If you read this blog regularly, you may remember this post from last year. The point was that while we do not celebrate Christmas, Mumtaz does have an observance in December and there are a surprising number of annual traditions that we follow in December.

This year Sam and Trevor bought presents for snakes Lucy and JB but they don’t seem to get the concept of the calendar so they received their presents early.

Lucy’s present … a premium hammock

Click here for a series of short videos relating to JB’s present. Look for a little bonus at the end; it’s Inaya’s piano recital!

Sam and Trevor join us for our traditional afternoon of searching for gifts for my colleagues. Unfortunately the progress of the pandemic suggests that we not shop together but we met for the traditional lunch. I ordered online for contactless pickup. Watch the next blog entry for a photo of what we bought.