Tis the Season
By Evelyn David
year (that’s the thing about the Jewish calendar – it’s lunar, with an extra
month every four years, so it never corresponds to the exact same Gregorian
calendar date from year to year). Sometimes the eight days of the Festival of
Lights coincides with the week of Christmas. This year, Chanukah begins on the
night of December 8.
let me state for the record that I like giving gifts. I like thinking about the
individual and picking out something I know he or she will like. I have fun
wrapping presents. And all of this is in full knowledge that Chanukah is not
supposed to be a Jewish substitute for Christmas. It’s a minor Jewish holiday
and yet…in my childhood, I got a gift from my parents each night, albeit, most
nights it was something very small, like socks or a book. But there was one
really nice, I really wanted it, gift each year.
to give gifts – probably even more than receiving them. But here’s what’s not
so great about gifting.
upstate
DC, and
The cost of postage or non-USPS delivery often costs more than the gift. Now common sense would be to send a check to all concerned, pop it into an
envelope with a 45 cent stamp (to go up to 46 cents on January 1) and call it a
day.
for another $5, and have it shipped directly to the recipeient. But unless the
gift costs $25, I’ll also pay shipping costs.
solution to war before I’d focus on my minor holiday quibble.
all good wishes for happy, healthy, fun-filled holiday season for each and
every one of you.
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A Reason to Give Thanks includes: Giving Thanks
in Lottawatah, Bah, Humbug in Lottawatah, Moonlighting at the Mall, The Fortune
Teller’s Face, A Reason to Give Thanks, Sneak Peek – Murder Off the Books,
Sneak Peek – I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries
A Reason to Give Thanks
Kindle
Nook
Smashwords
Sullivan Investigations Mystery
Murder Off the Books Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback
Murder Takes the Cake Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback
Riley Come Home (short story)- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Moonlighting at the Mall (short story) – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Brianna Sullivan Mysteries – e-book series
I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Dog Days of Summer in Lottawatah– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Holiday Spirit(s) of Lottawatah– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Undying Love in Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
A Haunting in Lottawatah – Kindle (exclusive to Amazon this month)
Lottawatah Twister – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Missing in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Good Grief in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Summer Lightning in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Ghosts of Lottawatah – trade paperback collection of the Brianna e-books
Book 1 – I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries (includes the first four Brianna e-books)
Book 2 – A Haunting in Lottawatah (includes the 5th, 6th, and 7th Brianna e-books)
Romances
Love Lessons – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
I LOVE giving gifts and really think long and hard about what to get someone. Wrapping, not so much, but I am going to tackle that this weekend. We buy for immediate family and nieces/nephews and of course I always give gifts to teachers. Hubby and I usually don't exchange as we save for something we want to do together and use the money that way. Enjoy Chanukah! Maggie