Eve and Morn: Had You Noticed?
Mamacita says: Oh, my dears, it’s so close now, so very, very close. There are a lot of old, boring, easily offended, humorless people out there who don’t care much for the excitement, the wonder, the...
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Remember that old Carly Simon Song, Anticipation? Remember how Heinz used the song in its ketchup commercials? Anticipation. . . is keeping me waiting. This time of year, though, the anticipation is...
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Mamacita says: It’s getting closer. IT’S GETTING CLOSER. Everyone whose spirit of celebration is still alive and quickening, hark! There are a lot of old, boring, easily offended, humorless people...
View ArticleTwas the Afternoon Before Christmas. . . .
Mamacita says: I love these days leading up to Christmas more than any other time of the year. I love the planning. I love the baking. I love the making lists and checking them twice. I love the...
View ArticleAnticipation
Remember that old Carly Simon Song, Anticipation? Remember how Heinz used the song in its ketchup commercials? Anticipation. . . is keeping me waiting. This time of year, though, the anticipation is...
View ArticleEve & Morn & Those Who Appreciate Them
Mamacita says: It’s getting closer. IT’S GETTING CLOSER. Everyone whose spirit of celebration is still alive and quickening, hark! There are a lot of old, boring, easily offended, humorless people...
View ArticleTwas the Afternoon Before Christmas. . . .
Mamacita says: I love these days leading up to Christmas more than any other time of the year. I love the planning. I love the baking. I love the making lists and checking them twice. I love the...
View ArticleEve and Morn: Had You Noticed?
“What Child Is This,” by Caroline Cooney Mamacita says: Oh, my dears, it’s so close now, so very, very close. There are a lot of old, boring, easily offended, humorless people out there who don’t care...
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My favorite modern Christmas story. . . . Mamacita says: Christmas is such a magical time. We anticipate it all the rest of the year, and then suddenly it’s here, and it’s so special, so wonderful,...
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