Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Do I Let Him In?

The tree is still unclothed, although TBG and I are hatching a plot to light it and put it outside the living room window if all else fails.  The kids wanted a real tree.  I remind them that everything they put on they have to take off.  Somehow, that does not seem to deter them.

Left to my own devices, I'd stick to the candles and Santa pillows.

We've got Hanukkah on the gas fireplace hearth.....

.... someday to be a fusion fireplace hearth?.... with candles bought in Safad, Israel, with us in mind.  

The mail brings me love from Evanston and Belvedere.  Neighbors ring the bell with treats.

Amid all this wonderfulness, I'm having a hard time writing anything about the fact that a Congressional committee just sent criminal referrals regarding the former Chief Executive to the Department of Justice.  Instead, I'm going to send you to Rachel Maddow's podcast, Ultra.  She tells a story, over eight episodes, that is chillingly evocative of the current state of our current affairs.  Her conclusions are those I'd have made myself about today's situation if I were going to let him into my house again.

But I'm not. I'm going to sit back and enjoy the view.

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  1. Your pictures made me smile. Pillows and pig!

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  2. I bet LiLou is enjoying the sunshine. It has been so cold here in California.

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    1. She follows the sun throughout the day. Watching her get comfortable before she lays down is really a treat!
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  3. It's time to let politics go for a while. Enjoy the fact that you have a Christmas pig! One no one is going to eat! Or is it a Hanukkah pig? Either way, put up that tree. You have kids there too!

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    1. The pig ignores Hanukkah lights and sniffs with some curiosity at the tree, which we decorated last night as the Hanukkah candles burned. Life is good (and no, there is no eating of pork products when LiLou is around).
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