May you find beauty and joy in unexpected places. And in expected ones, too.
May you spend your time with pleasure, and plenty of laughter.
May you find companions who make you smile.
May you find an endless supply of wonderful books.
May your 2025 be a beautiful year.
Mr. Fezziwig’s Ball, from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Art by John Leech.
This has been an amazing year, seeing a book through production (at last!). Your patience and understanding and your words of encouragement and support keep me inspired and keep me going. These are wonderful gifts. Thank you!
I hope that your holidays, in whatever form they take, are joyous.
The Ornamental of Japan (edited). Image courtesy Sachsen.digital
Whether you see it in, maybe with fireworks or parties, or whether you wake up to find it arrived, I hope this new one turns out a good one. We’ll hope for peace, love, and understanding in the world. Yes, it’s a tall order, but is it too much to ask for a few steps in that direction?
May you find these things in your own life. May you have more reasons to smile than not.
In any case, you have an advantage in that regard, being readers.
So, yes, may you have books, wonderful books, and plenty of them!
Happy 2024!
