Entries from December 2007

December 27, 2007

Everyone Loves Christmas Sweaters

Just before Christmas a group of us here in Maine got together for your typical Christmas party, but with a bit of a twist: our party was to be centered on the exchange of Christmas sweaters.  How did this come about?  During last year’s Christmas party the subject of garish, tacky, ugly, over-the-top Christmas sweaters came [...]

December 6, 2007

Happy Happy Snow Day!

So the snow has officially arrived here in Portland, transforming the city into a beautiful winter wonderland.  For our part we’ve bought a tree, taken down the boxes of decorations from the attic, and done our best to turn our little home into a cozy, Christmas-themed haven.  We’re counting down to our second-annual Christmas Party on [...]