Even though stores and TV networks usually begin promoting the Christmas season the day after Halloween, I’ve always found that to be a bit too early, especially with my jack-o’-lanterns still smiling at me with their Happy Halloween grins. A little bit after the middle of November, however, is an event that changes all that and [...]
Even though I’m now 37 years old, and I don’t completely believe that there is a Santa Claus anymore, there is one time of the year that still manages to bring quite a bit of enjoyment to my soul. That time is Christmas time, when I start to feel, more than any other time of [...]
Every year, visitors and residents alike get a nice visual treat while driving or walking down Burrard Street. It is the annual Christmas light display at the front of St. Paul’s hospital. It seems to take them a couple of weeks to put everything up, and they start early, like around Halloween. I’m not entirely sure, [...]
