Light/Breezes

Light/Breezes
SUNRISE AT DEATH VALLEY-Photo by Tom Cochrun

Saturday, December 26, 2015

BOXING DAY LEFTOVERS

GOOD
    Christmas dinner was cleared from the table and we were ready for a walk on the beach when we spotted this from the front deck. At some point there was even a small pop up shower. All interpreted as a good sign.
TRADITIONS
     The plastic icicle below is from Lana's childhood. She remembers when her mother brought home the glow in the dark speciality. It was 1950 and 65 years later both of our daughters have expressed an interest. Looks like the items are on the way to being antiques.
     The somewhat worn angel below is a second generation tree topper and comes with a bit of mystery. 
    
  It is a "new" version of the angel that topped the Christmas trees of my youth. It was my dad's favorite ornament and each year it was placed atop the pine with appropriate decorum and good vibes. I inherited the original, taped together, the spun glass barely recognizable and really a somewhat pathetic sight. Then in a Christmas shop with the kids one year I found her, the only one in inventory and even a mystery to the manager who was unsure of the price.
I took that to be a bit of Christmas magic. She has taken her place of honor for many years.
A TRADITION BEGINS
    A couple of years ago our eldest, Kristin, produced a heavenly batch of Yorkshire Pudding popovers. They immediately became one of her dad's favorites. Younger sister Katherine, who share's Kristin's culinary talents, has followed suit.  Though Kristin, weeks from becoming a mommy, could join us only by phone, those of us on the West coast enjoyed her recipe done expertly by Katherine. 

    PEACE.

    See you down the trail.

10 comments:

  1. Looks like a happy Christmas was spent on the Coast by the Cochruns. Hmmm. 3-C's.

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    1. You know there were a few classes where I was happy for a C-or a hook as we called it in high school.

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  2. Cochrun's California Christmas.

    I miss my Grandmother's bubble lights, but not her Lutefisk.

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    1. Friends of ours had a bubble light as a night light in their kitchen. I loved those as well. Never had Lutefisk. Guess I'm pleased about that.

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  3. I love the way you cherish family traditions. Take care and again Merry Christmas.

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    1. We are a group of sentimentalists here. Cheers to you.

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  4. The icicles....I haven't seen ones like that for decades. We had them in the '50's....leave them out the day before in the sun, put them on the tree. At night, we'd turn out the tree lights and sit, look at the faintly glowing icicles, my sister and I.
    i suppose I could find some on the internet, but...

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  5. Lana has done a great job of keep (and preserving) a lot of the "stuff" of her childhood.
    We were easily entertained back in our kid hood. Simple pleasures were a big deal!

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  6. Excellent photos of Christmas enchantments. All best wishes to you.

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    1. Thank you. It is indeed an enchanting season, and the very best of it to you.

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