December 24th, 2009

Dear Friends,
Today I met a good friend in town while doing last-minute Christmas shopping.
Tonight I blew the roof off the German church singing O Holy Night.
Afterward Adam and I enjoyed a four-course dinner provided for almost free at my new favorite cafe.
We have a mini solstice tree…

with a pot that lights up.  Cool.

I just poured [...]

December 22nd, 2009

I have now recovered from the madness that was The Snow Queen.  Mostly.  It was 9 days ago.  Only 9 days ago?  Feels like a lifetime.  Sorry I didn’t blog about it right away.  I tried, but I didn’t have perspective.   I couldn’t put the words together.  Everything was a jumble.  It was too close.  [...]

December 15th, 2009

Hey!  We got a cat yesterday!  This is Cleo.  She’s a tabby.  She’s just over a year old.  She’s small for her age.  She’s a bit tubby in the belly.  She’s fixed.  She’s very sweet.  And she makes me sneeze a little.

I was afraid it would take her a few days to settle in.  I [...]