Hawaii's weather was featured on the US national news this past weekend because the state was under a blizzard watch! Yes, it does snow here in Hawaii. The warning only applied to Hawaii's tallest peaks, Mauna Kea (13,803 feet) and Mauna Loa (13,679 feet), both on the Big Island of Hawaii. These summits typically see snow every winter, and Haleakala on the island of Maui (10,023 feet) gets snow every few years.

On Monday, there was a lot of flooding on Oahu as part of this storm front. Luckily it wasn't bad here on Kauai. We had some wind and rain, but nothing out of the ordinary. Our high temperature was 75° (24° Celsius), with a low of 60° (15°C).

We never get snow here on Kauai. Therefore, this gecko is not wearing a Santa hat because he is cold -- he's just getting into the Christmas spirit.

The main article in this newsletter features window artwork from our previous California store. David Kolacny's drawings from the cover of my Gecko Tails book inspired our 2005 windows, including this fun one.

I hope you had a festive Chanukah, and have a very merry Christmas and an incredibly wonderful new year!

Aloha and Mele Kalikimaka from Kauai.

In last month's newsletter, I encouraged you to "send special thanks to the people who have helped you on your harp journey." Although it was not my intent, I was delighted to receive emails from harp players throughout the world telling me how much my music has meant to them. I'm proud to have been a part of your harp experience, and I appreciate your kind words.

One of my favorite emails came from Jaye Emrys. I asked her if I could quote it in this newsletter. She sent me this photo of a real "harp journey" from the early 1990s when she biked all over the country with her harp.

Here is her email.

I'm happy to announce that Rhett Barnwell has a brand new arrangement of Joy to the World, just in time for Christmas!

Rhett's unique harmonies and subtle rhythmic variations give this well-loved carol an introspective, reflective, and meditative nature.

Many of you remember my large harp store located in Glendale, California, from 1992 through 2008. I often hired a local artist to paint fun harp-related images on our windows. She came back in the fall and added Santa hats to her creations. These are some examples of her holiday paintings from 2000 through 2006.

Taking photos of windows is not easy, and reflections of things across the street often show up. I hope these photos will make you smile and brighten your Christmas season.

You can see images of more of our windows on the Store Window Artwork page in the Fun Stuff section on my website. Enjoy!

In honor of our fun store windows, this month's sale includes music with the word "window" in the title. Save 15% off these items when you use the Windows code!

My Groovy Songs of the 60s book doesn't have any "window" songs. But it is part of the sale because it inspired one of my favorite store windows!

To get the 15% discount, enter the code word Windows in the "Enter Promo Code" box on your shopping cart page and click "Enter Code" by December 31, 2021. See the "How to get the 15% discount" section at the bottom of this newsletter for more information.

15% off select sale items when you use the code word Windows

Our newsletter promo codes are redeemable online and are only valid for the products in the Sale Section above. They are not valid for phone or email orders. This month's code word is Windows.

Here's how to get your newsletter discount at harpcenter.com:

#2. On the page where you view the items in your cart, type this month's code word Windows in the "Enter Promo Code" box and click "Apply."

REMEMBER: You must enter this month's code word Windows in the Promo Code box and click "Apply" on your shopping cart page by December 31, 2021, to get the discount!

If you forget, or if you have trouble adding it to your order, email Sylvia immediately.