LUCY BURDETTE: Happy New Year's day Reds! Here's wishing a great one for every one of you... now on with the blog.
The science of happiness (and common sense) tells us that spending money on other people makes us happier than spending on ourselves. I thought I’d share a couple of gifts I gave this year that were BIG HITS.
First, a couple of years ago on this blog we hosted guest Gail Donovan talking about her middle grade book, Sparrow Being Sparrow. I bought it for my granddaughter Thea, and her father told me it had become her favorite book. So we bought her SPARROW SPREADS HER WINGS for Christmas—you should have seen the joy on her face when she opened it!
I also gave out signed copies of Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid books, acquired when I visited An Unlikely Story this summer. Very well received by kids ages 6 to 10!
And finally, my sister in law Margaret brought her famous and beloved sesame noodles to many gatherings. We miss her and we miss her noodles so I had tea towels made with the recipe written in her handwriting.
Over to you Reds--did you give (or receive) any particularly memorable gifts this year? Be sure to come back tomorrow to hear about my very favorite...
