Okay, the east coast folks have done their Christmas Eve and opened their presents and most of it was a hit. The hat for James was deemed “too girly” (!) by both him and my sister-in-law, so she traded him for a baseball cap. What, the boys don’t wear those ribbed caps in San Francisco, where James lives? Or is it that it’s red? Beats me. Anyway, everybody’s happy. My aunt and sisters got theirs too, and they’re happy too. I’ve been promised a picture of Geordie-Sheryl-Melissa wearing their scarves; I’ll post it when I get it.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.