I hope this finds you having a great new year! Later, we’re having ribs and braised cabbage and blood oranges and black-eyed peas. We have some time to burn, so, Eli and I are on a walk right now. He is in a T-shirt and shorts — on the first day of January. Mississippi is oddly warm right now. Or maybe it’s typical, I guess I need a few more years before I know what is odd and what is not.

Here are some paper whites that I saw is a neighbor’s yard. It’s funny how hardy some delicate things can be.

Okay my tour guide/walking partner is demanding my full attention. We have a wagon to pull and Nutella sandwiches to eat. And, he just told me that if I catch him I can have a kiss on his cheek.

I think I’m going to catch him.

Have a happy day y’all!