With Christmas falling on Sunday, that means Monday is a day off from work (nice!) but I still didn’t manage to get my blog post done in the morning.
I had to curtail Christmas preparations and celebrations due to coming down with a cold the week before. And, of course, being concerned that it was more than just a cold while this tripledemic of COVID-19, RSV, and the flu is in full swing.
I skipped some of the larger gatherings and wore a mask much of the time; we had air purifiers going, and I kept trying to open windows, but unfortunately the temperature had suddenly dropped below freezing again (although not as bad as in other places) and vocal family members prone to feeling cold wouldn’t let me let in fresh air.
Plus, as my husband pointed out, it didn’t make sense to run the air purifiers AND open the windows, as we would then be trying to purify the air of the Great Outdoors as well as our living room.
Being sick and having energy at low ebb, did give me a little more reading time, though!
Currently Reading
A Lot Like Christmas: Stories by Connie Willis
This expanded edition of Miracle and Other Christmas Stories features twelve brilliantly re-imagined holiday tales, five of which are collected here for the first time. – from the Publisher
Connie Willis is one of my favorite authors, and this collection is perfect for Christmas week.
Happy Holidays by Craig O’Connor
A collection of horror tales – one for each major holiday of the year – that I started with New Year’s in January 2022 and will be finishing this month with the Christmas-themed story. Written by a local author and self-published, Happy Holidays can be found on Amazon.
Santa Shortbread by P.D. Workman
Somebody is stealing Christmas gifts from the Bald Eagle Falls children.
Gluten-free baker Erin Price and her friends are on the case to try to unmask the Grinch and bring him to justice, and toys to the children. But time is not on their side. Soon it will be Christmas Eve—will the winner be the Grinch or Santa?