Monthly Archives: January 2011

Christmas Bookends

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

The thing I like about the way we celebrate Christmas is that it’s really hard to have a bad year if it starts and ends with such a great holiday. Christmas upholds our year like bookends, encasing everything that comes … Continue reading →

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January Thaw and Reawakening

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

We had a lovely white Christmas. After a long, dry cold spell, snow began falling on the homestead on Christmas Eve, and continued over the next few days till we accumulated about a foot of snow. Then, around New Year’s … Continue reading →

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