Monthly Archives: December 2011

Christmas Traditions

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Rossandra White

America.  Land of seasons and traditions.  Part of why I wanted to come here. We only had two seasons back in Zambia–hot (and rainy) or coolish–and hardly any traditions.  For one thing, I don’t remember any of my friends having … Continue reading →

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Experimenting With a Writing Prompt

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Rossandra White

Please find enclosed a photo of me, outside our honeymoon “cottage,” (a friend of Reggie’s flat), five hours after our wedding.  It looks like I have a long droopy moustache, like Father’s, the way Reggie’s shadow falls across my face, … Continue reading →

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Monkey’s Wedding–The Real Thing

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Rossandra White

I snapped a shot of a monkey’s wedding yesterday.  A classic picture, don’t you think?  The couple are spending their honeymoon at the Pacific Edge Hotel, downtown Laguna Beach where my friend Laural’s son got married last month. Okay, I’m … Continue reading →

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Mother Christmas

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Rossandra White

Back home in Zambia and South Africa, we call Santa Claus, Father Christmas. In Laguna Beach, there’s his wife, Mother Christmas, also known as Halloween Ghoulady. And part-time Party Officiator. Oh, and come to think of it, she could turn … Continue reading →

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Looking For The Moon

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Rossandra White

I hurried up Canyon Acres, Fergie and Jake straining on their leashes, camera bouncing against my hip.  I had to catch the full moon just as it crested the rocks at the end of the road.  Earlier that morning there’d … Continue reading →

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