christmas, Where’s your Christmas Spirit?
We are just 13 days from Christmas and here in New Hampshire the sun is shining, the grass glistens as the frost covered blades reflect the low morning sun. The temperature outside was 20 degrees when I came downstairs this morning. The air is crisp, it's clear, and all is still as the sun climbs to its short-lived perch in the late autumn sky. This time of the year the sun only gets so high in Continue Reading...
13 Days to Christmas, Where's your Christmas Spirit?
We are just 13 days from Christmas and here in New Hampshire the sun is shining, the grass glistens as the frost covered blades reflect the low morning sun. The temperature outside was 20 degrees when I came downstairs this morning. The air is crisp, it's clear, and all is still as the sun climbs to its short-lived perch in the late autumn sky. This time of the year the sun only gets so high in Continue Reading...
Frasier Fir Christmas Tree
I just brought our 9 foot Frasier Fir Christmas tree into the house this evening. I think it’s a beautiful tree, and once it falls, I think it will even look better. I can tell you it smells tremendous. Fir trees have to be one of the best smells I ever encounter. My daughter Jacqueline is really happy that we got to bring this tree home and better yet, we even put it in the house. She was so Continue Reading...