You can definitely tell that the Christmas season is starting.

Thanksgiving is over and people are starting to decorate.

As I have been out walking this week I can see that many houses are now lit up or have decorations in their yards.

I have been watching for the people who live in this house to start putting up their decorations. They always have a pretty nice display.

Christmas cards are also starting to flow through the postal service. I know of several friends who are sending out piles of cards.

This reminds me of Classic Christmas Cards that my Grandma saved in her scrapbooks.

I also wrote a post about Classic Candle Cards that included images from my Grandma’s Scrapbooks.

I am also looking forward to reading A Christmas Carol. I will often read this classic by Dickens in December. Perhaps you will watch one of the many renditions on TV instead 🙂

I also think of my Grandpa during this time of the year. Partly because his birthday was in December, but also because he was the town Santa Claus in Hamburg, Iowa for many years.

For the other side of my family I can think about two Christmases. Did you know that some of the Amish celebrate two Christmases?  See my post Amish Christmases.

Steven