Variations on the theme “All Was Joy and Kindness”

I love this month’s theme, chosen by the wonderful Joana Starnes: “All was joy and kindness“! We could always use more of that in the world!

When I first saw the phrase, I thought immediately of the holiday season; only later did I realize, with chagrin, that it’s a quote from Pride and Prejudice. (How is it I have not yet memorized every brilliant word of the novel?)

I couldn’t decide how best to post about this theme: should I include a holiday-related excerpt from one of my novels or should ...