Christmas 1999
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My handsome son, ETHAN
"Time was with most of us, when Christmas day, encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments, affections, and hopes; grouped everything and everyone round the Christmas fire, and make the little picture shining in our bright, young eyes complete."
CHARLES DICKENS
My beautiful daughter, CAITLIN
"Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!
CHARLES DICKENS
My kids and I
"A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together."
GARRISON KEILLOR
Above: My mother and, as it turned out, this was her last Christmas because she passed away two months later.
Above: My brother, DAVE
"I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant time; a time when men and women seem to open their hearts freely, and so I say, God bless Christmas!"
CHARLES DICKENS
Above: My sister-in-law, ELLEN, who cooked a fine meal for us on Christmas day (and dressed for the part.)
Above: My nephew, TROY
Right: My nephew, NEIL
"Then God spoke to me and said: People say only good things about Christmas. If they want to say something bad, they whisper."
ANNE SEXTON
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
My daughter and I.
POSTSCRIPT
"To many people holidays are not voyages of discovery, but a ritual of reassurance."
PHILIP ANDREW ADAMS
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