Well Christmas was very special for me. I went to Massachusetts and stayed with my son and his fiancee. We had Christmas Eve dinner at his future in-laws' house, who are wonderful people and great cooks. We had salmon with a chives sauce, salad and a delicious cranberry tart for dessert - all with good wine. My older son, who lives in Connecticut, joined us, along with his girlfriend. Then on Christmas Day, we all headed to the Berkshires and had Christmas at an old farmhouse in the country. The menu was roast capon, assorted vegetables, stuffing, etc. followed by the best ginger cake I've ever had topped with vanilla ice cream made at a local creamery. All this was accompanied by copious quantities of wine and meade. The day I went back to Virginia there was a big snowstorm on the East Coast. I made it back finally (train pulled in at 2:00 am rather than 8:00 pm) but developed a bad cold that turned into an awful bronchitis thing that still hasn't gone away. So New Year's was spent bundled up indoors watching TV and wasn't too great. But Christmas was very memorable, first time I've spent it with both my boys - the three of us together, in many years. It was wonderful! I'm slowly on the mend now.