There is a kind of beauty in imperfection. Conrad Hall Christmas Eve is alight with anticipation. The presents are wrapped, baking complete, salads prepared and decorations in place. Coloured lights flash in the Christmas tree and a certain magic fills the house. Only three hours until our friends will arrive for our annual Christmas Eve celebrations. [...]
Archive for December, 2011
My Christmas Table-Cloth
Posted in Blog, Reflections, tagged accepting imperfection, Christmas, Christmas at nursing home, christmas eve celebrations, Christmas memories, Christmas table-cloth, grief at Christmas on December 26, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Red Dog, Santa and Lessons in Love
Posted in Blog, Christianity, Reflections, tagged believing in Santa, Christmas story, kelpie, Red Dog, Santa, the spirit of Christmas, Unconditional love on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday night we had a rare ‘Movie Night’, where the four of us snuggled on the lounge with plenty of pillows & blankets, dimmed the lights, and treated ourselves to a good old quirky Aussie flick, ‘Red Dog’. The talented actor who stole the show was a gutsy kelpie who gate-crashed a mining town [...]