Merry Christmas to you and your families.
This morning brought me some surprise goodies, including a long-coveted DVD of Robert Altman’s Short Cuts, a gorgeous slipcased copy of Absolute Watchmen, and a beautiful album of Renaissance lute songs by Sting.
![Togetherness appreciated mostly in small quantities. Togetherness appreciated mostly in small quantities.](images/togetherness.jpg)
Evie and Ethan also made off with plenty of loot (har!), including a “Lightning McQueen” car (Ethan) and a couple big boxes of real “big-kid” Legos (Evie). Other goodies abounded:
![Our little stargazer Our little stargazer](images/astronomy.jpg)
![What would Christmas be without licensed characters? What would Christmas be without licensed characters?](images/lmcqueen.jpg)