Tag: Christmas

  • Christmas (and then some) in July

    Christmas (and then some) in July

    As the tiniest-ever turkey waits in our fridge (likely the first and only time it will actually be thawed by Thursday morning), I struggle with a couple of dilemmas. First, what kind of new math do I need to justify three pies, six sides, and eight bottles of wine for four adults? Second, and more…

  • “I have no words.”

    “I have no words.”

    I’ve never had writer’s block. Sure, there have been times that I didn’t write anything…  sometimes months at a time. Just take a look at the gaping holes in this blog. But that wasn’t writer’s block. That was laziness, a new grandson, distraction, Netflix, procrastination, or (more often than I’d like to admit) an all-consuming…