Boy… Mom and I really DO look alike
There are photos from when we were the same age as little girls that look like the same child in different clothes.
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Christmas
Christmas Snow!
We’ve got an inch on the ground in Chattanooga and it’s still coming down. Those of you from places where it really snows, hush. This is the first time in my life that I’ve had a white Christmas. I’m fully aware that the snow isn’t making it under the trees yet but it’s covering the
The arrival of my brother and an outing for barbecue
Today has been a lovely day. Although Mom had the house mostly decorated for Christmas, I helped put some additional greenery up and made some arrangements. On Christmas Eve we’ll have dinner for thirty-three, which will be delightful. It’s all family extending out to third cousins. Meanwhile, my brother and his children arrived this evening
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Our poached Christmas tree
Because Rob was out of town until Monday and I’ve been working a lot, we hadn’t had a chance to get a tree until yesterday. You know… Christmas Eve. We walked to the tree lot that’s two blocks from our apartment but they were gone. That was okay, because there was another one at the
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AMC – Six Fantastic Candidates for the Next Santa Claus
Merry Christmas! One of the things I love most about this time of year is that its the one time of the year when fantasy and the real world intersect. I mean, in households all around the world, people are participating in the world’s largest fairy tale as they open presents under the tree to
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The party favor for Christmas 2008
I wrote this on December 23rd, but forgot to post it. I’ve mentioned that my family has a giant Christmas Eve dinner every year with cousins and multiple generations getting together. This year is the 52nd annual dinner and we’ve got 31 people attending. One of the things that I loved when my grandmother was
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Thaumatrope stories
I failed to link to two of my twitfics up at Thaumatrope. There’s not any real way to do a teaser of fiction that’s only 140 characters long. So… This story from Christmas Eve is not safe for family. And the story from Christmas day is.
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Happy Days meme
The rules on this one are simple. For 8 days, post 1 thing every day that made you happy. Then tag 8 other people. Here’s mine. Last night I sat in front of the fire in my parents’ house with Rob and talked to my folks. Look! The stockings are hung by the chimney with
Heading to Chattanooga
It’s snowing big, beautiful fluffy flakes right now as we’re getting ready to head out to the airport. We’ve given ourselves extra time to get there. The flight is listed as being on time and the snow is supposed to turn to rain about the time we’re due to take off. Fingers crossed, eh?
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AMC Five Fantastic Movies for the Holiday Season
My column this week at AMC is Movies for the Holiday Season I am a total sucker for Christmas. Complete. To my very core, sucker for Christmas. Every year, my extended family descends on the house my grandfather built for a Norman Rockwell affair: We’ve got third-cousins twice-removed, there’s caroling, dinner for thirty-four people and
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Christmas lights
The 2005 winner of the Synchronized Christmas lights competition… You won’t believe it unless you watch. Trust me. Now that’s someone who takes their Christmas lights seriously.
Christmas Movies of the SF Writers
Paul Cornell asked a group of SF writers to list their favorite Christmas movies. Answering the question are Lou Anders, Mike Carey, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Steven Moffat, C.E. Murphy, Kim Newman, John Picacio, Chris Roberson, John Scalzi, Stephen Segal, Shanna Swendson, Sean Williams, and me.
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First snow of the season
I came out of the store and tiny crystals were drifting in the air. Â They weren’t even snowflakes, more like glitter. As people stepped out their doors for the first time, they all seemed to repeat the same thing, “It’s snowing!” even when there wasn’t someone with them. Â Everyone was walking with their faces up
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Family and music
Yesterday we went over to Grandma’s as the rest of the extended family descended on her house. It was good to catch up with my many cousins to find out just a little about what was going on in their lives. There’s never enough time, of course, especially as the family keeps growing. I met,