Shasta Santa Stuck Around

Some end of the year thoughts before the big frost

To our friends Rolph and Rebecca, who brought Betty-ness into our lives, a gingerbread salute in the photo below.

How are the rest of you holding up, the end of the year? My mind is blown but my powder’s dry.

I’ve removed the paywall from all my recommendations for the end of the year: music, movies, and books. Enjoy!

And for those of us with frost on our minds — it’s even in going to freeze in my Santa Cruz patch tonight — here’s a little careless fun: