In Search of Christmas Spirit « Life in the 'Burbs

As a cub reporter, I once went spent an afternoon as a mall Santa Claus for a story. Mostly I remember being uncomfortably hot in the red suit and beard. But I figured holiday spirit had to be lurking somewhere in Moraga, ... A logical place to try and rustle up some holiday spirit seemed to be Bob's Xmas Trees, a temporary tree lot behind the Wells Fargo in the Moraga Shopping Center. It popped up the day after Thanksgiving and will be there until 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve ...