Semi-Daily Scribbles

 
Are you getting a jump on gift giving and decorating? How about getting those fruitcakes baked and well-soused (they need time to ripen, you know.) Now that it’s more than timely and appropriate to mention things Thanksgiving-ish and Christmas-y and Solstice-like, I want to send a wish or two your way. Keep those in developing nations on your Holiday To-Do List by making a contribution to Save the Children or Connect To Learn. My husband and I have been Save the Children sponsors for 20 years, and I’ve recently come by the good works of Connect To Learn through my employer. This time of year needn’t be about turkey and tinsel and frayed nerves. Rather, we should connect the season with clean drinking water, food and medicine, and sending kids to school. These are a few of my favorite things.