Friday, December 4, 2021
Okay fine. Just don't knock anything over.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Christmastide 2021/2022 - Kalle Anke
Friday, December 24, 2021
The service we attended this afternoon was quiet short. It only lasted about 50 minutes and we were home not too long after 5:00. It was still somewhat light when we pulled into our driveway. Time for Kalle Anke! This year we watched Mickey's Christmas Carol.
Christmastide 2021/2022 - Christmas Eve Service
Friday, December 24, 2021
Can't believe it was two years ago we went to a Christmas Eve service. Covid got in the way. It's the first time I've been to any church service since then.
We went to the 4 pm service at St. Luke's and St. James over on Colfax Avenue. Dale said this particular church has only been back in-person since this past October.
It was a sweet service with a Christmas pageant which made me remember all the Christmas Eve pageants at Gethsemane. I really miss the place. Dale and I both mentioned afterward that it was nice to be back in church.
Holiday Season 2021 - Winter Solstice
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Got the tree up and the lights on just in time for the solstice.
Sylvester seems quite curious about it. Although he recently turned two years old this is actually Sylvester's 3rd Christmas. According to Dale, John didn't have a tree last year. John got Sylvester from a shelter in September of 2020 so who knows what his 1st Christmas was like. It's possible this is the first Christmas tree Sylvester has encountered. We'll just have to see how this plays out.
Holiday Season 2021 - St. Lucia's Day
Monday, December 13, 2021
The following is from a post from the Minnesota Historical Society which appeared on my Facebook feed and is also found on their mnopedia.org site:
"Happy St. Lucia’s Day! In Swedish and Swedish American culture, St. Lucia’s Day traditionally marks the beginning of the Christmas season. According to a Swedish legend, during a great famine, a woman "clothed in white and crowned with light" arrived on a mysterious ship on the coast of Värmland, Sweden. The woman distributed food and clothing to the needy, and was identified as St. Lucia, a 3rd-century Christian martyr."
"The main celebrations of the day occur at home, with the eldest daughter donning a white dress, red sash, and a crown of candles, serving a breakfast of coffee and saffron buns known as Lussekatter (“Lucia Buns”)."
"St. Lucia’s Day traditions were brought to Minnesota by many of the 300,000 Swedes who moved to Minnesota between 1845 and 1930. "
I'm including this information here because of our family's Swedish heritage.
Holiday Season 2021 - Sylvester Explores His New Environment
Monday, December 13, 2021
This morning I checked between the wall and the armoire for Sylvester but he wasn’t there. When I got home from work he was no where to be found. I was starting to worry I wouldn’t see him today. Dale found him in the basement after dinner and brought him upstairs. He was very outgoing tonight and seems to be getting comfortable. What a sweet guy.
Holiday Season 2021 - Welcome Sylvester
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Sylvester is a two year old cat we are adopting from John C. who is no longer able to care for him. This photo shows him crated just before the car ride to our house. He is a gentle and sweet cat and is adjusting well to his new surroundings (that is, if hiding between the wall and an armoire is considered adjusting well). According to Dale it can take about a week for a cat to get used to new surroundings.
I consider him an early Christmas present.
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