I do love Christmas, but if I'm honest, it's the season when I do lots of lying. My motives are mixed up, at best. Maybe you're nothing like me ... or maybe you are.
Christmas realities
I decorate the house and say it's for my family ... but I suspect it's a lot about me.
I bake sand tarts ...
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I was headed for the dressing room with a bundle of sweaters when I saw it. At first glance, it looked like any one of the heaps of discards I saw around the racks and stacks on the day after Black Friday. But closer inspection revealed two large hands gripping the handles of gum drop colored ...
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We sat down to wait for our plane to board at the Istanbul Airport. I debated going to the nearby restroom to freshen up, but I knew there was little hope in covering up the bags under my eyes. I didn’t even want a reality check on my hair situation, since my curling iron broke the first day. I ...
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Dear readers, you might hear a few crickets chirping here this week and next. I have not moved to Australia (though I LOVE Australia!), started Christmas shopping (I did buy something on clearance in August), or gone on a cleaning spree (insert ashamed face here). Instead, I have joined my sweet ...
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A few weeks ago I was feeling run down. My Grandma Farley would've said I was "puny," and I don't like to feel puny. So I went to the doctor ... who asked me questions like how much sleep I get and if I was breastfeeding. Breastfeeding?!?! Ahem. Despite the fact that she didn't notice I delivered ...
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