About fifteen years ago I bought my mom a Christmas ornament at the post office. It was one of the ornaments from the White House Historical Association. They have an annual series of ornaments, which depict the White House and its Christmas traditions through the ages, usually (but not last year, 2025) through the lifeContinue reading “The Christmas Tree of White House History”
Tag Archives: Leona Gibson
An Unseasonably Warm January Day
It reached 60 degrees today in Pennsyltucky. Except to go to the grocery store, I’ve been a homebody since I returned from North Carolina on the penultimate day of 2025 (ie., December 30th), and it’s been absolutely cold. I drove over to the state park, just because it was lovely. The Susquehanna was frozen over,Continue reading “An Unseasonably Warm January Day”
Updates from Social Media
What follows are a series of social media posts from the past several days relating to my mom’s hospitalization and death. The artwork I use may not match exactly what I used on social media, but it’s similar, and in one case there’s more. From Facebook. Friday, December 12, 10:30 PM. Saying goodbye to myContinue reading “Updates from Social Media”
Mommy
My mom, Leona Gibson, passed away on December 14, 2025. Some thoughts on someone who was part of my life for all of it.