The tree is decorated – colorful balls peeking out between strands of silvery tinsel The miniature train tracks run in circles around the trunk of the tree Gaily wrapped presents in all sizes and colors piled around the room The...

An old wooden crate whose paint had long faded Sat in the musty crowded basement Filled with miniature trains collected over a lifetime Long untouched and neglected But it wasn’t always so Some of my fondest Christmas memories include those...

I’ve always loved the carousel With the brightly colored horses going up and down on the poles As the platform slowly turns in circles The exhilaration of my pony galloping around with all the others The calliope blasting music So...