Up the hill we climb
The old sled in tow
Snow flakes pepper my coat
As up the hill we go
Leaving footprints in the snow
They remind us where we’ve been
The trees have shed their leaves
No secrets to hide within

from “Sledding” by Kelsi Brockway

You are never too old to set another goal
or to dream a new dream.
C.S. Lewis

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall,
the genial flame of charity in the heart.

– Washington Irving

For Joe.

(If you repost, credit Phillip Mackenzie)

For my father, grandfather, and all those who have so valiantly and selflessly put themselves in harm’s way for our country.

Thank you.

A gem from Gert Dumbar:

In Holland, we have two words for design. One is vormgeving; in German formgeben. And the other word is ontwerpen; in German entwurf. In the Anglo-Saxon language there’s only one word for design, which is design. That is something you should work out. Vormgeving is more to make things look nice. So for instance, packaging for a perfume or for chocolate in order to make things fashionable, obsolete and therefore bad for society because we don’t really need it. While ontwerpe means, and the Anglo-saxon word, but its stronger, means engineering. That means you as a person try to invent a new thing—which is intelligent, which is clever, and which will have a long-life. And that’s called stylistic durability. It means you can use it for a long time.

No disagreement here. I immediately think of the difference between the words “picture” and “photograph.”

One of the promotional posters:

See more of the posters and headshots of the cast.

State College Community Theatre and their page on Facebook

Starring Helen Fleischer, Margaret Higgins, Lyn Freymiller, Shaun McMurtrie, and Gordon Robinson. Played June 2010 at the Boal Barn Playhouse.