Comments on: Christmas at the Homestead

By: ab

ab — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:10:28 +0000

Great backyard picture. Lovely memories!

By: kris

kris — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:11:53 +0000

“You can’t wrap that …” wins as my first LOL (yeah, I said it) of 2010.

Am quite sure my cats will demand a Buddha statue now. Hearing about your mom’s kitty makes me sad mine have to view the world from an upper floor. Then again, life spent lounging in front of a fireplace can’t be all that bad.

By: pamzella

pamzella — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:44:03 +0000

Better than ranch houses… that was a bungalow neighborhood! Of course, I dropped you off and went “What happened to the trees? I used to figure out where the house was from the trees!” So that’s weird as well.

By: Teej

Teej — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:23:41 +0000

Sounds lovely. (And what a nice back yard! I would like to sit in it.)

Happy new year!

By: jennifer in sf

jennifer in sf — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:13:01 +0000

Mine was great. Only the part of my family that totally gets along gets together for holidays now, so no death threats or other drama. Just lots of sitting around eating cookies and drinking wine, and then some Robert Downey Jr. (as Sherlock Holmes!).

The only real problem was that I had to be back at work Monday morning. Grrr.

By: Kristabella

Kristabella — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:28:16 +0000

Mine was pretty good. It was busy, but it was fun and drama-free. But that might have been because I was drunk on wine (and then vodka) and no one annoyed me and I was like “MY FAMILY IS THE BEST EVER!” (Note to self: be drunk at every holiday!)

Glad you had a good holiday! Happy new year my friend! I hope 2010 is the year we meet in person!

By: Kayla

Kayla — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:56:04 +0000

Hot chocolate with THREE different kinds of booze? Whaaa? And all this time I’ve been accepting a mere splash of peppermint schnapps in my hot chocolate?!!?

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:24:09 +0000

Sounds like a fantastic Christmas, and loved you talking about how the houses have changed!! Mine was a very quiet Christmas but one of the best I’ve had in a while… just relaxing

By: Camels & Chocolate

Camels & Chocolate — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:42:16 +0000

Exhausting! Family and visitors and parties every single day for 10 days until yesterday. *lets out big ol’ sigh of relief*

Coming back to SF (to two pressing book deadlines, no less) will feel like a vacation after this.

By: Locusts and Wild Honey

Locusts and Wild Honey — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:46:14 +0000

Mine was utterly different but a nice change of pace. I spent it with my husband’s family for the first time. When they had blow-ups, I read my magazine. When they played games and laughed and toasted, I joined right in. The best of both worlds.

Glad you had a nice trip!