The Lights on Townley

On Christmas Eve my family decided to enjoy some cookies, cocoa and the yuletide glory that is The Lights on Townley, a 15,000+ Christmas light spectacle that is synchronized to music on 96.1 FM. It was more than part of our annual ritual of light-watching -- it was a return to the neighborhood we left over the summer when we walked away from our home on Townley that was going into foreclosure.

The neighborhood is a pretty good one, but it's been socked by the housing and financial crises about as hard as any in the Valley or even the nation. We haven't moved far, but it was nice to see there are still good people living there.

If you haven't seen the Lights on Townley, you have until the Sunday night after New Year's -- Jan. 2. Enjoy!