Drabble by Kevin Fagan for December 10, 2016

Well! she tried.

I wrap gifts just as well as she does.

That’ll make him think he’s getting a much bigger gift…. well done! :)

It’s the thought that counts.

It’s the thought that counts.

Just a moment here… Ralph wears ties??? Who would’ve known!

He’ll never guess ahead of time what it is.

Criticism is always easier than supervision…

That’s just about how much paper you get on today’s rolls…

She’s her Father’s Daugher!

Well, fortunately, Christmas isn’t usually dependent upon Dad’s tastes (or not) in haberdashery! Many years from now, when Dad is expressing his old sentiments: “(Sigh) Yeah, I remember when Penny (as a little one) wrapped up her first gift for me in three rolls of wrapping paper; yet I just Loved it! It was a hand-painted necktie! — she painted a Robin on it with the enclosed paints, along with the ballpoint pen inscription underneath it: ‘Spring is just around the corner!’ Well, sort of, anyway! It was, yes, a blank ‘Decorate it Yourself’ tie!”

Mom wants to save each little piece of wrapping paper. My Mom did. We got rid of lots of boxes of tiny pieces when she died.

I always save tissue paper because if I re-use it it is easier to crinkle