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Posts tagged “holidays”

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day May 11th, 2014 @ 5:16 am PDT

This is the last photo taken of me and my mother together. My little sister took it on May 11, 2012, when I visited mom at Coastal Rehab in Port Orange, Florida for Mother’s Day weekend. Mom died three months later, and I miss her more than words can say.

Christmas

Baby, It’s Cold Outside December 25th, 2013 @ 6:15 am PST

A modern take on a holiday classic

Christmas Eve, 2013

Christmas Eve, 2013 December 24th, 2013 @ 8:12 am PST

This is our second Christmas without mom. Last year I wrote a little bit about our Christmas Eve traditions, but I don’t have it in me this year. Christmas will be exactly 500 days since she died, which is simultaneously meaningless and important. I miss her so much.

Christmas

iTunes Tuesday: Building a Smart Christmas Playlist December 24th, 2013 @ 7:06 am PST

In which I explain how to build an iTunes smart playlist of holiday music

Tearjerkers

Tearjerkers December 17th, 2013 @ 8:21 am PST

Oh, man. If you haven’t already seen them yet, pause for three minutes, break out the Kleenex, and watch these ads from Apple and Coca-Cola. They’re two of the best commercials I’ve ever seen.

#FridayFive: Favorite Christmas Songs

#FridayFive: Favorite Christmas Songs December 13th, 2013 @ 5:37 am PST

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Twenty-Seven Eight-by-Ten Color Glossy Pictures

Twenty-Seven Eight-by-Ten Color Glossy Pictures November 28th, 2013 @ 9:32 am PST

You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant.

Turkeys Away!

Turkeys Away! November 28th, 2013 @ 6:22 am PST

Turkeys Away: An Oral History of the Most Famous Episode of WKRP in Cincinnati

One More Holiday I Will Not Celebrate

One More Holiday I Will Not Celebrate March 25th, 2013 @ 10:57 pm PDT

My mom loved Easter. She had a fondness for Cadbury eggs, even though — if I remember correctly — she almost never ate one because they upset her stomach terribly. When we were very, very young she used to play three or four songs on her guitar and we’d all sing along. I know probably […]

Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day February 14th, 2013 @ 9:23 am PST

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee […]

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