Pismo SB Christmas Day
Oh boy! Another Christmas and it seems like the Prince of Peace is needed more than ever. The sermon today at St. Patrick’s was about working for peace in our own hearts, in our families and in our communities. So many people are struggling, angry, uninformed, in need of healing. Who will do the healing? Once we can find peace in our own hearts then we can pass it on through our smile, our greeting, our welcome. our concern, our helping hands.
Penny and I took a long walk out on Pismo Beach, I’d say about three miles. Pismo Beach is the only drivable beach in California; there are all kinds of vehicles out there. Many are pulling their trailers down to the camping area. This beach is sloped gradually into the water and rarely does the water get up to the shore. The beach must have been 150’ wide as we walked along the hard packed sand. There is a 15 MPH sign posted and police do patrol there.
Returning home, we snacked on chips and sals, cheese and crackers and a beer. The Christmas music was Handel’s Messiah and The Chieftains’ Bells of Dublin. We planned our dinner and wrote postcards before getting serious in the kitchen. Dinner was marvelous: beef roast, mashed sweet/white potatoes, Brussel sprouts, tossed green salad, brownies and pumpkin pie. That was followed by heartfelt conversation and a spot of wine.
Merry Christmas!