[stylist] Christmas story assignment try again

[Eve Sanchez]

Brenda, hahahahahahaha    Eve

On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Brenda <bjnite at windstream.net> wrote:

> good EveningEve
>
> I see the isolation in this story/poem. I wonder how more noticeable it
> would be if the neighbors found her dead in her chair on christmas morning.
>  Would they even call 911?   Just using her name shows us how little the
> neighbors cared to know about her but maybe eliminate a few of the uses.  I
> look forward to further developments of this story/poem as isolation is a
> very important concept and, I like your approach.
>
> As for the format, I was able to open your document in wordpad.  the copy
> Brad sent opened in Word 2010 but Window Eyes started acting funny.  Window
> Eyes reads Mrs. "M r s."  I wonder if there is a setting that needs to be
> changed to make it say Misses.
>
> Brenda
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 12/9/2011 9:31 PM, Eve Sanchez wrote:
>
>>  Here it is I attached and pasted. Curious of what your guys' readers
>> read
>> 'Mrs'. Mine says letter by letter rather than the word that sounds like
>> Missus. Drives me nuts. Is it just my crappy stuff or do they all do this?
>> Eve
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Christmas Spirit
>>
>> by Eve Sanchez
>>
>>
>> The neighbors all agreed that Mrs Haderly had the most Christmas spirit of
>> all of them. They often said she was an inspiration during the holidays.
>> Mrs Haderly had to be in her eighties and she lived alone. Every year Mrs
>> Haderly opened up her garage and took out her rickety wooden ladder. With
>> many impressed on lookers Mrs Haderly would climb up and down that ladder
>> hanging lights and moving the ladder along as she went.
>>
>> The neighbors were impressed when they saw Mrs Haderly pull into her
>> drive-way every year with a fresh cut tree that was purchased at the local
>> charity tree lot strapped to the roof of her car. Many neighbors watched
>> with wonder as Mrs Haderly cut the twine holding the tree in place so that
>> it fell to the ground. Mrs Haderly would then drag that tree into her
>> house
>> and set it up near the front window for all to see. Mrs Haderly used her
>> antique Christmas tree stand that caused the tree to lean to one side, but
>> this did not bother her. Mrs Haderly would be seen stringing lights around
>> the tree before carefully hanging the most beautiful glass ornaments you
>> would ever see.
>>
>> Mrs Haderly would wrap the posts of her porch with garlands and holly. A
>> wreath of green and gold with silver bells would hang from Mrs Haderly's
>> door to greet visitors. Mrs Haderly would always bake small fruit cakes
>> for
>> the mail man and the paper boy. Mrs Haderly would wrap these loaves with
>> foil and ribbon. The neighbors saw her leaving these in the boxes and
>> smile
>> at Mrs Haderly's generosity.
>>
>> When walking by Mrs Haderly's house, Christmas classics sung by Bing
>> Crosby, Burl Ives, and Nat King Cole could be heard playing. The neighbors
>> would smile at Mrs Haderly's Christmas spirit. "She's an inspiration to
>> all
>> of us." they would say. In the front yard, to go with the carols being
>> played was a plastic trio of carolers that Mrs Haderly had placed out
>> every
>> year since 1968. It would stay there until the end of the holiday season
>> when Mrs Haderly would take down the Christmas lights.
>>
>> The neighbors were impressed by Mrs Haderly and her devotion to Christmas.
>> Every night Mrs Haderly would turn on the outside lights as well as the
>> twinkling lights of her Christmas tree. Mrs Haderly would then sit down in
>> her recliner admiring the beauty of her tree topped with a porcelain and
>> satin angel with feathery wings. As Christmas approached and the nights
>> got
>> chillier, Mrs Haderly still ventured out to turn on her Christmas lights
>> and inspired the neighbors with her spirit.
>>
>> On Christmas Eve Mrs Haderly would bake cookies of many types. When
>> evening
>> came she would take the prettiest of these cookies and place them on a
>> plate with a golden ribbon trimming it's scalloped edge. Mrs Haderly would
>> place these cookies on a small table next to her recliner facing the tree.
>> Mrs Haderly would sit and look at the tree with the colored lights and the
>> ornaments from years past and fall asleep.
>>
>> On Christmas morning the tree would be the first thing Mrs Haderly would
>> see when she woke. The neighbors would be coming and going outside and
>> seeing Mrs Haderly's lights still on, they would smile about her Christmas
>> spirit. "Mrs Haderly is an inspiration to us all." they would say. Inside,
>> sitting alone in her recliner, looking at her decorated tree, Mrs Haderly
>> would silently cry.
>>
>>
>> ______________________________**_________________
>> Writers Division web site:
>> http://www.nfb-writers-**division.net<http://www.nfb-writers-division.net/>
>> <http://www.nfb-**writers-division.org/<http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/>
>> >
>>
>> stylist mailing list
>> stylist at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/**listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org>
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> stylist:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/**options/stylist_nfbnet.org/**
>> bjnite%40windstream.net<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/bjnite%40windstream.net>
>>
>  ______________________________**_________________
> Writers Division web site:
> http://www.nfb-writers-**division.net<http://www.nfb-writers-division.net/><
> http://www.nfb-writers-**division.org/<http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/>
> >
>
> stylist mailing list
> stylist at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/**listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org>
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> stylist:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/**options/stylist_nfbnet.org/**
> 3rdeyeonly%40gmail.com<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/3rdeyeonly%40gmail.com>
>