{After a compromise with my wife in how I handle the reality of Santa Claus with our daughters, I became frustrated and decided a manifesto in the pen of Santa. Hopefully through this we can could some idea of Santa while keeping a correct context for it all. Here is Santa’s Manifesto for your enjoyment [...]

painted by Jennie A. Brownscombe
Today begins the month of November.
It is a rather awkward month in some particularly peculiar ways. Let me give you a few examples.
I am very much a proponent of not getting ready for one holiday before all other major holidays leading up to it are celebrated. I mean if we are [...]

Christmas is over…at least for this year.
But for those mourning the end, never fear you can get your decorations out in less than ten months from now.
If there was any one misconception which I would like to die with the year, it would be the fact that Christmas is only celebrated for one day. Granted [...]

My wife has shifted her emphasis in art from painting to printmaking and drawing. Though I don’t help her in the creation process, I get involved in other ways. Her website has been a large part of this. One of the original issues was getting her art online so that people could see more of [...]