around the house

The presents are wrapped, the stocking (one, that is) is hung, a few cookies (not many this year) are made, parties have been had, and now we settle in to enjoy a week of Christmas. We will have a relatively quiet celebration this year, and look forward to that, especially as the Gardener is still suffering from an apparently bad case of shingles. I love to do quiet little things this week ... certain small traditions and little chores I especially enjoy when there's not a lot of pressure to do them. I like the time to think and remember happy times, pleasant memories, old friends ... it's a wonderful time of year. And I hope to read a book!