Running around, getting everything ready, and soon to Christmas Even dinner at chez
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T-6 days until Christmas and I ( Read more... )

First, let me say that my Yuletide gift this year is exquisite: a follow-up story to Pamela Dean's Tam Lin in which Janet is balancing being a mom and a grad student with aplomb--exactly what I asked for!

O Solitude! (1714 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Tam Lin - Pamela DeanRating: General Audiences ( Read more... )

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Coming home today was better than coming home yesterday would have been, I suppose. And actually it wasn't bad at all until we got to Albany. There was a crash on the onramp to 87, which was scary (was just being towed away when we passed), and slushy snow in the road the whole way home from there. We opted to go north to Bennington and over the ( Read more... )

Guys! Guys! I got awesome stories for Christmas ( Read more... )

We're leaving town on Thursday for the holiday and so far ( Read more... )

Clarksburg, Mass., a tiny little town tucked in between North Adams and Vermont, has a wonderful holiday tradition: the fire department (almost certainly made up entirely of volunteers) packs up a ton of toys and candy canes, and one of them dresses as Santa and they drive through the streets of the town, blaring the fire horn, and every kid that ( Read more... )

It's New Year's Day, so what better time for a Christmas post ( Read more... )

Our Christmas was long, and still not over, as my mother's scheduled to come visit--originally today, but she seems to be suffering the same cold as the rest of humanity seems to be suffering at the moment. Especially me--I woke up with my nose sealed shut with crust this morning, and I'm quickly running out of tissues, cough drops, and tea. ( Read more... )