Wassail On a dark January night at the time of the new moon I arrived at an icy parking lot with my tin pan and wooden spoon, little knowing what was awaiting me. I joined 50 shadowy figures wreathed in black flowing clothing, black painted faces and amazing feathered flowered headgear. Every time they moved… Continue reading Wassail!
Month: January 2015
The Blue Party
The Blue Party It was a dark, stormy, cold, rainy, yucky Monday morning in January when the parcel arrived. Amid the usual get-ready-for-work rush, I stopped to open it. The contents revealed a small bottle of blue nail varnish (polish) with an accompanying note from California daughter: “Dear Mom,” it read, “I’m sending this to… Continue reading The Blue Party
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 510 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 9 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the… Continue reading 2014 in review