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In February we’ll be celebrating Black History Month and Valentines Day. We’ll have another author birthday, and our next salsa recipe.

Orlando Bartro and I will be back with interesting articles for you.

I’ll have more streaming and reading recommendations. “What’s in a Word?” and “Dare to Believe,” will be back, but we’ll be alternating some of our content. We’ll continue the monthly quizzes to exercise our brains, and we’ll continue reviewing books.

In honor of the month of love, I’ll have a new short story for you and possibly a poem.

Stay safe. Stay well. You are important, and you are loved. 

All my best, 

Fran  

Answers to the January 2024 Winter Quotes Rebus Puzzles:

“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!” — J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit"

“We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.” — Walter Scott

“Winter is nature’s sleep.” — H. S. Jacobs

“Wisdom comes with winters.” — Oscar Wilde

“Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake.” — Sara Raasch

Here are five more of my favorite quotes about winter. Can you figure out what their Rebus puzzles would look like?

“The snow is sparkling like a million little suns.” — Lama Willa Miller

“When snow falls, nature listens.” — Antoinette Van Kleef

“Snowflakes are pretty patterns etched in water’s dreams.” — Anthony T. Hincks

“Be like snow — cold but beautiful.” — Lana Del Rey

“Winter is not a season, it’s a celebration.” — Anamika Mishra