Monthly Archives: December 2016

Grace Is All Around Us

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Sirena

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
Christmas Eve.  Blustery and bone-chilling at dusk, the weather was less than enticing as I  got ready for a top fave ritual: delivering some Christmas cookies we’d just baked to firefighters in a nearby city…

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Cookies and Kindness

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Sirena

  “You can always count on cookies and kindness: Give a cookie and you get joy.”~Dorie Greenspan I wholeheartedly agree with celebrity baker and guru, Dorie Greenspan, who has launched a wonderful cookies and kindness project.  It’s aimed at making … Continue reading →

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Inviting Expansiveness: Santa Hat Chronicles

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Sirena

Tonight, you swing by a shop to pick up some last-minute ingredients for dinner.  You’ve been there many times before, and the man who waits on you now has been somewhere between civil and pleasant in the past.  It has … Continue reading →

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Glittering Humanity: Santa Hat Chronicles

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Sirena

  Rainy. Cold. Grey. Monday morning, first thing. I run out of the drear and into a nearby pharmacy for some household supplies. From across the store, I hear someone shouting, “Hey, Santa!  Good morning, Santa!” and realize a tad … Continue reading →

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Welcome: The Priceless Gifts of Hospitality

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Sirena

“Dining with one’s friends and beloved family is certainly one of life’s primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.”~Julia Child Julia’s wise, evocative words have been echoing for me lately as we prepare to host … Continue reading →

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Risking Delight

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Sirena

“We must risk delight…We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of the world.”~Jack Gilbert I agree. So for the past week, as I’ve done for the past 15 odd years at Christmastime, I’ve been donning … Continue reading →

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