Hallo, my lovelies! Did you all have—or are you all having or looking forward to—a delightful holiday? I hope so! I know I did. For one thing, I had a fourteen foot tall Christmas tree! It was not only so tall that it touched the roof but it went all the way down to the ground, so that I had to buy extra light strands and there was no way to fit presents under it! Not even my lovely tree skirt would fit, and it was a nightmare to water.

I spent a quiet New Year’s Eve at home, like most Americ...