Dear Miss Blue,

How amazing, the Celery Cure. I had no idea, did you, that celery juice - extracted from the stalks of the Celery Plant - had such medicinal powers. Or is the doctor a Quack (recalling the Donizetti opera The Elixir of Love)? No wonder that Melba Sips her way through the day, the Juice being that intoxicating. The ancient Egyptians used it all the time. In fact, the pyramids could not have been built without the Celery Juice. Victorian ladies pressed little snippets of Celery Leaves in their favorite locket, discreetly sniffing the fragrance. The History of the Celery Plant is forever mysterious.

Here in the Village we are expecting heavy snow and I, for one, can hardly wait to put on my Snow Shoes once again. My Norwegian Dog Sled sits upright in my Storage Closet. I am hoping that Maizie will be available for a little run around the Village. I have been asked if I intend to show off my dog sledding prowess. And of course I will. Maizie will be excited to be the center of attention. Afterwards we will settle down in the coffee shop for hot chocolate and biscuits.Then back home with snow swirling about us to spend the evening restful and happy.