The Christmas tree, decorations, Santa gourds, Christmas candles, are all packed away. Some people leave everything up until January 6, Twelfth Night, but I’ve never done that. When another year rolls around, I like to have the old year snugly put away. This was a wonderful Christmas, a time of being with my family. I […]
Dec 28, 2018
Listening In on Mr. and Mrs. Claus
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Mrs. Claus: Are you feeling better, Dear? How about a nice, hot cup of coffee? Santa (throwing back the quilts and rolling out of bed): Just what I need. The trip was hard this year. Mrs. Claus: Did the reindeer behave? Was the sleigh over-loaded? Did you face a head-wind? Santa: Yes, no, and no. […]
Dec 27, 2018
A Wild and Frightening Flight
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“Come on, Mom!” I shouted. “Run!” “Hand in hand, we skirted the fallen man and darted out the back door. Rain and wind struck us like a wall. Mom slipped and fell. “I lost my house shoe,” she wailed as I pulled her out of a puddle. Glancing over my shoulder, I saw the killer […]
Dec 26, 2018
Happy Boxing Day
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In many countries, this is Boxing Day, and I don’t mean it’s a time when we put on gloves and solve all our differences with combat. The day after Christmas is a day when some people give gifts to those who serve them on Christmas Day and throughout the year. The gifts are boxed and, […]
Dec 25, 2018
It’s Christmas
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Merry Christmas to all our friends from Darcy, Flora, Ned, Nemo, and me.
Dec 23, 2018
A New Look at an Old Christmas Song
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On the first day of Christmas, Santa brought to me a creative cozy mystery. On the second day of Christmas, Santa brought to me two tidy murders and a creative cozy mystery. On the third day of Christmas, Santa brought to me three suspects skulking, two tidy murders, and a creative cozy mystery. On the fourth […]
