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Maggie Hutten

Last Minute Gifts...

Go LOCAL, not LOCO, in Raleigh!


Now, it's five nights before Christmas and delivery options grow slim, but don't fret, take a breath, you'll find suggestions within:


'Twas FIVE nights before Christmas, when all thro' the house,


Not a creature was stirring, not even a bluetooth MOUSE;



The APRON was hung by the kitchen with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;


The SWEATERS were nestled all snug in their drawers,

While wrappers from CHOCOLATES fell to the floor.


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Nofo | Chapel Hill Toffee $14.99

And Mama in her CHLOE, and I in my

cap,

Had just settled on down for a long winter's NAP-


When out on the lawn there arose such a CHATURANGA,

I sprang from the bed to see what caused all this drama!



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Away to the window I flew like a FLASH,

Tore open the shutters, and fluttered a LASH.


The moon on the crest of the snow simply

GLOWed,

Giving the lustre of pure TUSCAN OILS to objects below;


When, what to my wondering SPECTACLES should appear,

But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,


With a little old driver, so lively and quick,

He must have some SPA DAYS as part of his tricks!


More rapid than iPHONES his children didn't complain,

And he whistled, and shouted, and call'd them by name:


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"Now! LULU, now! Dancer, now! PETER, and Vixen,

On! MAISON, on! Cupid, on! DECO, and Blixen;


To the top of the DILLON! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! dash away! dash away "sal"!


As dry leaves before the wild PHYDEAUX fly,

When they meet with an obstacle, mount with some TIES;


So on with some HIGH-TOPS the coursers they flew,

With the sleigh full of TOYS- and St. Nicholas too:


And then in a TWINKLING, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of each little POUF.


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As I drew in my BLOWOUT, and was turning around,

Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound:


He was dress'd all in FUR, from his head to his foot,

And his DOWN PUFFER were all tarnish'd with ashes and soot;


A bundle of STOCKING STUFFERS was flung on his back,

And he look'd like a PEDDLER just

opening his pack:


His eyes- how they twinkled! his dimples SMOOTHED and merry,

His cheeks were like ROSES, his nose like good SKIN CARE, not cherries;


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My tale could go on, like most GOOD READS do, but for now I simply must bid you...adieu.


With no ANTHROPOLOGIE in site, I wish you all a good night!


...Happy holidays...


Love,

Maggie


www.theraleighedit.com





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