Christmas at the Daily's Just a week before Christmas I had a visitor. This is how it happened. I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room, and to… Continue reading teach the children
From my collection of Christmas stories, shared over the years at nanaellen.com, now being repeated here on CCB. Wishing you a Joyous Christmas. I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma. I was just a kid. I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the… Continue reading Santa – the true story
I watch with fascination and some apprehension as preparations for yet another Christmas begin. Boxes I know to be filled with glitter and sparkle are lifted down from their resting place in the attic. The accumulated dust of eleven months is brushed away. The old fashioned stand is located and we begin our annual discussion...… Continue reading the Christmas question
Another Christmas Story worth repeating. Author unknown now, since the story has been around since forever. Still...the Spirit of Christmas shines forth even today. It's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years… Continue reading the spirit of Christmas
A Christmas Story that has been circling in cyberspace for years. Told of a family in the USA, in southern Indiana, who learned to celebrate the true meaning of the season. No matter the story's vintage—it brings a warm glow to my heart and a tear to my eye. In 2014 I hope there are still a… Continue reading keep Christmas
My Thanksgiving Wish In my imagination our Thanksgiving dinner looks exactly like this Norman Rockwell painting. All of our children, and our children's children gather together around the table, sharing love, mutual respect, and turkey—in my imagination. In reality—D, Kai Li, KiKi, and I will gather around our dinner table to give thanks for all of our… Continue reading we give thanks
November arrives and with it comes "Black Friday, "Christmas commercials, advertisement coupons and flyers announcing another gigantic sale of the items required to "make your Thanksgiving Feast special this year". With every passing year the world outside of our cottage presents a slightly more commercial perspective on "the Holidays". Things aren't what they used to be! Thanksgiving just gets… Continue reading thanksgiving greetings
Contentment Cottage 