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12/13/18 - NNHS Newsletter - In the Bleak Midwinter
	“Look round and round upon this bare bleak plain, and see even here, upon a winter's day, how beautiful the shadows are! Alas! it is the nature of their kind to be so. The loveliest things in life, Tom, are but shadows; and they come and go, and change and fade away, as rapidly as these!” - Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, 1843/4 (07 Feb 1812 - 09 June 1870)

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,

   Today's Christmas carol has an almost spooky, ethereal quality; I like it.

BONUS - In the Bleak Midwinter - Gloucester Cathedral Choir - sing-along version

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Bleak_Midwinter:  

"In the Bleak Midwinter" is a Christmas carol based on a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti written before 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem.^[1] It was published posthumously in Rossetti's Poetic Works in 1904 and became a Christmas carol after it appeared in The English Hymnal in 1906 with a setting by Holst.

Harold Darke's anthem setting of 1909 is more complex and was named the best Christmas carol in a poll of some of the world's leading choirmasters and choral experts in 2008.^[2]

In verse one, Rossetti describes the physical circumstances of the Incarnation in Bethlehem. In verse two, Rossetti contrasts Christ's first and second coming. The third verse dwells on Christ's birth and describes the simple surroundings, in a humble stable and watched by beasts of burden. Rossetti achieves another contrast in the fourth verse, this time between the incorporeal angels attendant at Christ's birth with Mary's ability to render Jesus physical affection. This verse is omitted in the Harold Darke setting. The final verse shifts the description to a more introspective thought process. Darke repeats the last line in his setting.

Hymnologist and theologian Ian Bradley has questioned the poem's theology: "Is it right to say that heaven cannot hold God, nor the earth sustain, and what about heaven and earth fleeing away when he comes to reign?"^[3].....

15 - Jewell Hamner Crowe ('57) AND     Buster Vest ('63) of VA;

19 - Durwood Adams ('57) AND the late Suzie Bauz ('63) (d. 11/03/14);

   Many Happy Returns to You All!

http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html 

200  YEARS AGO TODAY:

December 13, 1818 - Cyril VI of Constantinople resigned from his position as Ecumenical Patriarch.

THIS DAY IN WWII:

December 13, 1937 - The Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking – Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, fell to the Japanese.

December 13, 1944 - The U.S. cruiser Nashville was badly damaged in a Japanese kamikaze suicide attack. 138 people were killed in the attack.

From Joan Lauterbach Krause ('60) of VA - 12/13/17:

		Thank you, Joan!

  From Jimmy Dick ('65) of FL - 12/12/18, 5:52 AM:
 

		Even a cold, raw day at the beach is better than no day at the beach. Sometimes you just have to be creative and you can forget the cold. It's beautiful any time of year. Have a great day.    INDEED! Thank you, Jimmy!

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 From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 12/09/18 - "Ray Stevens - Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me AND Grandpaw Jones - - - The Christmas Guest":
 

Ray Stevens - Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me Grandpaw Jones - - - The Christmas Guest    Thank you, Joyce!

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  From My Cousin, Cheryl White Wilson (James Blair HS / John Marshall HS - '64) of VA - 12/10/18:

		Thanks, Cheryl!

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“When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.” - Albert Einstein (14 Mar 1879 - 18 Apr 1955)

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 From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 11/27/18 - "Christmas send- a tiny early (decorating ideas) - (#14 in a Series of 14)":

		Wishing you and yours a blessed holiday season!    WOW! Thank you, Shari - I've really enjoyed these creative ideas!

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BONUS CHRISTMAS DECORATING IDEAS:

Making Festive Bows

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BONUS WINTER RECIPES:

  From Me ('65) of NC - 12/12/12:

	Quick Chicken A La King
	3 lbs. boneless skinless chicken 1/2 cup butter 2 cans cream of mushroom soup 2 cups instant rice	2 soup cans water garlic, salt and pepper to taste 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
	To Use Immediately: Preheat oven to 350°. Place chicken breasts in 9” X 13” baking dish. Spread dry rice evenly over chicken. In separate bowl mix together soup, melted butter and water; pour over rice & chicken. Season with garlic, salt, and pepper to taste. Bake (or Freeze) 60 minutes or until chicken is tender and done. Remove chicken and mix together rice and juices – let stand for 5 minutes. Serve rice, with chicken on top and sprinkle with grated cheese      To Freeze: Prepare entire dish as directed above and freeze prior to baking. Place cheese in separate ziplock on top. When ready to use, thaw in fridge over-night and bake as directed (350° for 60 min) or bake straight from freezer for 2 ½ hours at 350°.

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SALTINE CRACKER SURPRISE

35 square saltine crackers 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup butter (NOT margarine!) 2 cups chocolate chips 1/3 cup chopped pecans      Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil, and place the saltines on top.  Melt the brown sugar with the butter in a pan, stir, and boil hard for two minutes.  Pour over the crackers and bake at 350 degrees F. for 5 minutes.  Immediately cover the crackers with the chocolate chips.  As the chocolate melts, spread it over the crackers.  Sprinkle the chopped nuts on the top and chill.  Peel off the foil and break the candy into pieces.  Store in the refrigerator or freezer.

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FINALLY:

From http://www.ajokeaday.com - 12/12/18:

A participant in a duel showed up armed with a pencil and paper. He then proceeded to draw his weapon.

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DATES TO REMEMBER:

1. Every Tuesday, 7:30 AM - Male grads meet at Angelo's Restaurant on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard for breakfast and camaraderie. 2. Wednesday, January 09, 2019 -The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations

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PRAYER ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 11/16/18

BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11

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Y'all take care of each other!  TYPHOONS FOREVER!  We'll Always Have Buckroe!                                  Love to all, Carol

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Carol Buckley Harty 7020 Lure Court Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309 915-780-3048

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In the Bleak Midwinter

Words by Christina Rossetti (05 Dec 1830 – 29 Dec 1894), before 1872

Music by Gustav Holst (21 Sept 1874 – 25 May 1934), 1906

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.

Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.

Enough for Him, Whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, Whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.

Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.

What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.

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 "In the Bleak Midwinter" midi (sequenced by David Cooke) courtesy of http://www.classicalmidiconnection.com/cmc/xmas.html - 01/02/06

"In the Bleak Midwinter" lyrics courtesy of http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/n/intbleak.htm - 01/02/06

"In the Bleak Midwinter" calligraphy courtesy of http://www.thecalligrapher.co.uk/gallery%20page%209.htm  - 01/02/06

Snowflake Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.graphics-by-celeste.com/holiday_graphics/winter.html - 12/01/04

Animated "NEW" clip art courtesy of http://gifsnow.com/ - 03/07/06

Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!

Coast Guard Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/SealsEmblems/USCG.htm - 10/03/07

Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!

Tiny Snowmen clip art courtesy of http://www.always-safe.com/merrylittle.html - 12/08/04

John Marshall High School's Justice Scale clip art courtesy of Cheryl White Wilson (JMHS - '64) of VA - 10/13/05 (replaced 02/23/09)
Thanks, Cheryl!