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Old-Fashioned Christmas in Olde Town Arvada

I finally made it to the old-fashioned Christmas event that Olde Town Arvada calls, Lagniappe.  I've written about it for the past few years, but this year the weather was so nice and I have two grandsons to enjoy it with, so I refused to miss it!
The highlight of Lagniappe for all of us was the lighting of the Christmas tree in the town square. Before the lighting we milled around, chatting with people we came across who we knew and a few we didn't know, enjoying hot spiced cider, and trying to ignore the luscious aromas drifing over from the chili cookoff.
Finally, the big moment - children were invited up to the front, the countdown, then on came the lights. I admit, I would have enjoyed singing a Christmas carol afterwards, but maybe that's too much to ask in today's political climate. At least there was recorded Christmas music playing, which added to the traditional Christmas atmosphere.
My family decided to walk on down the street to the Archive Room for dinner, stopping on the way to check out the gingerbread houses, and pick up a fireman's hat for our little JJ.

I noticed a long ... more

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