A Reminder of a Slower Paced Time
Dec
13
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12/13/2011 9:03 AM
Chestnuts Roasting on a Open fire….
This song tends to bring a certain period in time to mind for me. Not necessarily a simpler time, but a slower paced time when things weren’t so rushed, and how much you spent and gifts weren’t the focus of the season.
A little bit of that time was evoked and shared with my son this past weekend at the St. Albert Grain Elevator and Train Station, where they had a telegrapher send his wish list to Santa in the North Pole via Telegraph! Man, the Operators fingers sure knew what they were doing as they tapped out this great long list….We opted out writing the list with an old fashioned pen and ink and went with good ol’ lead! I could see messes happening with ink in a 4 year olds hands and a wandering mind, especially since the great man in red was sitting in the next room waiting to talk and see if you had been good or naughty.
We created a couple of crafts and ornaments and decorated a gingerbread cookie (deliciously from Grandin Bakery), and it promptly disappeared. Opted out of the horse-drawn wagon ride as we weren’t really dressed for it, we were off to do some shopping! Back to this century, and off we rushed….a break in the past truly enjoyed.