We Expect Too Much At Christmas. It's

It Should Be Possible To Exist With Only A Short Shelf Of Books, To Read And Give Away. After All - We May Not Open A Book, Once Read, For Ten Years Or More. But The Act Of Reading Has Made It Part Of Us - To Relinquish It Would Be To Lose An Extension Of Our Being.

Many A Cat Can Only Be Lured In By Switching Off All The Lights And Keeping Very Still. Until The Indignant Cry Of A Cat-locked-out Comes At The Door.

From Serenity Comes Gentleness, Comes Lasting Strength.

We Shared. Parents. Home. Pets. Celebrations. Catastrophes. Secrets. And The Threads Of Our Experience Became So Interwoven That We Are Linked. I Can Never Be Utterly Lonely, Knowing You Share The Planet.

Medicines May Be Necessary. Flowers Lift The Heart. But Your Smile Is The Best Restorative Of All.