Fireside Gatherings Gifts

Friends huddling for warmth

"I invited a few friends over who think you should see a psychiatrist."

"Thanks to my wedding planner, everyone in the wedding is still talking to each other."

"Oh my gosh, honey! Look out!"

Christmas Tree

#Thanksgiving #Nofilter

"I'm afraid the challah got a little burnt this week."

Wedding Day Itinerary.

Can I give you a slice of the action?

The devil you know and his plus one

'I swear, if he didn't always pick up the tab, I'd never go drinking with him.'

"I think I'm having pre-traumatic stress disorder."

"Is there any way I can un-drink this wine?"

The prying mantis,

Illustration from an Unpublished Novel

Barbecued dessert, anyone? The coals are PERFECT now!

"I ask that today is a good day...a day that brings family together...to show how we need one another."

Every time you make a blend, somewhere, a wine maker dies.

"Truth is relative at these reunions. It depends on which relative you talk to."

"Tia Carmen's not happy unless she can send people away with a plate of leftovers for the road."

celebrating a birth.

Miniature Cattle Fanciers

"At least this year she got rid of the seat belts."

'We haven't had a family get-together like this since we were kids - Hey! Where are mum and dad?'

"Here's the baby's first birthday, her second, her third, look at her gifts..."

"Pssst! I had some CGI done."

"Great job of acting! You really appeared excited about Aunt May's 'famous' green bean casserole."

Newton had actually discovered gravity at a family dinner in his early childhood.

Paul goes home for the holidays

Children's Party

"What time did you say you wanted me to start drinking?"

'Sure, I'm a working mother - is there any other kind?'

'The Ambassador will not be pleased, Madame.'