When you grow up with brothers who called for years from Shoppers Drug Mart on Christmas Eve at 6:15 at night screaming “Is your skin oily or dry ?” because they had left all the gift shopping until the very last minute- the slow trickle of lovely things that were well thought through, can feel really wonderful.
Just now there was a knock at the door – and all I could see above the window was a panda bear head , and a bunny rabbit head (you know the hats) and a long shoot of amaryllis and with it a promise of colour in January.
Hand made cards, a visit from two of my favourite little artists and a favourite winter flower. Hand delivered with pudgy hands and half toothed smiles.
So this is Christmas.
my family is not broken 
adorable and so well remembered!!
Nancy, you can smack me on the shoulder out of nowhere with the funniest little phrases “dry or oily”…..laughing out loud. Needed the laugh.
xoxo
so glad to make you laugh Id! merry christmas!