I didn't feel like doing much this year. I did get a new (to me) wreath because the old one was 1) too small and 2) destroyed in our recent improv show! (I had alread bought its replacement.)
Not many cards this year, partyly due to Postal Strike:
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I sang three Dylan songs in C:
I Shall Be Released, I Threw It All Away, and Forever Young.
Review: "That was beautiful." - Arley Cox
Highlight: being called up to play harp with Green Bank.
Photos by Zach:
Arley:
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Everyone out when I first arrived, my Memory cards 2x with K and M, then Rudolph Memory with M, paint & beads with M (pictured), Mr. Wolf Treasure Hunt (invented on the fly by M), guitar, spaghetti, meatballs, salad, chocolate treats with K, J, M & T.
D, R, and RP. T was sick.
My contribution was side one of Christmas at the Red Lion.
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Not very many this year, though I do ride to my Crossing Guard corner and back as often as weather permits.
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Because Kris's exchange student was returning to Italy on Saturday, and Lakehead Beer would not be opening the evening of Boxing Day, they agreed to let us have Open Mic in the afternoon:
I sang good advice from Dylan in C ("don't follow my advice"):
I Shall Be Released,
Threw It All Away, and
Forever Young.
Highlights: the return of Shan, some newcomers, Italian songs (and snacks), hot mulled cider, J P-W brought K and little M.
Trouble with the mic stand:
Photo and vid taken by M:
Click here for a short vid of exchange student's final Open Mic here taken by Shan.
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After leading songs for Gathering Table 10 am service:
The evening at Suttons':
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Received Lord of the Flies (Graphic novel), then mulled wine, glowsticks and sparklers by the fire. Inside: Hibiscus and stockings (candy, dried apricot, chocolate, noses, multipens, pomegranate, oranges, glowsticks, playdo, crackers*, stickers, fake tea light) plus family stocking with extras, Rudolph Memory cards, finger puppets, & craft stuff, played Story One Word at a Time (with finger puppets), Memory, sang carols.
* What Goo called "nutcrackers".
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