I keep saying that one of these years I’m going to take December off, and actually appreciate the charms of the season. As it is, I have nearly a hundred Christmas cards left to write (and won’t have the five-hour flight to Kona on which to write them); spent all of Sunday in the office working on award nominations for books which don’t deserve the effort or the recognition; have two more days to despair of finishing myriad things with end-of-the-year deadlines . . . O deadening December!
There have been moments of cheer—making Creole Jambalaya with sausage and bay leaves; slicing oranges, limes, and lemons for Spanish sangria with rum; discovering Allegro French Roast decaf; hearing the golden-voiced Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja; visiting with a young friend who has happily launched into geology; turning on the Christmas tree lights every morning and evening; opening windows (mostly details from Dutch paintings) of our advent calendar.
And now on with the Christmas cards!!
image: Christie B. Cochrell, Reflections (Christmas Window, Rockefeller Center)
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