Last year or the year before we received a Grinch reindeer antler from our BarkBox. Because our dogs are not the well-behaved influencer dogs with 1 million followers, the photo shoot did not go well. But that’s fine because it…
Our Christmas Trees
(written while listening to Classic Christmas Music) When we moved to our very suburban, split-level house on Literary Lane, we knew that our Christmas tree belonged in the large window facing the street. And it looks GORGEOUS there. And we…
Holiday Cards 2020
(blogged while listening to John Denver & The Muppets: A Christmas Together) I enjoy sending and receiving cards for the holiday. It’s an old-timey habit that I really thought was dying out a few years back. Turns out, you just…
Candles
This time of year we light candles to celebrate the retreating darkness, to celebrate miracles and survival, to tell the story of a baby born to poor parents who grew up to be the light of the world, and/or to…
What I’m Listening To: Any Pentatonix Christmas Song
Seriously. They’re all good. Every song is good. This Youtube playlist is 75 songs long. If you don’t want to listen to four hours of Pentatonix (why wouldn’t you, what’s wrong with you?) I heartily recommend their version of “When…
Murphy, December 2020
Murphy has BIG FEELINGS, whether it’s barkingly upset or barkingly happy or whiningly sad or growlingly irritated. As we headed into our first Christmas with Murphy back in 2017, we were worried that he’d destroy all of the holiday decorations….
