As a kid growing up in NH, in my Christmas stocking every year, I would receive the biggest orange ever. I was told that this tradition is because during winter in New England, fresh fruit was sparse. This was always a special treat, especially for families with less money. Santa brought it all the way from California.
Now that I live in Southern California, I have the most beautiful orange tree which, now for the second year, has produced fruit which is quite overwhelming in quantity. We are giving the oranges away to neighbors, clients, and friends so that they won’t be wasted….sort of carrying on the tradition of Santa.
On Christmas Eve I wanted to share my emotions I was feeling about having “too many oranges”, and the difference between my cold, snowy Christmas single orange in my youth, too this moment in my life.
