Ghost of Midnight

Christmas Spirit Contrast in Cambridge

#VT – Bad news posted on the Cambridge Front Porch Forum:

The Ornament Studio was robbed last night.  How do you wrap your head around this?  The loss reaches beyond the actual stolen items.  It changes something intangible.

Followed by this gem of good news:

I was at the school Tuesday afternoon picking up my great grandson and visiting with a mother of one of the students that used to ride my bus, as her son came down the hall he saw me and started running to me calling my name , he gave me a huge hug told me how much he missed me, he told me he and his father were selling Christmas trees again this year and he wanted to give me a tree, he kept telling me that he really wanted to give me a tree , in the meantime the tears begin to flow for the wonderful thoughtful thing he wanted to do for me , so Sat. morning I am driving to Simons store at the end of the 289 and 2A to get my tree . This is especially wonderful as I did not have the money for a tree this year, I will never forget this special young person and his Christmas gift to me.  Thank you Douglas I LOVE YOU, you are a very special young man.  -Barb