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Christmas News Around Town
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We usually have a Festival of Lights, where you go and look at people's houses and their decorations, some of them even give you tours inside their homes. But it was canceled this year, due to our -30 weather and not rescheduled.
This is so charming!
1915 Santa Letter: 98-Year-Old Letter To Santa Is Sweetly Humble
1915 Santa Letter: 98-Year-Old Letter To Santa Is Sweetly Humble
Love that, Staro. Simple items and politeness in requesting them. Puts many of todays' 7 year old to shame.
We went walking around the square in Fayetteville before the blizzard hit last weekend, I forgot to take pictures...I'm smart like that...but one cool thing, there was a guy bundled up in a big coat sitting on the northeast corner of the square playing guitar. I had been hearing guitar music and the guy singing while we were walking around the square but didn't pay too much attention. I had mentally noted that the singer had a very blues-y type singing voice, twinged with a southern accent. My family and I walked around a few times, I noticed the music and singing stopped. He apparently switched guitars, when I actually got back around to him I noticed he had two guitar cases. I also noticed he was wearing a serape kind of jacket, and a beaten up cowboy hat bent forward on his head. The guitar he started playing was a twelve string guitar. I don't know much about guitars but the next song he played was a favorite of mine, Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Life by the Drop". Man, I'm telling you, this guy nailed it. I kind of stood off to the side and listened to him, then went and bought him a cup of hot chocolate and threw five bucks in his guitar case. I wanted to ask him how he learned to sing that well but I didn't want to sound like a tool......so I just nodded, told him he played really well and walked away. He actually stopped playing, stood up, shook my hand, and said thanks. when he did, I was struck by how much he favored SRV. I don't know if it was the look he was going for, but it was a bit scary when he first stood up...had a good time listening to him.
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That is the reason for the season...to enjoy the simple things of life. Glad you enjoyed your day. You forget to take pics but your words had a camera lense. I could see the scene Ghost.
Suspended singing angels at the Bethlehem Walk, West Edmonton Christian Assembly.
Awwwwww this is so lovely.
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Canadians are coming off as pretty damn jolly at Christmas in this thread.
Now why don't the airlines I fly with do this?!! 
Now why don't the airlines I fly with do this?!!
Wow- now that brought joyful tears and smiles. Someone found the spirit of the season!!
Thank you Staro and everyone. The pictures are lovely and festive. I will have to be on the lookout for some holiday pictures to add here!
Marsha, the president of WestJet in a guy from Newfoundland. I always fly with them. It is like flying with a bunch of stand-up comedians.Now why don't the airlines I fly with do this?!!
NopeCould you talk them into adding a route from Bangor to Tucson?
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Actually, they are expanding into the states so maybe you will be on their list.Could you talk them into adding a route from Bangor to Tucson?
I just saw this on Facebook and ran right over here to post it! Unbelievably generous and truly magical! Hats off to our Canadian friends for pulling this off!
Marsha, this will give you some idea of what it is like to fly on WestJet.