Christmas Backtracking

 OH DANG! Your un-brilliant Fiorella accidentally blotted out her messages for the day so now she'll have to not only admit to her stupidity, but start out all over again. So, her goes--

First on her list of complaints and most painful to her heart is that she has lost her mother's mink jacket--the one your girl and Husband bought for her when fur was THE THING and Mom could show it off in church.  Supposedly, the jacket is still extant in the house that Fiorella stayed in during THE snowstorm, but it will take a while for someone to find it. Meanwhile, your girl is shivering in a jeans outfit.

 To be exact, right now, Fio is trying to get her ultra-small bedroom somewhat into order. The three cork boards on her inside wall have been reduced to two, but will doubtless swell up again as more and more items are added to your girl's loot pile. Remember, Fiorella finds it hard to dispose of anything--and she can  usually find a place for whatever weird thing attracts her fancy.

Back to the cork boards: your girl has fallen in love with the photo of her Carpathian-Russine fraternal grandfather, a handsome, curly-haired young blond whose one-and-only photo she restored several years ago. At that time, she was restoring his outside, but now, she can't help but wonder about his inside and what he thinks about this bustling granddaughter of his.

Fiorella really likes her contributions to the family Christmas decorations this year--the cut-out bells and stars, the candelabra, the wreath, the Santa Clause in the doorway, etc, and hopes to preserve them all for next year....under her command, of course!