On the 12th Day of Therapy…

When my partner, Mike, first heard the Christmas carol The 12 Days of Christmas as a child, he thought the “partridge in a pear tree” was something about a “juniper tree.” I’m impressed that he knew the word “juniper” before he ever heard of a partridge. My own experience with The 12 Days of Christmas is that, as much as I respect holiday traditions, this is one that’s fun to monkey with. You can sing …

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As We Dream By the Fire

Not all of my readers celebrate Christmas. For those who do, I wish you a bright and merry one! For those who don’t celebrate the holiday, I wish you warmth, peace and friendship. For both of you I’ve left a small present below. (Hint: I hope yule like it. I’m logging your reaction.) You may or may not realize this, but I learn so much from you, everything I do feels like I’m simply returning …

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