Holly and merry, the aftermath

My Christmas was an Italian family state-of-the-art love and food experience: two parents, three sisters and their families, four dogs, seven fish courses on the Eve, one over-the-top Christmas brunch,
and one valiant attempt at recycling any paper or ribbon that
could be re-purposed.

It's been a year of difficulty, loss and grief.

And yet- it's also been a time of reflection and personal epiphany,
at times, thanks to some rather surprising sources.

With gratitude, I send this out to the cybersphere,
hoping some thanks hit their mark.

And in the end, the love we take
will be equal to the love we make.

Click above and listen to Golden Slumbers, The End
~ Lennon, McCartney ~