November 26, 2007 

hen I was young, my parents had my brother and I listen to the radio each night after Thanksgiving to listen to an old radio show from 1937. It was one of the highlights of the holidays in my childhood. This vintage radio show was called "The Cinnamon Bear". The story is about Judy and Jimmy Barton who must venture from their home to the enchanted world of Maybeland to recover their missing Silver Star that belongs on top of their Christmas tree. Helping on this quest for the missing star is The Cinnamon Bear, a stuffed bear with shoe button eyes and a green scarf. They meet other memorable characters on this quest, including the Crazy Quilt Dragon (who repeatedly tries to take the star for himself) , the Wintergreen Witch, Fe Fo the Giant, and even Santa Claus. The episodes would air starting at Thanksgiving and would end at Christmas, with one episode airing each night. I would like to do that here. If you are on dialup, let it fully load before playing it.

Episode One: Surprised by the Cinnamon Bear
In their attic while looking for Christmas decorations, Judy and Jimmy meet the Cinnamon Bear. They learn that the Crazy Quilt dragon has stolen their tree-topper, a gleaming silver star. Paddy O'Cinnamon ("The Cinnamon Bear") invites them to go after Crazy Quilt.

It snowed again today. I think it is still snowing, so it should be 4-5" by morning I would think. Dogpower will be required to get the feed and water to the other animals in the morning. The snow is deep enough now to be able to use the dogs.