December 30, 2025

Well, here we are after Christmas belching and farting from all the food we gobbled down. Santa is garaging his sleigh and letting the elves off until after the New Year. The argument over whether or not it’s OK to say, “Merry Christmas,” has been shelved for a time while those who got presents, not…

December 17, 2024

I put down the letter I was writing to get busy in the kitchen making hot chocolate for three chilled girls who had just come in from the cold to admire the Christmas tree in the living room while warming up. While I busied myself with retrieving mugs from the cupboard and carefully heating the…