(This is day two of Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories…Holiday Foods) Ever since I was wee child my family had a tradition. After all the stockings were emptied and the presents unwrapped, we’d sit down for Christmas breakfast. This included bacon, eggs cooked in several ways, toast, and because of my Mom’s Portuguese roots, linguinca….
Category: Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories
Advent Calendar Day 1: The Christmas Tree
(Day 1 of the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories…this was first post in 2010…I hope you enjoy it) My Grandpa and Grandma Lassalle always had an artificial tree. It was flocked and had red satin balls on it. They set up one of those rotating color lights that reflected off the branches rather than stringing…
Advent Calendar: The Magical Castle on Christmas Eve
(This article was originally posted for the 2010 Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories Day 24: Christmas Eve) When we were little, Christmas Eve was always spent at Grandma and Grandpa Lassalle’s house in Oakland. Right after dinner, the 7 of us would pile into the station wagon an be on our way. I remember being…
Advent Calendar: Songs of the Season
(This article was originally posted for the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories 2010) I have to admit it, I love Christmas music. I love Winter Music. I love the Holiday songs. I always have. I was in choir in elementary school. It was one of my favorite times of year. I can still remember learning…
Advent Calendar: My Aunt’s Spirit Lived On
(This story was published for the 2010 Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories Day 22: Christmas and Deceased Relatives…) My family did not have any traditions or rituals pertaining to our dead relatives. We did not visit cemeteries or do anything special to remember them. Instead, I will tell you about the little card that seemed…