Reading Dickens by Fishlight
My family has a long standing tradition of reading Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol aloud every year, sometime in December. It's quite a good tradition, so we decided to continue it... with Mathew, by fishlight. We ordered pizza, made some fresh-out-of-the-juicer apple cider, lit our fake fire (and some real candles), and had a very good time.
a wonderful tradition
Thanks for posting the video. Looks like a fun time. Glad Matthew could be part of it. We haven't done Dickens yet - probably will on Sunday the 21st.
Are you going to make lefse? (That's a project for a long day when you don't have anything else to do.)
re: the covering of heads
But did you wear cool hats? Isn't that part of it? I vaguely remember something about Matt Neufeld and a diverse plethora of hats.
Hats
Jed, you are correct. Unfortunately we had no cool hats to wear. Quite unfortunate, really, because we came this close (here I am holding up my fingers very close together) to winning a really wonderful and outlandish hat from the local Lotteria (McDonald's like place), but alas...
P.S. You really are part of the tradition now too, you know: I vaguely remember something about Matt Neufeld and a diverse plethora of hats and you wearing one.
yes, Jed is definitely part of the Magnuson Dickens tradition
Jed, you were with us more than once for Dickens, weren't you? I know you listened to hundreds of hours of read alouds with our family, over the years! :-) And in any case, it only takes one time to be a part of our tradition. Though the true traditionals are those who carry it on on their own, when they go their disparate ways (we hear that Karise's family now reads Dickens aloud). So, when are you reading Dickens this year (and don't forget the fancy hats)?
Marisa, Is this your
Marisa, Is this your dining/living room? Such stylish decor! :O) And cute fishies!! And great crafts taking over the table! Yay! You should see my room...
christmas cookies today, lefse tomorrow, Dickens on Sunday
Hi Jordan & Marisa. Yes, the title is what we're doing the next three days. We're starting the festivities with French toast, which I am in the process of making as I type (well, it's cooking on the stove a few feet away).
We'll have 25 people for Dickens this year, which I think is a few too many... but we'll have our party hats and will have lots of fun.
Have you tried making eggnog yet? It's good! :-)