Cookie and the Christmas Decorations

by | Dec 8, 2023 | Bright Lights

Cookie came to live with us last year (“Cookie, Our Second Three-legged Dog,” January 16, 2023. She was here, then, for last year’s Christmas. The tree was a small one that went up on our early marriage antique round pedestal table; the presents were...
Fancy Christmas Balls

Fancy Christmas Balls

by | Dec 22, 2010 | Bright Lights

There was a time in the recent past, defined here as my teenage years, when elaborate sequin and bead-decorated Styrofoam balls were all the rage for Christmas ornaments. Mother and I thought they were pretty and decided to make some. She dug out remnants of pretty...