A Breakfast Serenade
For 27 years, Ray and I have enjoyed the music our son John creates from the guitar he received for Christmas 27 years ago. We cherish the memory of the moments we relished yesterday while he serenaded his mom and…
Category Seasonal Joy
Good News of Great Joy
Virgin and Child, c. 1600 Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp) Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped…
Merry Christmas from Notgrass History!
Many of you probably receive our Notgrass History newsletter, but I wanted to tell you a bit of the behind-the-scenes story of our making the video and also share it with those of you who don’t receive that newsletter. Below…
Lighting Our National Christmas Tree
Since 1923 the public celebration of Christmas in America has included a National Christmas Tree. That year First Lady Grace Coolidge gave the District of Columbia public schools permission to set up a Christmas tree on the Ellipse near the…