December for our family means Christmas and New Years is right around the corner. We don't have birthdays in December in our home. My cousin who lives near by celebrates his birthday in December. I love the cooler weather in Hawaii that December brings. Wonderful December in Hawaii means hurricane season is finally over!!! Hooray and hello December too!
I was in Maui at the end of September, beginning of October with my son and his family. The weather was pretty nice then too. Not as hot as in the summer months.
We have been looking through December's Diary and photo album, sort of beginning a trip down "Decememory Lane"! Today is December 2nd, and it was on this day, way back in 1867, when in a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens,gave his first public reading in the United States. And In 1957, on this day, Sam Cooke's single "You Send Me", reached #1!
Yes I did as well Chrissy, I found he painted amazing pictures in your mind with his characters and timeless stories, but I am not sure I could read him now because I have changed in some way regarding liking of certain styles of writing
ONE MAN SHOW: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHARLES DICKENS Veteran actor Edmund McGrave (Ian McKellan), best known as a soap opera doctor, now brings his talents to the stage in the one man show, "The Life and Times of Charles Dickens." http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/one-man-show/2872723
I woke up and found it is December 3rd, today! They predicted snow on the grass, but none arrived. On this date, in 1910, Neon lights were first publicly displayed at the Paris Auto Show.