Is everybody good? Fat n’ happy? Coming down from the high (pie-induced) of Christmas?
Remember this book? So sweet.
Good.
I asked Studmuffin to write a family update (read last year’s here), and he did think of some things to say, but would not SHARE. Hmpf. Now he & the Force of Nature are in West Virginia visiting Grandmamma – the Duke of Curl & I have to work. So I guess no funny letter for 2013.
So this noontime I’ve been paying bills and sending $ donations to our favorite charity – Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders. Some years ago, Grandmamma started giving a donation to Catholic Charities instead of giving us Christmas gifts; a change I welcomed! Goodness knows I keep us well-supplied with mountains of stuff…. Studmuffin has 5 siblings and several of them send us lovely things – pears, cookies, meats & cheeses – every year for Christmas. We don’t do it every year, but when we do give something, we give a donation in their honor to a charity we like. In the past, we chose: CARE, Habitat for Humanity & Direct Relief.
We like to use different ones – not that we give huge amounts (I wish!). There is SO MUCH need and giving money to these VERY worthy organizations adds much meaning to this season for me.
Stepping up now
I encourage you to do the same! We chose Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders because they are working in all those places you hear about in the news where TERRIBLE things are happening. You can let all that stuff make feel powerless, guilty, cynical and depressed OR you can give some scratch; the choice is all yours. And they are doing AMAZING work – even if you don’t/won’t/can’t give, take a little time and read some of the blog posts from the volunteers and patients. LOOK HERE. It will do you good, I promise!
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Not much knitting is happening because of the KITTEN. She is loads of fun and FEROCIOUS. I’ll tell much more about her in a later post. But I do promise actual knitting photos soon….and gardening stuff too! I know – you gotta SIT DOWN because of all the EXCITEMENT…..
Have a terrific 2014 everyone. Lemme hear from you at some point. 🙂
Knitting & whingeing in Abalama-ding-dong 