Here we are with just one more week and Christmas will be here. The days pass so quickly, it seems that it was just the other day we enjoyed Thanksgiving and I thought folks were decorating far too early. Now I think, those were the people that were on the ball, and not waiting until everything was such a rush.  One year while in my twenties, I did begin early in June, by painting wooden Christmas ornaments for giving. I also did sewn and knitted goods. Ah, those were the days when I could was young enough to manage so much in a day.

About ten days ago, we had a lovey surprise when our neighbor Jean Baker and her daughter pulled up the driveway. They were delivering large Christmas baskets from The Equality Baptist Church as we were on their list. It was a wonderful basket, full of canned goods, packages of snacks, cheese and sausage, oranges and mandarins; and Ron’s favorite, Claxton Fruit Cake, he was really thrilled to see that, and we were very grateful for such sweet kindness afforded us.