Words to the Very Darling Dearest Nunu

Dear Nunu,

I have forgotten to talk to you about the snow here in Minneapolis. Firstly, it is important to wear boots and mittens, the boots are for walking about in the snow so deep that it is possible that your snowsuit is covered up to your knees. Then the mittens, I hope your mittens are as white as the snow so that the snowballs you make look even bigger. And lastly, the snowman. Snowmen are important. They are fun to play with and they will like playing with you if only you will find two pieces of coal for their eyes, and a carrot for their nose. AND a few small pieces of leftover coals for the smiling mouth. I think the coals are usually behind the barn. And you might have to have a playmate or two to help roll the snow into a very large ball for the head to sit on. I know you will have fun here in Minneapolis when you return next winter. And the snowman will want to stand right there in front of your Nana's very tall house on the corner of the street she lives on.

Hansel sends his love, and I send my love and kisses to you forever ...
Ruthie, xoxoxoxox

Yes, I am known for my rapid solving skills, Miss Blue. But to go on, Thoughts of a Valentine's Day race between small wheelchairs and dainty walkers might be the perfect way to celebrate love and chocolates! Excitement here at the Lanterns! And heart-shaped balloons to chase here and there and everywhere. Can't you just see it, Miss Blue? Walkers and Chairs flying across the pavement there in the garage of the Lanterns! We must meet soon to plan this unusual spectacle. 'Tis I, Fly.

Fly On

Dear Sherlock,

Your mystery solving skills never cease to amaze me, Fly! I marvel that you answer the question with such confidence and authority in a twinkling! A twinkling, I tell you! Yet you never brag about all the fingerprinting and DNA sampling and door to door canvassing you surely undertook to solve the puzzle of the unknown wheelchair! Say, is it still a good idea to suggest the races? Valentine's Day approaches ... Maybe a theme suggests itself? Oh do let me know what you think, Fly, you are such a festive type of person!

YDMB