GIVING GIFTS

christmas is such a magical time of year.

i love the music.

i love the lights.

i love the decorations.

i love the traditions...

and as much fun as it is to receive

a desired gift

or a special surprise...

sometimes

the greatest is the one that you GIVE

and not just any kind of GIVE

but the GIVE you do with thought and heart.

this year

christmas magic came

in GIVING a GIFT

to 

bryan and helena.

these two individuals

are model parents

spiritual giants

well read in the classics

love the beauty of a garden

gourmet meals

and baking bread...

all of which i know nothing about.

as i ventured out in search of a particular GIFT,

nothing particular was left for the taking.

in my peripheal vision,

i saw the ol' dicken's classic

"scrooge"

i know bryan loves dicken's

and i was 100 % positive

he had this tale in his collection...

but my version

of

christmases past present future

was yet to be written.

and so this little gift unfolded...

i printed out famous quotes and linked them
together to form a chain
that shackle scrooge
 if unchanged
CHRISTMAS PACKAGE PAST

CHRISTMAS PACKAGE PRESENT
(a dialogue between rick and myself
was printed and pasted to the gift
in hopes of creating a feeling of being present
in delivering their gift)

CHRISTMAS PACKAGE FUTURE
 
bryan called
and we laughed.