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Below: “Baylor Christmas,” beautiful music (to start my day). Baylor University is here in Waco, Texas—my adopted hometown. (IMHO, very wholesome appearing young people.)

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POSTSCRIPT @ 12 noon: A couple of gifts I missed when I opened the package earlier.

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Thus far (ha, ha), I haven’t climbed the family tree. I’ve washed dishes—and reheated the kettle of “leftovers” soup. ~~ I looked at the variety of tea—and opened the little package.

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Paddington Bear  is a remembrance of our time together in New Hampshire, in 2010. “Thank you, Deb.”