I must apologize for my lengthy absence from this blog as I have been overcoming several crises of a personal nature and have not had the time to attend to this.
Being that it is Christmas Eve, I would not be able to forgive myself for not posting on my favorite Holiday of the year. So here I is!
Christmas is typically experienced as enjoying good times with family and friends, snuggling with your loved one on a cold and snowy evening, and generally soaking in the contented feelings of love and friendship. And it should be.
Having moved from the frigid wastelands of northeast Ohio to the tropics of southwest Florida, I am missing the wintry Currier & Ives scenes from outside my windows and the bone-chilling, frost-bearing winds that threatened to freeze my very bones. Well, maybe not the wind.
Nor am I missing straining my back shoveling that heavy, wet snow. Neither am I missing having to shovel my driveway and walking back to where I started two hours ago only to find a new two inches taunting me.
Still, it is somewhat disconcerting to wake up on Christmas to a sunny 80 degrees. And did you ever try to decorate a Christmas Palm tree?
Anyway, I would like to take this moment to wish everyone around the globe a very Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year.
See you there!
