Just got home after a wonderful dinner with a sweet niece and nephew. The nephew is on his way back to college to finish his junior year.

I thought I would stop by the bar for a nightcap - good grief, who brought the formaldahyde fruit cake?

Yeah, Richard, I am not going to fall for the Eskimo Kiss drink - raise it to your lips and your lips stick to the glass........really funny.

And you are all talking about your age - I just refuse to go there......I can't stand to be laughed at over my age!

I don't want to alarm anyone, but there are noises coming from the L & F. Didn't we just clean that thing out and sell everything off? By the way, how much did we make? Enough to restock the bar, I hope.

Richard, I think I will have a hot buttered rum...........umm that sounds good.

And there is an extra chair by the fire - it looks very inviting right now..........I think I will welcome the newcomers.

(Raven and Luba, my prayers are with you both........)