This is me sometime around 1969. I’m wearing the pajamas that my Grandma Lassalle made for me for Christmas. She made all her Grandkids two sets of pajamas every year. The doll was what Santa left under the tree for me. She was called Tippy Toes, a cousin to Tippy Tumbles I am pretty sure. …
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…
I got an early Christmas Present!
It’s amazing who you might meet online. The other day I accepted a follow request on Google+ from someone in France. This person works for the archives. I found a link on his profile and clicked on it. Where it lead was a big surprise–a very good surprise! Archives en Lignes has digitized civil records…
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…