Simply sharing because things are on my mind, and I feel the need to write. Maybe it is editorializing, but here it is for whatever it is worth to anyone. A few years ago, Roberta and I went Christmas shopping. At one of our stops she needed to enter a store alone, and I needed […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason Countdown to Christmas”: Fruitcake
I know it’s close to Christmas, because just the other day I received a fruitcake, it was much to my dismay No way to tell how old it is, a couple years I guess The due date on a fruitcake, is a century more or less The fruit’s had something done to it, the cake’s […]
Santa making the rounds in Benicia in coming days
Every Dec. 24, Santa Claus becomes a globetrotter traveling the world to deliver presents to all the good boys and girls. However, upcoming events seem to indicate that Santa has a particular fondness for Benicia, given how many trips he will be making to meet children while his elves are making toys in the […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason Countdown to Christmas”: Gifting
On this, “Rhyme and Reason’s” second day of Christmas, let’s discuss the phenomenon of gifting. Shopping for, giving and getting presents at Christmas time is an age old tradition, observed by more than just Christians this time of year. Every store in every mall, not to mention e-retailers, are inundated with shoppers, frantically looking […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason Countdown to Christmas”: Trêve de Noël (The Christmas Miracle)
December the 8th, 2015. Let this be our first day of Christmas. In this tumultuous world, I think a day of calm, peace and brotherhood might be in order. There is a conventional wisdom that we, (the world), are once again embroiled in a World War with terrorists that would do harm to innocents. History […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason Countdown to Christmas”: Ribbons and Bows (For Donna)
I love Christmas. My mother instilled that love in my heart as long ago as I can remember. It is a time of good cheer and sharing. A time of hope and forgiveness. A last chance to get it right before the year ends and a new one begins. Christmas cookies and cracking fires. […]
Arts Benicia gets playful in new juried exhibition
In many respects, the holiday season is a nostalgia-inducing time for a lot of people. Whether it is the atmosphere, imagery or deluge of Christmas songs, even grown adults can not help but be whisked back to the days of opening presents under the tree and receiving the hottest new toys. Whether timeless playthings like […]
Master Gardeners to offer wreath workshop in Fairfield
The University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Solano County will host their annual wreath making workshop on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Community United Methodist Church in Fairfield. Learn how to create a beautiful and unique wreath from items gathered by the Master Gardeners. Foliage, wreath forms and natural […]
Museum’s 7th annual Christmas tree lot fundraiser to open Friday
For the seventh year in a row, when you buy a Christmas tree at the Benicia Historical Museum, the money will go toward two area nonprofits: the museum itself and Vallejo’s Genesis House. Elizabeth d’Huart, the museum’s executive director, said the idea came from then-board member Toni Haughey in 2010. “She saw a niche in […]
We Do Odd Jobs become holiday helpers
In May, four Benicia High School students founded the business We Do Odd Jobs, which consists of doing various odd jobs throughout Solano and Contra Costa counties. It all began with a post on the Facebook group “Benicia Happenings,” and the members have since gotten enough work that people continue to make requests through Facebook […]