Leesa Jones, Author at Washington Daily News

Columns

Enjoying the tradition of Old Christmas

When I was growing up, my family, like so many others in the community I lived in, celebrated ‘Old Christmas.’ Old Christmas often called the ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, January 13, 2025 1:27 pm

Columns

Know your town: The Lenox Theatre

Looking back at 2024, I enjoyed seeing the things I accomplished and I look to doing more of the same in 2025. One of the ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, January 6, 2025 1:56 pm

Columns

Some children see him

I am so grateful to know my columns have been shared all over the United States and abroad. And by popular request, I wanted to ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, December 23, 2024 5:06 pm

Columns

The gift of Christmas

One of the wonders of Christmas is the ability to stir up memories of the Christmas past in people’s lives. Most of you reading this ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, December 16, 2024 2:39 pm

Columns

The Christmas Wishbook was almost better than Christmas

As children, by the second week of October, my sister Lena and I started changing our Saturday morning routine which was eating bowl after bowl ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, December 9, 2024 3:22 pm

Columns

The day Mama roared

Holidays can be such special times in our lives. They can become a ‘living library’ of a family’s stories of the past, and of how ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, December 2, 2024 3:17 pm

Columns

Over the river and through the woods

It’s amazing to me how holidays can invoke so many precious memories from childhood. While planning my family’s own Thanksgiving celebration, I traveled decades into ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, November 25, 2024 4:11 pm

Columns

An unlikely pair

I wish I could have known my maternal grandfather. I am told I am like him in many ways. He was a visionary, risk taker, ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, November 18, 2024 2:37 pm

Columns

I am thankful for kindness

Thanksgiving season is often called a time where one should reflect on the many things we should be thankful for, or a good time to ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, November 11, 2024 4:35 pm

Columns

Come Ye Thankful People Come

Memories are wonderful and fascinating things. Saturday morning at the Turnage Theater, I attended a beautiful Latino/Hispanic Heritage event, Dia De Los Muertos, that included ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, November 4, 2024 2:28 pm

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