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Xmas cards are signed, sealed, and ready to be delivered. The count this year is about 76 cards.

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This Thanksgiving my sister and her husband came to visit, and we moved dad’s stuff out of his apartment in his assisted living center, in preparation for his move to a nursing home. We took the kids over to his new place to say hi.

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From Darth Vader and Cindy Lauper.

And Son and Daughter and Abby.

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We picked our pumpkins today.

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The holidays are coming, so it’s time to order cider. I’ve been buying cider for a few years now, since I found a bottle of German sparkling cider at a wine store near my in-laws’ place. It was delicious, refreshing, fun to drink, and the low alcohol meant that I got a slight buzz without [...]

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Son wrote a poem about Groundhog Day, based on Clement Moore’s poem. Click on the graphic to see a larger version.

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Son and his cousin enjoy the microscope that their grandfather gave them:

And their other grandfather enjoys a book:

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The night before Xmas we head over to a nearby shrine which is reknowned for its Christmas light display. We wander the lights, get some hot chocolate, and light a candle in mom’s memory.

Son lights the candle in his grandma Helen’s memory.

This year’s highlight was a nativity scene from The Azores. It was an [...]

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We put our tree up today. Many of our ornaments are souvenirs of our travels. I photographed a few of my favorites. Of course, a lot of them come from lighthouses. You can see a gallery of our ornaments.

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The Xmas cards are all done now. 69 total.

If you are not on my list, I’d be glad to exchange cards with you if you send me your street address.

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