I love a nice hot bath.

[lovemydog]

About to jump in one right now.

What else do you all love this time of year for relaxing?

[oldandhappy]

1. Hot shower, cat on my lap, music when I go to bed, notes that come in the mail.

A new book from the library, tea with the neighbors, phone calls from family, putting up my manger scene, pumpkin pie, and checking in here!

[lovemydog]

3. Very nice oldandhappy!

Yeah, pumpkin pie, tea with neighbors, cat on lap, phone calls with loved one. Can't go wrong with that.

[shenmue]

2. Vodka

British detective shows. Books. Maybe some music before I turn in.

[lovemydog]

4. Ooh, British detective shows.

Those are cool shenmue. Hope you enjoy a good evening (and don't drink toooooo much of the vodka).

[shenmue]

5. Thank you.

I'm trying to finish the second season of 'Murder Investigation Team' before Acorn TV retires it at the end of the month. I'll probably get more sleep tomorrow than tonight.

Acorn TV, by the way, is on Roku streaming boxes and costs $4.95 a month, or so. A great investment, if you're a British TV buff.

[lovemydog]

6. Cool.

Thanks.

Don't know if you've watched the first season of True Detective yet (Mathew McConahey and Woody Harrelson) but that's also an interesting (pretty heavy dark New Orleans vibe) show.

[LWolf]

7. Front gate at the end of the driveway locked.

Phone turned off.

Music on. Me in the lounge chair with a book and my electric throw, snack and drink on the table beside me.

[lovemydog]

9. Very nice LWolf.

So relaxing with phone off and feeling all comfortable and secure at home. Happy holidays to you.

[rurallib]

8. fire as the sun goes down

a warm bowl of soup, clean pajamas and the rarely seen decent shows on TV

[lovemydog]

10. Ooh, a hot fire, warm bowl of soup,

clean pajamas, something good on tv. Sounds most excellent rurallib.

All the best to you and your loved ones.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

11. I miss taking baths.

The place that I'm staying, I guess I 'could' take a bath, but its not my house, and they are very territorial, so I stick to the basement shower. When I owned my own place, I took baths regularly because I worked outdoors in a all manner of of extreme weather. It was good therapy for body and mind. I miss that.

[lovemydog]

12. Here's to more hot luxurious baths

for you in 2015, Joe Shiabotnik.

[ailsagirl]

13. Curling up with a good book

I do that all year long but it never gets old!

[lovemydog]

14. Yes, curling up with a good book never gets old.

What are you reading these days ailsagirl?

I just finished Gone Girl. Blew my friggin' mind.

Now I'm reading The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner. Very lyrical, about a woman named Reno who in the mid-1970's who is an artist. She befriends motorcycle racers, some crazy radicals in New York City, and some artists & revolutionaries in Italy. It's very poetic and slow moving. Nice change of pace after the almost coked up speed of Gone Girl. Also borrowed a Joel Osteen book from the library. It looks like some fun inspired reading. I don't read books like that very often but feel like something uplifting.

[ailsagirl]

15. Just finished a biography of Mark Twain

Uplifting and sad both-- a book about an extraordinary life.

I tend to read non-fiction but that's not a hard-and-fast-rule.

Your book sounds like a lot of fun!!

Enjoy.

And Happy Holidays!!

[lovemydog]

16. Oh yes, I love Mark Twain and read nonfiction

most of the time. Life is stranger than fiction. Twain's life is a great example. What a remarkable wit. Enjoy, ailsagirl. Happy holidays to you too!

[My Good Babushka]

17. A book, a cup of tea, knitting. nt

[lovemydog]

18. Very nice My Good Babushka.

What are you reading these days?

[My Good Babushka]

19. Little Dorrit,

and also The Wizard of Oz because my son just read it and said it was very good, so I'm being supportive and reading it.

[lovemydog]

20. My parents read books along with me and

it helped me take interest and most important helped me know how much they loved me. Good for you and your son!