As you may have figured out, this week I will be writing about Christmas “stuff”, as well as the emotions that go along with the holidays. This is a slight departure from the theme, but as you’ll see, not really.
When Kelsea and I were driving back from our Labor Day mother-daughter getaway in Cheyenne, we saw a plume of smoke over the mountains, being buffeted about by high winds. I said to her, “Uh oh.” By the time we got to the outskirts of Boulder, this is what we saw:
Uh oh was an understatement. The Four Mile Fire destroyed 169 homes on the edge of Boulder. I knew several people who were evacuated, and many who were on edge, but I had not met anyone who had lost their home until Thanksgiving. One of my fellow dinner guests at the Big House was a gentleman who had lost his home in the fire, and he was still clearly and understandably shell-shocked.
One of the blogs I follow, http://piperbayard.wordpress.com/, wrote today about Andi, a woman who lost everything (except her dog, her kayak and the clothes she had packed for the trip to Port Townsend, where she was when the fire happened) in the fire. Andi’s award-winning blog can be found at Burning Down the House.
In order to bring holiday cheer to what has been a dark time, Nellie (Andi’s dog) is hoping to receive Christmas cards from all over the world. The cards brighten little Nellie’s mood, and everyone, including dogs, needs that at this time of year. So I’m asking my friends in the blogosphere around this earth to take five minutes out of their day, and send a card to Nellie at this address:
Princess Nellie
c/o Chautauqua Main Office
900 Baseline Road
Boulder, CO 80302
It will make us all have a little merrier Christmas and spread a little more love. That’s always a good thing. Let’s show Nellie that love is something no fire can destroy.
Gratitudes: Christmas Trees, the upcoming Lunar Eclipse (even if I’m not awake for it), warm winters, power strips, pork green chile.
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December 20, 2010 at 11:55 am
notesfromrumbleycottage
I have never been through a fire but I have seen the destruction afterwards. I will send that christmas card.
December 20, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Seasweetie
Thank you, rumbleycottage! Happy Solstice!
December 20, 2010 at 1:08 pm
slpmartin
What a lovely idea…cheers!
December 20, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Seasweetie
Hope you get a chance to send a card, slp!
December 20, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Jingle
hope that you have fun doing holiday writing…
Greetings!
Here is the end of the year awards 4 you, enjoy!
End of The Year Awards 4 Friends of Jingle or Jingle Poetry Community
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
At this time of the year, We wish you all the best !
Link a poem to our potluck today, We send blessings all the way to brighten your day!
December 20, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Piper Bayard
Hi Seasweetie. Thanks so much for the shout. Enjoyed your blog. Those Santa hats rock. Looking forward to hearing how Happy Solstice turns out for you. Happy Christmas. (I said that with a British accent.)
December 21, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Seasweetie
The Solstice experiment was interesting – but my dermatologist really loved it when I said it to her today, and she went out the exam room door and started saying it to everyone else!
December 21, 2010 at 3:22 pm
apieceofthepiehole
living in So Cal, and being through many fires, I get this. Card is in the mail!
December 21, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Seasweetie
Awesome! Thanks, pie!