No, no. This isn’t my Grinch audition tape. Although this time of year can drag anyone into the bowels of prefabricated merriment, I like how much more simplified Christmas in France is. I like to sum up Christmas in France like this. “Merry Christmas! Here’s a book”. I am reminding myself to keep it simple this year. My self-worth isn’t about the bricks of golden butter packs I’ve used to build a gingerbread fortress that will never be eaten.
Stay merry but not overextended this holiday season, dear reader. And don’t drink the watercolor water, unless you’ve been painting with eggnog.
"Merry X-mas. Here's a book" = So true!