December 1, 2013
Ed Lincoln at age 6. He remembers a very special Christmas from long ago and the valuable lesson he learned about the spirit of giving
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Christmas Salesman at Age Six: A lesson in the spirit of giving
It all took place in our Ballard neighborhood in north Seattle in 1947. I was six. My mom was the catalyst for my new found career. Well, Mom and the single large holly tree crowding the sidewalk. Taller than my dad and fatter than our kitchen table, it sported thousands of stiff, sharp pointed green leaves and clusters of bright red berries.