Chris Erskine: Christmas cleanup, a needle at a time
by Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times
Jan 09, 2018
3 minutes
We're easing out of the holidays, one ornament at a time, one fugitive sprig of Oregon fir swept into a dustpan, one eggnog glass forgotten in the dishwasher. A little at a time, we're putting away Christmas, which feels sort of funereal.
I think it was a successful season, though there are always misfires - something I said in jest taken seriously, a flubbed or forgotten gift.
For instance, I forgot to tip the newspaper guy, just hadn't gotten to it,
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