Color psychologists say red representsย energy, passion, and motivation to act. Red is everywhere this season: Santa’s costume, cranberry dishes,ย poinsettias.

I’m seeing red too. In Ian’s Santa cap at the Orchestra Zoo . . .

IanViolinSanta

In Mother’s cranberry fruit salad recipe which I took to a Christmas party at a friend’s house last week . . .

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Ruth L_Moms Cranberry reci copy

(Everything with the word Mom in it is my scribbling. The rest is in her own handwriting, a keepsake in my recipe box.)

Beautiful pots of poinsettias!

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One more thing read at Christmas, the beautiful Christmas story from Luke 2:1-20Luke2

What canย you add to the red – or to the read in your tradition? The conversation starts here.ย 

Coming next: Short and Sweet: A Belgian Christmas Card