Christmas is on the way

Christmas is still quite a few days away, and today brought in three lots of greetings and wishes from friends:

 
This one from Jill and Ken Leahy was accompanied by an added explanation: “ Our snow-birdie kindly posed by the globe just to make sure we know where you are headed!” How original and apt. We appreciate your thoughts. Thank you, Jill and Ken. (New Zealand looks so CLOSE to the bottom!)

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Long-time dear Frankie Jones visited for the last time in 2013 today with a beautiful Helen Steiner Rice card, most warm gifts for a old climate down under and a personalised 5-page hand-written letter, reviewing our past relationships dated back to 1983 and looking ahead to the future. Frankie is one of the few who still takes the time and effort to write out such thoughts in long-hand with pen on real paper! Thank you so much, Frankie.

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Melanie Friedman (and Candie Pixie) popped in for tea and a chat, bringing along some gifts and a card in support of an Animal Rescue Organisation in Cape Town. Thank you, Melanie and Candie. (The cats on the card are pictured on the Cape Town waterfront, looking Northwards.)