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After Christmas Batch 6.0

Posted on December 31, 2023 Updated on December 30, 2023

We have come to the end of the Christmas Countdown journey. I hope everyone enjoyed my posts. The very last house is noted as Reindeer Manor but, I don’t see any Reindeer. Oh, well. Have a grand New Year’s Eve and I will see you next year. ~Vic

Dream Candy Castle — 12-16-2023
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Reindeer Manor — 12-16-2023
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Batch 5.0

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After Christmas Batch 5.0

Posted on December 30, 2023 Updated on December 29, 2023

One is really cool and the other one is hysterical. ~Vic

Airstream Dream — 12-16-2023
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Waffle House — 12-16-2023
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Epic Fail
12-16-2023
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Batch 4.0

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After Christmas Batch 4.0

Posted on December 29, 2023 Updated on December 28, 2023

This one is not gingerbread but, it is interesting. The second one is another take on Barbie. ~Vic

Bowen Jewelry House — 12-16-2023
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Second Barbie House — 12-16-2023
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Batch 3.0

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After Christmas Batch 3.0

Posted on December 28, 2023 Updated on December 27, 2023

I’m not entirely sure that the Earth Globe thing is gingerbread. I think the gingerbread people are stuck into a styrofoam ball. If that is a gingerbread ball, I want to see the “ball” cake pan.

Dream Home For All — 12-09-2023
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Our House — 12-16-2023
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Batch 2.0

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After Christmas Batch 1.0

Posted on December 26, 2023 Updated on December 27, 2023

I posted 15 gingerbread homes and there are 12 more. This will be the after-party. ~Vic

Midwinter Night's Dream — 12-09-2023
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Berry Home — 12-09-2023
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Christmas Day 2023

Posted on December 25, 2023 Updated on December 24, 2023

This has been a very nice Christmas. The previous two years…no. It is encouraging to see us emerge from overlord-induced madness. Many truths are coming to the surface and I am excited. Merry, merry Christmas to everyone! ~Vic

Santa Boots — Funky Santa With Boots
12-01-2023
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Painted Door — Door Paintings
12-16-2023
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Winter Trio
12-16-2023
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Swinging Gnome — Gnome On A Swing Window Painting
12-16-2023
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Dice Snowman
12-16-2023
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Rudolph
12-16-2023
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Town Tree & Old Courthouse
12-16-2023
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Christmas Countdown 13.0

Posted on December 22, 2023 Updated on December 27, 2023

This is really cool, right up there with the Victorian. How do they make the glass windows? ~Vic

Greenhouse — 12-16-2023
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@ Christmas Countdown 2023
Countdown 12.0

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Christmas Countdown 11.0

Posted on December 20, 2023 Updated on December 27, 2023

I don’t know Jason Hawkins but, a buddy of mine, that runs the town’s hardware store, displayed this one. I am not surprised at all, either. He is a character and, apparently, so is the Hawkins guy. ~Vic

Trailer Swift — 12-01-2023
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@ Christmas Countdown 2023
Countdown 10.0

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Christmas Countdown 10.0

Posted on December 19, 2023 Updated on December 27, 2023

I love this Victorian. This took a lot of work…and patience. ~Vic

@ Christmas Countdown 2023
Countdown 9.0

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Christmas Countdown 9.0

Posted on December 18, 2023 Updated on December 27, 2023

Even The Brady Bunch is involved. ~Vic

Brady Bunch House — 12-01-2023
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@ Christmas Countdown 2023
Countdown 8.0

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Song Sunday: Natural One

Posted on November 7, 2021 Updated on May 18, 2023

Folk Implosion YT Image One — Image Credit: YouTube

“Your world is falling down, you may as well crash with me…”

Returning to my Samsung playlist for this Sunday evening submission, I present Natural One by The Folk Implosion. Written by Lou Barlow and bassist Wally Gagel of Orbit, it was the seventh song on the soundtrack album from the 1995 movie Kids, though it wasn’t actually played in the film. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #54 on December 9, 1995 and peaked at #29 on February 3, 1996. It peaked at #4 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart on December 16, 1995 and peaked at #21 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart on February 17, 1996. I hope you enjoy. ~Vic

How Lou Barlow Soundtracked 1995 (Vice/Cam Lindsey/03-21-2017)
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Lisa M. Harrison: Chris Thomas Interview #2

Posted on October 20, 2019 Updated on October 4, 2023

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This was Lisa M. Harrison‘s second phone interview with Chris (round-table discussion with a group) on BlogTalkRadio. The first interview was posted on October 13.

December 16, 2012

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