Christmas traditions

[Phil Yearout]

Sometime around "the day or eve" I take a moment to sit quietly with a favorite libation and a pipe of fine tobacco in my old clay churchwarden (very Elizabethan don'tchaknow), usually something rich and festive like Country Squire's Figgy Pudding (yum!). And I contemplate my good fortune: good friends, a wonderful family, reasonable health, and as my late brother used to say: "enough to eat, a roof over one's head, and a little recreation". This group here is a large part of that, and so I say to each and every one: Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, thank you for your fellowship, and good wishes to all as we sally forth into 2025!

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[Harold Lee Pickens]

Best wishes for a wonderful new year, Phil. Hope to read a few more of your stories this year!

[Jeff langbehn]

A very great way to celebrate the holidays…. Being grateful for all we enjoy happy Holidays Phil thanks for sharing

[Garry L Gordon]

Best wishes to you and your family, Phil!

[keavin nelson]

Merry Christmas to you and the family Phil.

[Dean Romig]

Merry Christmas to all and to those of the other faith this country was founded on, Happy Hannukah!




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[Stan Hoover]

Very well said Phil!

Merry Christmas to you and everyone, it’s the season to celebrate great friendships!

[Kevin McCormack]

Yeah Phil, did much the same thing after all the guests, kids and grandkids were gone: Put my goose hunting bibs, Tam O'Shanter and down vest on, poured a finger and thumb of Curvoisier VS, repaired to my frigid screen porch, fired up an Arturo Fuentes Sun Grown Double Chateau, and had Alexa play Dylan Thomas' "A Child's Christmas In Wales." Could have sworn I heard sleighbells!

[Garry L Gordon]

Sometimes I feel like a philistine among you folks, but it’s enjoyable to read and learn…and brood also. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[Phil Yearout]

Sometimes I feel like a philistine among you folks, but it’s enjoyable to read and learn…and brood also. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Hard to think of you as a philistine Garry, and please don’t think of yourself as such; in fact quite the opposite!

[john pulis]

Happy holidays Phil, and wish the best in 2025.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Phill, I just go to the gun room after the opening of gifts, and the aroma of gun oil and good cigars, makes me remember good times with those Parkers, one especially in a blind in Arkansas my friend passed on the shot at a Drake Pintail because of distance, but my 10 gauge steel barrel Parker brought it to hand It is mounted hanging in my gun room, so many good memories, Merry Xmas, Gary

[Mike Koneski]

Merry Christmas Phil. We do have much to be thankful for. I thank our Lord every day for the blessing He has given us.

[Andrew Sacco]

Merry Christmas Phil. We do have much to be thankful for. I thank our Lord every day for the blessing He has given us especially since I've hired a phenomenal advertising manager for Parker Pages who is the light of our lives.

There, fixed it for you Mike.

[Mike Koneski]

There, fixed it for you Mike.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!