Historical November–December 2023 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
I have been procrastinating on this issue frankly because I couldn’t think of positive things to say in my notes.
We are approaching my least favorite time of year, winter, and frankly the time of year where I start to drive my husband Andy crazy with the ‘Why do we live in the Midwest instead of the beach?’ annual discussions.
This is the time of year when Andy should be the formal mascot of this neighborhood.
He reminds me of how the silhouettes of the trees look in a winter sunset, how the muted colors of a dreary day are a beautiful change of pace, and how it is nice to have a day so nasty that you have guilt free reading time with cocoa. (Although if you are in the community garden with Andy you know that there is maybe one day a year that is so nasty that he won’t be outside just to get some nature). So, in honor of Andy, I am thinking of the great things that our neighborhood will have and do in the next couple of months.
There are always great concerts at Joe’s Café that are just a walk from your home and inside and warm. Pretty soon we will see the streets filled with cars of families walking to our doors with Thanksgiving potluck dishes, then the holiday lights will start appearing on facades and in windows, we will have Wintermarkt on December 2nd so that you can load up on handmade gifts for Christmas presents, and our carolers might grace our doors for about the 25th season.
We are lucky to have so much to look forward to right within our reach even if it isn’t a tropical paradise.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November–December 2023.
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