Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Puppets and Lights, Child Delivers Christmas Tree, and Vera Wong Mystery Novel

 

I took this photo of my living room wall. The swirling lights only appeared for a few moments and only one time. I had my phone camera nearby. My son said the lights look like Jesus' thorns. I had not seen that but they do. If you click on the photo to enlarge it, the puppets appear to be floating.

I enjoyed this book "Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers" by Jesse G. Sutanto. It is set in San Francisco's China Town today, when Vera discovers a dead body in her old tea shop that has almost no customers. Vera is energized to solve the murder and has a humorous take on life. She is about 64 and considered old, but I am lots older than her!

And a child delivering a child sized Christmas tree. We'd best get ready for Christmas friends. I am writing Christmas cards, ordering and wrapping gifts and I attended church last Friday night for hymn singing and fun for little kids and a candle light service. This year I learned of a political prisoner in another country and mailed him a Christmas card to the prison. Many countries have political prisoners, sad to say. I like to spread light and joy especially at this time of year.

15 comments:

  1. Those reflections do resemble thorns! (*goosebumps*)
    Your book sounds like a hoot; I may look for it on Kindle.

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  2. Merry Christmas: I agree it does look like the Thorns of Jesus, lovely photo.
    Oh my that little one with the car and tree what a hoot.
    I belong to two book clubs will have to mention this one in hopes we read it at one of the clubs.

    Catherine๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„

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  3. The last photo made me smile :)
    I had a strange reflected "light shadow" swinging to and fro on my living room wall today, and once before. The first time I thought it must come from something outside but couldn't figure out what. Today it hit me that it must be from a small Christmas crib silhouette that hangs in my window... (and the phenomenon only appears when it's hit by the afternoon sun from a certain angle - and most days have been overcast, plus sunset is very early now)

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  4. Those lights are so interesting!
    The book sounds interesting. I'm 64, so I'd get it!

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  5. Oh how beautiful, and yes, you can see the crown of thorns. The book sound like fun reading, and I love the little delivery boy....Merry Christmas

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  6. Your living room photo gives me the chills (in a good way).

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  7. These lights like the crown of thorns are a miracle !!!!!!!!!

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  8. I have been looking for a book so, thank you for the suggestion!

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  9. I love that last picture of the boy and the tree. He's starting early. May God bless your Christmas and give you a blessed year to come.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  10. The child with the Christmas tree, ever so cute.
    Those light, rather interesting indeed.

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  11. Lovely photos! Best pre Christmas wishes!

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  12. It is amazing you caught that light with you phone.
    Child with tree is so sweet
    cathy

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  13. Terra, I enjoyed reading Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers also, and I heard that there is a second Vera Wong book coming out in the spring. I am much older than 64 also. The book was a lot of fun and clever.

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