Thanks Sam. Sounds like a warm Christmas for you in Texas. We are going to be freezing on Christmas Day. Brrr. They’re predicting temps below 0F. Yikes. I’ll be staying near the fireplace.
If you haven’t tried a Lisa See novel yet, you’re likely in for a treat. She seems to do a lot of research of time periods, historical events, & cultures. Island of Sea Women shed light on history & places I didn’t know about before … and also talks about the colonialization of Korea by Japan for decades … somewhat like the novel Pachinko does … It includes some dark times! You might like it though. Enjoy. & Merry Christmas!

Hi — you really are getting a lot of good snow there, Wow! This weekend is going to be incredibly cold here … -15F so I’ll likely be next to the fireplace with Santa. I’m surprised you didn’t have a tree this year …. first year ever?? This is our 2nd year here at Christmas … and it’s pretty mellow. I’m surprised the tree turned out well … I had it stuffed in the car from a tree place in town. Ha. The dogs haven’t knocked it over … yet. The Lisa See novel was pretty intense! But a good eye-opener … interesting that your group read it too. Enjoy the White Christmas!

Thanks Judee: I think our theater days might be over for now until things start getting better again. Maybe House of Gucci will be available soon for streaming? Lady Gaga is fun to see in this role. She seems spot on.
Have a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy Florida and warm temps for me.

Your tree is beautiful. It’s been cold…into the forties…here for several days, but it’s supposed to warm up tonight and be in the low eighties on Christmas day. I can’t remember going this long for a long time before having to insulate all the outdoor faucet heads and the sprinkler system. It doesn’t have the Christmas feel here at all.

That said, Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Thanks Deb! Yeah the tree & decorations are a bit of work each year … and the needles are everywhere! But we keep going with it. It just cheers me … having the tree. Hmm. And yes the Lisa See novel is a bit too much darkness right now – though the diving parts & culture were interesting. We’ll have to check out Seaside Hotel … PBS has some good shows. We are liking Vigil at the moment — I think it’s thru BBC? Have a Merry Christmas!

Thanks Laurel, you might have to do a big tree next year! Despite all the needles everywhere – they’re still worth the work, ha. Glad you saw the King Richard movie & I hope you liked it. We likely will skip the Station Eleven series for now too. We are liking the series Vigil. Have a very Merry Christmas!

Hi Ti, I hope you can get physical therapy so you can walk with your pup again. Sorry to hear about your knee, ugh! I’m behind on Christmas shopping too, ha. But I’ll do a little bit this week … while trying to avoid Omicron. It’s a mess right?We in for another crazy covid winter it sounds like. I think I’ll wait to get the word on the Station Eleven series from you. It didn’t look very appealing to me for some reason. Merry Christmas!

Uh-oh. The book appears to be sagging. Maybe the end can resurrect it? Good report on the movies. It appears Omicron will likely knock out our movie nights, so I guess we’re back to streaming, too bad. It appears it’s going to be quite a white Christmas here with a couple snow days this week. We’ll send you some snowflakes. Glad your mom has a break! Keep warm and Merry Christmas.