Alternate Title: Why Wasn’t I Born Icelandic Original publish date: Dec 24, 2016 Tonight is Christmas Eve. (This year, it is also the first night of Hanukkah. Chag Sameach to all my Jewish friends!) I like Christmas Eve because it’s kind of the low-pressure run-up to Christmas in my family, and always has been. Growing up, we spent Christmas Eve with my mom’s side of the family, usually at my Grandma’s house. Grandma Del was a hot sketch who owned a red Firebird, which she drove all over … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and I already know what I’m eating and reading. I know this because I eat the same things every Thanksgiving--so do you, most likely. My Thanksgiving menu includes: Turkey Dinner rolls Mashed potatoes Cranberry sauce Some kind of vegetable casserole my mother always makes involving Campbell’s cream soup (or Stop & Shop brand if it was on sale) Another vegetable casserole involving cheese crackers or those crunchy onions in a can (I think the … [Read more...]