So are you sitting at home tonight? Trying to figure out the holiday situation. Me too. I probaby believe in Santa or maybe the goodness of my fellow humans. Hmmm. Things we really GET AS GIFTS are health and family and friends and joy. Merry Christmas from me to you.

Mama Tried to Raise a Lady:
Submitted By Arts Editor Pamela Faye

"Pop said his list was longer than the Pope's dress."
From historic fiction the author RD Larson takes the reader to another time when country life meandered through the toils of old; forever lifting humor from the tireless tasks of the 20th century. In those days Mama Tried to Raise a Lady but "the Baby, Rose (RD)" loved to roll in the dust with the Labrador while she imitated his scratching at fleas.

This author RD Larson tells a humorous tale to enthrall the imagination of all with:

"I ran straight at old Billy and Pop grabbed the rope, bull-dogging the errant goat amid hoots of laughter from the guests."

"Mama Tried to Raise a Lady" will have anthology lovers seeking RD Larson"s book of short stories, only one of three by the Washington State author.