We had a green Christmas for the first time I can remember. We’ve nearly had a green Christmas at least twice before. I distinctly remember one year back when I was around ten, or eight, or twelve (hey, it was a long time ago, the memory’s rusty) when it didn’t snow until Christmas day. And then it snowed dump trucks on us! I was so happy. Of course, I didn’t have to drive in it.
Same thing happened about a decade ago. No snow until my brother and sisters had to brave the roads for Christmas dinner at my house. Then—kablooey. Tons of snow.
I know other areas of North America are getting pummeled with the chilly white stuff as I type. Is your part of the continent white or green?
Oh, before I forget, congratulations to Lisa G., who won the Super Secret Santa Give-Away on Nobody Writes It Better! My romantic comedy, BORROWING ALEX, was included in the give-away. I’ll get the book in the mail to you this week.
Thanks to everyone who entered. I hear we had a good turn-out, which means we’ll hopefully hold another give-away next year.
Merry Green Christmas.
Green is more often the case than white here in NYC, but this year we had “leftover white”. There was still plenty of snow on the ground but calling it white would be stretching it.
I do remember many white Christmases when I was little. In fact, one of my most vivid Christmas memories is the first year it didn’t snow. I must have been 5 or 6 and I remember wandering around the yard looking at all the bushes and wondering why I could actually see them!
Hi Mary,
Those Christmases when you’re little and USED to snow but it doesn’t snow, or it snows very late, can be heartbreaking. When I was little, it just wasn’t Christmas without a good deal of snow on the ground. We had a few snow-heavy years there when you’d lose your sled if you left it out overnight.
Last year we had a lot of snow. This year is very different.
Thanks for stopping by!