Saturday, December 24, 2011

A Christmas Story

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Why, Christmas is over! There are no more stories for the moment. You ought to be clearing out the decorations and sweeping pine needles ...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Dyker Heights: Land of Lights and Also Horror.

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Dyker Heights is an often pretty, sometimes hideous, largely Italian-American neighborhood in South Brooklyn. Its homes range from ramblin...
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Friday, December 16, 2011

Ornament nostalgia

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This is my absolute favorite Christmas ornament of all time: I remember loving it as a child; it was always my favorite ornament and nobody ...
Thursday, December 8, 2011

Ghosts of Christmas Past Walking Tours!

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This Saturday December 17th and Sunday December 18th, yours truly ( me !) will be giving guided walking tours of Manhattan's East Villa...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011

From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus: By esteemed guest blogger Jared Goldstein!

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December 6th is the Feast of Saint Nicholas . Not much is known about this feast day in North America, though many European readers will rec...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

The Ghost of an Idea

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I must begin this endeavor at the beginning. Though much of this blog is devoted to celebrating the season just for the sheer joy of it , th...
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Friday, December 2, 2011

Yuletide, yueltide, merry merry Yuletide

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I think when people meet me they just know I love Christmas. There's just something about me that says, "Hey, this lady likes Chris...