Hoo boy... of all the things to get bent out of shape over...how we wish each other joy and warm toes should be off the radar entirely. It seems to me that Archemedes (sp) the owl said it all when he apologised for taking offense when none was intended in EB White's The once and future King.

Sooo Merry Christmas to you all! And with it all my warm feelings of family and joy that I personally attatch to the phrase!!

Next Item... For those of my dear friends who are, how shall we say, from the more arctically unchallanged portions of the world, I have posted a couple of pics from last winter. [link] Last year was the first time we had skating in the back yard. The snow is typical for us... Louis the wonder dog loves it. (Louis is 16, 18 lbs, losing his eyesight and caught his first squirrel this fall.) This year, the garage/ art studio sits between the arbor and the street, but otherwise the yard looks pretty much the same.

The studio progresses, Plumber should come in the next two weeks and we should be able to insulate and sheetrock soon thereafter.

Send lots of hugs and good thoughts to Heidi who is her same wonderful self but has been sore lately. Probably the winter and all...

TTFN Everyone

Merry Christmas