But to me, having a pet in the house is what makes a home, and I can’t wait to give Pearl an amazing holiday, with lots of presents under the tree (none of which will contain catnip because she has plenty of energy already).įor everyone else, I’m planning to get books. You probably already know about Pearl by now if you follow any of my social media, so I apologize for the repetition. On that note, after the loss of Allie Cat, He Who Shall Not Be Named In This Blog and I went to the local animal shelter here in Key West (which by the way is wonderful, and staffed by the nicest people) and adopted a new member of the family: 4 yr-old Pearl the Rescue Cat (so called because SHE rescued US from abject despair): That is huge.Īnd yes, I know many of us experienced losses this past year, but like Princess Mia in Royal Wedding, I’m trying to practice thankfulness and feeling grateful that things aren’t worse. Obviously, this year we have VACCINES, and the potential of actually spending the holidays TOGETHER without fear of ending up on a ventilator.

We’re in such better shape than we were at this same time last year (yes, I just read over the entry I wrote around this same time in 2020). I feel like we have so much to be thankful for this year. It should be a hoot), and I could not be more grateful for your patience with the printing delay, and of course for your generous reviews and shoutouts! How can the holidays be here already? It feels like it was summer only a few weeks ago!īut there’s no denying it: the snowbirds are flocking back to Key West, there’s a cat warming my toes as I write this (more on that below), and holiday movies are beginning to stream. I’m particularly excited to see YA author Ally Carter‘s rom-com starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes, A Castle for Christmas, on Netflix:Īnyway, thank you SO MUCH to everyone who helped make the launch for NO WORDS in October such a success! I had so much fun with all of you at all my virtual events (and there’s still one more to go on December 4! Please join me.

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