“The guests are met, the feast is set. May’st hear the merry din.” (-Coleridge)

We had some good friends visiting from this past weekend through today. They lived for a while in NC, but now they come from New York state, so we don’t see them that often, and it’s always fun to have them here. We keep trying to entice them to move here again, "for good."

Flowers came out, the food is gone, and the gifts from Christmas were fun to open. It’s great to celebrate Christmas after the big holiday’s already gone. We do this every year…

Games were played. ..

And it’s always sad to see them go….

“We dare not trust our wit for making our house pleasant to our friend, so we buy ice cream.” (-Ralph Waldo Emerson)

(Trust me—it works!)