2 DAYS AFTER . . .

Did you clean up the living room yet? Andy Rooney says it's a good idea not to clean up too soon . . . that "mess" is part of the precious holiday memory.

Have you finished the Christmas turkey/ham/chicken/standing rib/tofu? What did you do with the leftovers, anything special? We used to slice leftover turkey and put it on bread with slices of cheese on top, then baked or broiled (memory lapse here) until the turkey was hot and the cheese melted. These might have been done in the electric skillet. (Nowadays it's the panini press.)

Recycling? Papers, boxes, plastics (we recycle #1 and #2 plastics), cans, bottles.


The previous year's Christmas cards became part of the kids' crafts.

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My Minneapolis daughter is visiting this week. We have a relaxed schedule. She visited with her brother's family on Christmas Day.

Tomorrow my Ohio daughter comes for lunch and chat.

We heard from the Arizona kid on Christmas Eve.

I played the organ on Christmas Day at the church. Next gig is Sunday the 30th, "Festival of Lessons and Carols."

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Before you know it, we'll be wishing each other a Happy New Year--celebrating the arrival of 2019. The year will be two days old when I visit with you next. In the meantime, you can be thinking up a good word for the coming year. I have one in mind already.

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When you get tired of recycled turkey etc., try out a new eating place in your neighborhood. Or, trade leftovers with another family. Or go on a fast. (That one doesn't appeal to me much.)

Wherever you are, God bless you abundantly in the coming days and months.