Merry Christmas from
the Moores
Jane and John have emphasized the theatrical
aspects of Christmas this year. In late November, they enjoyed the Bloomsburg
Theatre Ensemble production of “Toy Story,” where Jane—always the
gambler—bought chances on the leg lamp. She’s hoping she doesn’t win. In mid-
December, we ended a day’s shopping by watching “Irving Berlin’s White
Christmas” at The Courtyard Theater near Selinsgrove. As the finale began, the
cast invited the audience to join in singing the title song.
That song may be the closest we come to a White
Christmas this year. If AccuWeather is correct, Central Pennsylvanians will
enjoy a sunny 54 degrees on December 25. Always the procrastinator, John hasn’t
yet brought the snow shovels down from the barn. Maybe he’ll do that after
opening his presents on Xmas day.
In early December, John donned his Santa suit
to play Santa Claus for the 1st annual Pet Parade sponsored by the
Selinsgrove Chamber of Commerce. The parade ended in a little park in downtown
Selinsgrove, where people and their pets – mainly dogs – had their pictures taken
with Santa. Then last week, John/Santa zoomed down to Bethlehem, Pa., for the
annual Christmas party of his old Toastmasters Club
Jane
marked her tenth year as a caseworker for the state Welfare Office, now known
as the Department of Human Services. Keeping with the tradition she started
last summer with her knee replacement, Jane had cataract surgeries this summer.
The eye surgeries were so successful that she now needs glasses only to read.
John’s 2015 storytelling activities took him to
Frances Slocum State Park near Wilkes-Barre; Fort Roberdeau near Altoona; and the
State Library of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg where he was the December speaker
at a Lunch & Learn program for state employees. He’s working on a new
series of books about the American Revolutionary War and has reached the midway
point on the first volume, tentatively titled “Tories, Terror & Tea:
Pennsylvania in the Revolution.” He hopes to release the book during 2016.
