Merry Christmas to all of you around the world. Here in Minnesota we have been afraid that we would not have a white Christmas. Just in time, our friends in Manitoba and Alberta have sent us some good old fashioned winter weather. We have a couple of inches of snow on the ground and it should get up to 10 degrees F. today, our warmest in a week.

My wife and I are looking forward to bringing in the New Year with a dance at the Tapestry Folk Dance Center in Minneapolis.

I am new to the Internet, and very happy to have found a site like the Mudcat.