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Month: December 2022

Christmas Tree Spoons

Christmas Tree Spoons

My buddy turned the tree trunk into a series of wooden spoons that commemorate my grandbaby’s first Christmas.

Posted on December 31, 2022December 30, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized20 Comments

Everything Is Sticky

Everything Is Sticky

Candles have melted into the woodwork. The place is still littered with half-bottles of Cab. Our living room looks like the set of a Noel Coward play.

Posted on December 28, 2022December 27, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized20 Comments

To the Naughty…to the Nice

To the Naughty…to the Nice

Merry Christmas if words are your wrapping paper. Merry Christmas if “Chestnuts” stirs your soul.

Posted on December 24, 2022December 23, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized23 Comments

Hope, Faith and Eggnog

Hope, Faith and Eggnog

Christmas is the blanket God drapes across the world. Don’t believe? That’s OK. Occasionally, I have doubts too.

Posted on December 21, 2022December 20, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized9 Comments

The Leaning Tower of Christmas

The Leaning Tower of Christmas

Our new Christmas tree ($7,000) sits in a corner of the den, listing 12 degrees starboard, as if whipped by a holiday storm.

Posted on December 17, 2022December 16, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized21 Comments

I Prefer Schulz to Shakespeare

I Prefer Schulz to Shakespeare

I’m as simple as simple gets. I’ve always preferred Schulz to Shakespeare, sledding to sleigh rides.

Posted on December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized18 Comments

Savor Every Moment

Savor Every Moment

Funny how Americans set up a holiday defined by gifts, promote it with all sorts of gooey Proustian moments, then tear it down piece by piece.

Posted on December 10, 2022December 9, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized28 Comments

The Wolf Who Cried Boy

The Wolf Who Cried Boy

These are the relationships that now define me: Smartacus and Suzanne, plus Catty Cakes, the maestro of my life. Plus White Fang, my bombshell of a dog.

Posted on December 7, 2022December 6, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Uncategorized, White Fang13 Comments

I Miss AYSO

I Miss AYSO

I’ve been taking White Fang to a nearby soccer field, where she sniffs the stinky scents left by the kids who play there on weekends and thinks -- momentarily at least -- how good they might taste on toast.

Posted on December 3, 2022December 2, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

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As his 30-year run at the Los Angeles Times comes to a close, Chris Erskine is making sure the adventures won’t end. He’ll be here to help you laugh, cry and sigh.

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