Christmas Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:47:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Christmas Greeting and Wishes https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/12/christmas-greeting-and-wishes/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/12/christmas-greeting-and-wishes/#comments Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:47:34 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10976 Season’s Greetings It’s that time of year again. Time to reflect on the blessing in life and extend good will and love to those in your life. Family, friends, and strangers on the road. To each of you reading this whether you’ve arrived searching for information on Vespa scooters or riding motorcycles, I pray you have a fine […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/12/christmas-greeting-and-wishes/feed/ 22 10976 A Vespa Ride on Christmas Day https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/12/a-vespa-ride-on-christmas-day/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/12/a-vespa-ride-on-christmas-day/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2021 05:36:09 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10508 Scooter Riding Traditions I can’t say for sure if I’ve gone for a Vespa ride on Christmas Day each year I’ve owned a scooter, but I would not be surprised if that’s true. This year the thermometer was inching toward 50F and offered no suspense or anxiety that some Christmas Day rides in the past […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/12/a-vespa-ride-on-christmas-day/feed/ 30 10508 A Wish for Christmas https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/12/a-wish-for-christmas/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/12/a-wish-for-christmas/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2020 05:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9878 This Christmas season is the most unsettling of my lifetime. The holiday spirit experienced so many times in the past has this year remained elusive. But perhaps it’s still here, just in a different form. It’s easy to blame the pandemic for a feeling of isolation and gloom. The virus spreading through the world is […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/12/a-wish-for-christmas/feed/ 44 9878 Reflections on Christmas https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/12/reflections-on-christmas/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/12/reflections-on-christmas/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2018 04:41:01 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8880 A Vespa Christmas Christmas Day has come and is nearly gone.  Family has gathered, presents opened, friends encountered and the house is once again quiet.  A fine time for reflections on Christmas. Before wandering off I want to extend to each of you hopes for a Merry Christmas and some wonderful times leading up to […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/12/reflections-on-christmas/feed/ 32 8880 Cold Christmas Ride https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/cold-christmas-ride/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/cold-christmas-ride/#comments Tue, 26 Dec 2017 07:43:19 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8172 Christmas Morning in State College, Pennsylvania Penn State is closed, the students are gone and the town is empty.  Not a soul around.  It was 13F and windy when I got up and there was a dusting of snow when I got up on Christmas morning — not ideal riding weather.  The dogs weren’t overly […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/cold-christmas-ride/feed/ 19 8172 Search for the Spirit of Christmas https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/search-spirit-christmas/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/search-spirit-christmas/#comments Mon, 25 Dec 2017 06:05:27 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8167 Exploring in Words It’s late and I’m still searching for the spirit of Christmas. There’s no tree for it to hide under and my heart is worn and tired. Despite the twinkling lights and colorful trappings of the season, Christmas remains elusive. Writing always helps clear away the noise that can mask the truth. A […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/search-spirit-christmas/feed/ 38 8167 Christmas Blessings https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/12/christmas-blessings/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/12/christmas-blessings/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2016 00:41:43 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7019 Sparkling Trees and Lights Christmas — a time of magic and wonder. As a child the crackling energy of lights and presents and visions of Santa Claus. More years added ideas of spirit and faith, magical and wondrous in different ways as I journeyed through my own notion of God and Christmas. At the very […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/12/christmas-blessings/feed/ 42 7019 Vespa Scooter into the Christmas Season https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/12/vespa-scooter-christmas-season/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/12/vespa-scooter-christmas-season/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2016 05:11:30 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6984 Signs of the Christmas Season Passing through town on the way home I noticed a flock of flamingos.  Evidence of the coming yuletide holiday season.  Had to stop for a picture though I’m not certain why exactly.  Perhaps it’s the color.  I have a mountain bike that’s the same color as those birds. Salmon.  Not […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/12/vespa-scooter-christmas-season/feed/ 20 6984 Vespa Merry Christmas https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/12/vespa-merry-christmas/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/12/vespa-merry-christmas/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2015 08:01:52 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5636 “Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” ― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Riding lets my mind wander and gnaw on things.  Like why Christmas feels so different now than it did as a […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/12/vespa-merry-christmas/feed/ 34 5636 Merry Christmas! https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/merry-christmas-2/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/merry-christmas-2/#comments Tue, 24 Dec 2013 19:08:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=57 Merry Christmas from the sticks to you!  I hope peace, goodwill and plenty come into your life. After several days of near summer-like weather an arctic front moved through bringing snow squalls and pushing the landscape towards those old, Currier and Ives holiday images.  Just before lunch on Christmas Eve and I saw the snow […]

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