Remembering the Christmas Eve Parties of Yore on December 23, 2020

Blog for December 23, 2020 Here we go a-caroling . . . whoops! Wrong house!!! Every one in the neighborhood came to Marash Girl's and Marash Boy's house to sing Christmas carols around the Christmas Tree -- early on, neighbor and well-known sculptor Lloyd Lillie on the piano, Deron on the violin, Karoun on the flute, vocals by Nisha and Lorig leading the chorus of guests singing with gusto! Even Prof. Howard Zinn joined in!!! And the dining room table was laden with tasty treats, among which included Armenian Christmas Pudding, paklava, kadayif, and even fancier Armenian treats prepared by Grandma Jennie and Medzmama. But as Grandpa Peter would have said, were he here reminiscing with Marash Girl today, "Those days are gone . . . forever!"