Semi-Daily Scribbles

I have one holiday decoration up. The neighbors have their house lit like a casino on the Vegas strip. The subtle, more intimate scenes of the season, like the sharp scent of nutmeg and clove or flickering candlelight are more to my taste. Twinkling lights on a tree is instant magic. Inflatable Santa’s and reindeer (especially when Santa is a flattened heap of plastic during the day) make for cheesy landscaping. Who am I to ridicule one’s artistic vision of Yule? Perhaps a blossoming Scrooge or Grinch. But I still abide by a simple motto no matter what time of year: Less is More.