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| A Seattle tradition, The Nutcracker. |
A Christmas treat indeed, a towering Christmas Tree, Clara with her beloved Nutcracker, bunny pulling the Mouse King's tail, a dozen golden angels, a Green Tea Cricket, Mother Ginger showing off her flock of dancing children and a pair of prancing reindeer that take flight.
The ballet was enchanting, the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier performed a quite sublime pas de deux and we loved it all.
It's now Christmas Eve. We all strolled around Green Lake on a mildish, sunny Seattle afternoon. Shawni and I prepped two delicious soups, a corn and shrimp chowder and a maple roasted butternut soup.
The evening with excited kids "one more sleep" and with Jason and Elle down from Vancouver was so happy. Our families are far away in South Africa, Australia, Ireland, Netherlands and Singapore and we all felt gratitude for being together here in Seattle in Craig and Shawni's home.
The presents are under the tree and we are quietly going to bed and I think we are last in the world to celebrate!
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| Christmas Eve in Seattle. |
