This morning, in anticipation of going back to school Monday, I wrote thank-you notes for the Christmas gifts I received from students. My favorites from the morning, in response to gifts of (clockwise from top left) a bag of homemade party mix and other snacks, a pack of twelve Beatles guitar picks [from B, the one-song drummer when my band played at the bookstore], a “Don’t Be A Grinch” t-shirt, a “Joy” ornament and box of mints, and a honey bear of homegrown honey (click on the picture to enlarge):
