Category Archives: 25 Days Of Maple Hoo Christmas

Christmas day at Maple Hoo is all about taking it easy, kicking back, and hanging out in our pajamas while we enjoy good company and play with all our new toys. (That’s the spirit of Christmas, right? Playing with new … Continue reading →

No, we’re not very religious here at Maple Hoo, but we do have at least a little Christ in our Christmas. When we were kids we had two creches that were the funnest part of putting out all our decorations … Continue reading →

You know those clip-on bird Christmas tree ornaments? We love those. Boomer likes to say they look like farting birds, with their little stiff sprays of “feathers” sticking out of their derrieres. Because we’re classy that way.

Our Christmas traditions have been through a lot of reinventions since our father died 15 years ago. For a few years we didn’t do anything, then we spent a few years trying to make our trees as fancy as possible, … Continue reading →

We’re getting closer! It’s almost time to open the stack of loot! But “almost” isn’t close enough, so we still have to bide our time basking in the glory of the tree, and wishing for a white Christmas. Sure, most … Continue reading →

For all that we love making and eating Christmas cookies, the sweet that gets consumed most at stately Maple Hoo during the holidays is candy from Williams-Sonoma. It started with the Peppermint Bark and turned into a full-fledged obsession a … Continue reading →

Ever since Favre the cat became part of the Maple Hoo family, we’ve had the Christmas tradition of hoping he doesn’t break anything, knock the tree over, or hurt anyone (including himself). Favre was, from Day 1, an ornament chaser. … Continue reading →

Our Flickr friend, Carol Browne, joked in the comments over there that we might be her “rich, American friends”. Sadly, this is but a joke. However, if we were rich Americans, one of the first things we’d do would be … Continue reading →