Yup. It’s that time. Keep the story going! (Hint: TR Members live in TR Village. They don’t have to travel from anywhere.)
TR Village had been quiet lately. No doubt due to the vagaries of weather. It had been snowing off and on for days. Secretly, boxy was in heaven. A white Christmas was at hand. Chatting in her shop with a very few villagers, discussion turned to the Christmas party planned for the evening. TR Village Hall had been ablaze with twinkling strands of light for a week. Sherriff Cavadias had been strolling her beat with a secretive grin.
The Village bells rang out, followed by an announcement over the loudspeakers. The party was on! boxy peeked out her shop door to see shopkeepers closing up right and left, scurrying to complete preparation for the evening festivities. At that, she turned the sign to read ‘Closed’, gathered her cold weather gear, locked the door on her way out. She had things to do, too!
Cookies and rum cake to bake. A stop at Scummy’s Yummies for a collection of holiday goodies to wrap and pass out this evening. Wine for mulling from JD’s Liquor. He’d ordered something special at her request. A stop at GG’s Gadgets for a quick lunch with her, TiggerTwo, and Shellbot to finalize their plans for a surprise that evening.
And of course, some cinnamon raisin bread for the local welder.
As she headed to GG’s with a grin, snow began to fall. Big, wet, perfect for a snowball fight flakes. Her step brightened, she stuck out her tongue to catch the falling flakes, nostalgic with childhood Christmas memories.