My postings have been spotty this month, but my excuse is that I’ve been enjoying the build-up to the Christmas holiday. Last weekend my husband and I hosted a dinner party for seven, this week has been last-minute mailing, shopping and Christmas cards. Busy time, but tremendous fun.
Next week I’ll be taking a break from posting. I’ll be back the first week of January with new material and new essays. In the meantime, I’d like to pass on one of my favorite Christmas books. A Pussycat’s Christmas has a simple text written by Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. The story is as sweet as you’d expect from Brown, but the illustrations by Anne Mortimer are what make me go to my shelf to bring this out to the coffeetable every year. Mortimer is a naturalist who often paints cats, and she captures the facial expressions and body language of an inquisitive cat so well I can’t help but be charmed. Here’s a typical illustration. How long do you think it will take before this cat jumps into the midst of this table?
Merry Christmas to all, and happy new year too! See you in 2006.
