{"id":8297,"date":"2019-12-12T08:31:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T13:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=8297"},"modified":"2020-01-06T08:06:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T13:06:35","slug":"your-christmas-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=8297","title":{"rendered":"Your Christmas Present"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Christmas,<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTomorrow the kind of work I like best begins: buying. Cherries and citron,\nginger and vanilla and canned Hawaiian pineapple, rinds and raisins and walnuts\nand whiskey and oh, so much flour, butter, so many eggs, spices, flavorings:\nwhy, we\u2019ll need a pony to pull the buggy home.\u201d \u2013Truman Capote, A Christmas\nMemory \u2013 <\/em>Hear it\nhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See China\u2019s incredible Harbin\nIce Festival<\/a>. How they do it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis,\u201d said Mr. Pickwick, looking round him, \u201cthis is, indeed, comfort.\u201d
\n\u201cOur invariable custom,\u201d replied Mr. Wardle. \u201cEverybody sits down with us on\nChristmas eve, as you see them now\u2014servants and all; and here we wait, until\nthe clock strikes twelve, to usher Christmas in, and beguile the time with\nforfeits and old stories. Trundle, my boy, rake up the fire.\u201d Up flew the\nbright sparks in myriads as the logs were stirred. The deep red blaze sent\nforth a rich glow, that penetrated into the furthest corner of the room, and\ncast its cheerful tint on every face. \u2014Charles Dickens, \u201cA Good-Humored\nChristmas\u201d Chapter\n28<\/a> from The Pickwick Papers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That Hanukkah holiday classic, \u201cChinese Food on Christmas.\u201d<\/a>\nTotally not politically correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c’Twas Christmas in the trenches, where the frost so bitter hung,
\nThe frozen fields of France were still, no Christmas song was sung
\nOur families back in England were toasting us that day
\nTheir brave and glorious lads so far away.\u201d \u2013John McCutcheon, \u201cChristmas in the\nTrenches.\u201d See it performed\nhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know how the photos of Christmas cookies in recipes are always Martha\nStewart-perfect? Take heart. Here\u2019s a site with some of the ugliest cookies ever<\/a>. You\u2019ve\ngot this! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I\u2019m off to wrap last-minute gifts, to the accompaniment of this holiday classic<\/a> from The Waitresses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2020!! Happy New Year! Celebrate with these Dancing Fireworks<\/a> from the Pyronale 2019!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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