I couldn’t find any decent FX this year for the traditional blowing up of the tree, so I intended to make another kitty card—then ended up not having any time to do that. So here instead is the greeting from Charlie and George last year.

Image description: Front face of a Christmas card, in pale yellow with a dark red border. The top two-thirds is a photo of two tabby cats sitting with attentive expressions next to a miniature Christmas tree and wrapped presents. The lower portion is hand-printed text that reads, “Charlie and George listened patiently to what the mice wanted for Christmas, and then they ate them.”

Then—because, hey, two things are almost always better than one—I thought I may as well repeat the Dancing Reindeer from two or three years ago:

Perhaps next year I’ll be inspired to find a way to blend the two, then blow it all up for good measure. We’ll see.

I’ll be posting once or twice more before the end of the year—a Year in Review and a Look Forward—assuming, y’know, that i’m not in a chocolate truffle-induced coma. Meanwhile, may you have a wonderful warm holiday filled with all you enjoy.