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It’s Christmas — And This Is What Merry Looks Like

December 25, 2021 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 2 Comments

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The 700-year-old alabaster statue of the Baby Jesus and his mother Mary can be found up in the choir balcony of the Toledo Cathedral in Spain. The statue is known locally as the Virgen Blanca — the White Virgin. Photo by Barbara Newhall

It’s Christmas, and for me this is what merry looks like.

I could write a lot of words here, throw some synonyms around — blithe, bright, joyful, happy, equanimous.

But nothing says merry quite like this 700-year-old mother and child tucked away in the choir loft of the Toledo Cathedral in Spain.

It’s Christmas. May you find some merry in your day today and in all the days that follow.

Need some levity during these dark days of winter?  Read about “A Child Is Born — And So Is a Grandpa.”  Or, “A Feng Sui Tip for the Bedroom — Your Mother’s Not Allowed, and Neither Are the Kids.”

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  1. Nancy Sanders says

    December 26, 2021 at 6:42 am

    Not and easy year…I hope you are surrounded by family and friends. Nancy

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    • Barbara Falconer Newhall says

      December 26, 2021 at 10:11 am

      Lots of family — and a roasted duck!

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