6 | November/December 2017
What do the holidays
mean to you?
Family and friends? Food, faith, fun?
Presents? Taking stock of what's
important? Giving thanks for all
you have? Giving because you can?
Embracing joy? Sharing beauty?
ere are some of all these things in this
issue of CityView.
For food, you can read about the holiday
meal traditions of several local people.
I can personally vouch for Trevor and
Dalia Swaby's curried chicken and
rice – it's delicious! Faith is wound in
and out of several of these pieces, from
the Faith column by Jonathan Fletcher
of Manna Church to the Methodist
program working with volunteers from
all walks to repair homes damaged by
Hurricane Matthew. For fun, tell me you
don't smile at the sight of Janice Brown
holding her dog Nixon (who was not
entirely enthralled with this experience).
ere's beauty galore, not least the
lovely sounds of the Cumberland
Oratorio Singers. (Keep an eye on our
Facebook page; we'll be posting one or
two video snippets of their most recent
performance.)
Family and friends, including the friends
yet to be met, are part and parcel of
every story and, as usual, are the heart
and soul of Bill McFadyen's wonderful
column.
I hope you'll laugh, smile, maybe shed
a tear, think, be inspired and nod in
appreciation.
I also hope you have the happiest of
holidays.
Catherine
Photo
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Wonderly
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