Archive for December 2008

twenty six

In family, home, life, nablopomo on 26 December 2008 tagged brook, december, family, nablopomo, sister with 4 comments

christmas eve 1988: a story in two parts [brook] i was but a wee lass, still fully enraptured by the santa claus spell. i firmly believed – nay, knew as fact – that mr. claus would be scooching down that chimney sometime in the noctural hours, and that knowledge was enough to deprive me of [...]

twenty five

In images, life, nablopomo, photography on 25 December 2008 with no comments

season’s greetings; peace on earth; holiday wishes

twenty four

In life, love, moment, nablopomo on 24 December 2008 tagged december, mfg, nablopomo with no comments

christmas eve always makes me think of m.f.g. it was december of 1990 and we went to midnight mass with his family. as he drove me home later that night, we detoured through a few neighborhoods to take in the christmas lights and the holiday decorations.  snow had fallen earlier that day and the world was soft [...]

twenty three

In life, nablopomo, thoughts on 23 December 2008 tagged december, introspective, nablopomo, retrospective with 2 comments

it’s day twenty three and december is almost over. i’ve managed to post an entry here every day. although some of the posts have been introspective, most of them have been overwhelmingly retrospective. i’ve been thinking a lot about that lately. introspective defined: the self-observation and reporting of conscious inner thoughts, desires and sensations. retrospective [...]

twenty two

In life, nablopomo on 22 December 2008 tagged december, first things first, meme, nablopomo with 3 comments

first things first meme – take the first line from first post of each month and string them together. it seemed a nice way to look back on things, so here goes… january: this is only a test. february: it’s funny how a few years can completely change your perspective on things. march: i’ve been [...]