Monthly Archives: December 2013

Resolution

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Ellen Ross

I’ve never much cared about New Year’s Eve.  It’s always been kind of a non-holiday for me.  In fact, as I thought about this post and tried hard to conjure up a memorable one, I was rather stymied. I did … Continue reading →

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St. Nick

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Ellen Ross

IMPORTANT LETTER FROM ELBA ANNOUNCEMENT:  I am taking Thursday, December 26 off, you guys.  Let’s just call it a mini Christmas vacay.  (Or I’m celebrating Boxing Day.  Or Kwanzaa.)   In any case, I’ll see you all back here next Sunday, … Continue reading →

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“Oh yeah. You blend.”

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Ellen Ross

If you don’t recognize the quote in the title of today’s post instantly, let me help you out. It’s a line of dialogue from one of my all-time favorite movies, 1992’s My Cousin Vinny- played with fantastic comic gusto by the inimitable Joe … Continue reading →

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Oy Tannenbaum

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Ellen Ross

I love Christmas.  Everything about it.  The carols, the weather, the gifts, the “good will toward men” spirit, the lights,  Amahl and The Night Visitors.  The whole nine gift-wrapped yards. But most of all I love a Christmas tree. As … Continue reading →

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Private Driver

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Do you Uber?  And don’t you love it?  And if you haven’t Ubered lately, why haven’t you? If you think I’m speaking in tongues, it probably means that you aren’t real dependent on taxi cabs- or any other form of … Continue reading →

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H

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note:  The following post contains absolutely NO redeeming social content of any kind.  In fact, it is reportage of an entirely shallow and shameful incident.  To that end, all of the names have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent. … Continue reading →

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I never promised you a rose garden

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Ellen Ross

I got these crimson beauties a couple of weeks ago from my buddy, Kevin. Thanks, Big K. You really know how to spoil a girl.  And their intoxicating fragrance instantly triggered a memory of my own rose garden.  And so… … Continue reading →

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Darn it

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Congratulate me, guys.  I just got finished darning a sock.  It was cashmere and I loved it and I couldn’t bear to throw it out.  I felt just like Meg from Little Women.  (No, I didn’t have a darning egg … Continue reading →

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