Holiday Nostalgist Gifts

"It's just not the same."

'Remember when Christmas came after hallowe'en?'

"Oh, hello dear..remember the old days when he was satisfied with a mince pie and a glass of sherry?"

Talking christmas tree

'Mail order? You said all the toys were hand-made!'

"It's time off at Christmas I miss most."

"I'm afraid he may not recover. Even this special tonic didn't help! Andale! Let's take a picture...so we can remember the joy he brought into this house!"

Santa Claus's wife beats the soot out of his beard.

The Woodstock Medical-Emergency Tent - 1994

The other days of the year...

I love the way barbecues take you back to nature.

'If only Darwin could have seen this!'

"You can still go over the river and through the woods, but it's cheaper to fly."

The Old Elves Home

I suppose industrial pollution is the price of progress, but I still miss that old world atmosphere.

'Here's where things got ugly.'

Where Mom used to take you.

Snow Angel Fall

"This year has been a disaster. But, my breaking point was when Apple TV+ hijacked 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,' away from network television."

"That's the only letter you received in the mail. Kids no longer write letters. They email or text."

'Elm and Oak? The streets were named after trees that were here before the developers cut them down.'

Snowglobe In Summer

'Aye lad, I remember when this was all snow.'

Times Change in Camden Town

'It's so cruel the way they break it to you, Not, 'school starts tomorrow', but 'tonight's a school night','

Sounds of the snowplow

You're really the Ghost of Christmas Past? In the flesh, so to speak. Bit early this year. Thrilling! Pardon? Since I was a little boy, I've dreamed of being considered frugal enough to get a visit from you. Will you tour me through my cheapest moments?! Tough case, this one.

'I haven't gained much weight...I'll bet I can still fit into the pants I wore in high school...'

"It's 2020. What do you want?"

"We both knew that this day would come, we are reduced to watching our wedding video."

"I just remembered why I stopped being a farm dog."

'This is one of the few things you still can't do off-line.'

Santa sends it all by FedEx.

"Hello Paleface."

Santa's Workshop Mailroom. The little pile is requests for toys. The big pile is requests for a return to normalcy.