I have started preparations for Christmas, but there’s a whole lot
more to be done. I’ve made lists of gifts to be mailed or given, some of
the baking is in the freezer, but …
GETTING READY
I write the annual
Christmas letter 
to tell friends
family overseas
how the year
has expanded us
cards are written
gifts purchased
cookies baked
the star hung
where we can
see and remember
the why of
these rituals
New! NEW! ‘A Bedroom of Searchlights’: poetry. This collection draws a picture of the poet’s divorced mother, an artist with two children, who struggled with poverty, war, and the realities of daily life, yet still found beauty and comfort in her garden, and her art.
