Merry Christmas y’all. Mr. Gnome and I are in El Calafate, Argentina loving the peacefulness and natural gifts of Patagonia. Today, we enjoyed checking out flamingos on our walk this morning around Lago Argentino, reading in bed, talking with family over Skype (Mr. Gnome and Nana had an impromptu video dance-off), and horseback riding in the countryside. We exchanged kisses for Christmas, all that we needed with all these blessings around.

To share some holiday cheer, I’ve posted a rare X-mas song by the Beatles called “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)”, thanks to this Artsbeat blog from the NYT. It was originally released only to members of the Beatles’ fan club in 1967. I especially like Lennon’s cheeky bit at the end.