We’re off to Dresden for a few days, where we’ll huddle in a little apartment across the platz from the reconstructed Frauenkirche, sipping coffee with a friend from Prague and with luck figuring out how to roast our first goose. I’ve been torturing Aimee by playing Bing Crosby Christmas carols in front of our little tree, so it’s probably best that we get out now.

Holiday greetings to everyone, and a happy new year!