Welcoming the Plane and still reviewing books

Today is a good day. I met my Mum at the airport yesterday and Christmas is on its way. Mum visits from England every year, bringing Christmas in her cases and in her smile. So now I can enjoy her company in the everyday while the holiday approaches, chatting as we wander around the shops, stopping for coffee, keeping an eye out for sunshine and maybe a glimpse of Mount Hood peering over the road. We can share books too, and there's certainly one of these from last week's reading that I plan...