On Christmas

Monday, December 25, 2023

Merry, merry! Wishing you all an exciting gift-opening morning and a pleasant rest of the day enjoying your findings.

Here in Central Oregon, this Christmas Day will be balmy. A wonderful thing is that today represents a shift toward longer daylights.

Right now, big gifts for me are seeing my donkey, Pimmy, in less pain after several days of receiving painkillers and knowing the meds are working. She still limps but gets around better and now rests her pained hoof flat instead of keeping it tipped up.

I dislike that painkilling medication; it’s effective but has unwanted side effects. Pimmy needs its help until a veterinary evaluation pinpoints the source of her pain and offers ways to help.

More gifts that occur are greetings exchanged with friends, and in so many ways–hugs, cards, texts, and phone calls. My younger self considered such exchanges mundane, but today, our lives are more compartmentalized, and greetings seem more meaningful.

Dear Friends: Have a wonderful time through this Christmas Day. Diana