Yeah, sometimes. Some auld YEARS, too, and 2008 is one of ‘em.
2008 has been one of those years that makes me think (oddly and obscurely, I know) of Queen Elizabeth’s phrase, “Annis Horribilis,” in reference to 1997. That was the year P. Diana died, but my memory is that, despite being her mother-in-law (or maybe [...]
Entries from December 2008
Should auld acquaintance be forgot?
December 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Blog
Mele Kaliki…what?
December 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Blog
When you grow up, Christmas is all about what your parents make of it and as an adult sometimes you forget that not everyone has the same shared-memories of what makes or breaks Christmas.
For me growing up in the 60’s and 70’s, the claymation “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and the cartoon [...]
Tags: Bing Crosby·Mele Kalikimaka
Where were you 12 years ago today?
December 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Blog
I know where I was…Beau and I were opening our first store over in Pacific Grove in honor of what would have been our step-mother’s birthday if she’d lived to see the day. Claude was one of the few people in our lives who believed in us and she was always true to her [...]
Tags: Add new tag·Beau Lange·Claude Levy·Grove Homescapes·Grove Laundry·Homescapes·Homescapes Carmel·Pacific Grove Furniture Store·Thompson Lange
