He's making a list . . .

Did you think Santa was hard at work
at the North Pole?  Me, too—but
apparently he prefers to do his list-checking
(twice) at the local Starbucks, with a
venti latte by his side.

[Linking back to Ruby Tuesday
and Our World Tuesday.]

So long, Santa

It's finally (past) time to pack up all
the Christmas things.  This Santa
was handmade and hand-painted and
signed by someone named Fran (I think)
Deckel (I think), on Cape Cod.  Was
able to find precisely nothing on the Internet,
so suffice it to say that this makes me
very happy for a month or so each year
and I hate to put it away.

[Linking back to Ruby Tuesday
and Our World Tuesday.]

ABC Wednesday—X is for "Xmas"

Too easy, perhaps—but this is my
14th round of X (and the 4th
"Xmas," I have to admit).  I really 
am going to miss it when it ends in a 
couple of rounds, though—hard to
 imagine Wednesday without the ABCs.

[To see more ABC Wednesday posts, go here.]

ABC Wednesday—X is for "Xmas"

Yesterday I showed you some Parisian
window dresser's version of Santa.  Now here's 
my idea of a real Santa (though some small
children did cry when they were parked on his lap).
{BTW, I've used this X word in a previous Christmastime 
post—and explained why I think "Xmas" is okay.}
Hope all of you who are celebrating today
are having a wonderful holiday! 

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Santa and his elves (?) made an appearance
in of the Prada-themed windows of
Printemps, in Paris. Tonight, though, he'll
trade that snazzy red leather suit for something a little
cozier, fill those Prada trunks with toys for
good girls and boys, and take off in a sleigh drawn
by eight reindeer . . . or so I've been told.

[Today is also Ruby Tuesday. To see more, go here.]             

photo Hunter — "jiggly"

Should have shot the last batch of 

Jell-O I made!  But since I didn't . . .

The obvious solution would have been to 

post a photo of a specific part of my anatomy. 

 Wait, maybe not. So, before they get put away 

today until next year: a selection of Santas 

(who, as we all know, "had a broad face

 and a round little belly, that shook when he 

laughed like a bowl full of jelly").

[See other interpretations of "jiggly" here.]

Ho Ho Ho

Just one of the hundreds of Santas to be

found around the city right now. This one

hangs out on 6th Avenue (aka Avenue of the

Americas, but not by the locals), just

being jolly and posing for pictures.