Mine was around the time I met Ebenezer Scrooge and he talked money and I told him he had no cents
Now I am only kidding and I am far from being that old
Let me simply emphasize, “BEHOLD”
My past Christmas centers at 1100 PACIFIC STREET in a Two Family Brownstone nestled in Brooklyn, New York on the First Floor where we lived being my Grandparents and I was raised
Our Christmas preparation would be our Artificial Christmas Tree in dazzling color while the BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD and my FREIGHT TRAIN maneuvered at the same time running around the Christmas tree with the structured buildings on the full handmade layout of track including a TUNNEL
Oh those operating Engineer days take me back
Then there were tons of Christmas Cards that would be hung on the wall next to the Christmas tree
But the real preparation would be done the night before in the kitchen of baking and Turkey in early dawn the next morning
Mine you, my Grandmother did this all by herself, but I did help whenever my Grandmother asked
Now don’t let me talk about dessert
It was Homemade Layer Cakes and Sweet Potato Pies
Now that was the Christmas Holiday Feast
I remember all that at least
Cheat diet of the day and continue with a diet whenever
The Baked Ham with all the aroma flavors
It was something to just savor
The family being relatives from everywhere including friends
The joy of the Christmas holiday
Remembrance always being on my mind
The past I won’t forget
Missing family members being a regret
It didn’t get any better than that
Merry in feeling joy and Christmas to enjoy