It's that time of the year again, where we're scurrying around making sure we have a gift for everyone, but are you doing this because you fear disappointing or offending others? The first article on the list today looks at the origin of why we give gifts at Christmas. I'll give you a spoiler, it's because we were given the best gift of all. Read on to find out more. There's also a some articles about reading and a few more about the use of laptops and when not to use them. Something to consider with your favourite beverage this long weekend, maybe when you're trying to get some alone time. Let me take this time to say thank you for visiting my blog this year and to wish you a happy Christmas. See you again in the new year .

We are certainly living in the future , and this fact hits me at very hard at times I least expect.  This week I received an email from Amazon titled 2017 This Year in Books .  As I scrolled though the article I was struck by the amount of information that is being collected from Amazon customers.

Iceland has a wonderful holiday tradition called Jólabókaflóð or the Yule Book Flood , which I want to incorporate into my family's Christmas tradition. I think this will be a great influence on my children in the long run but it could also be that I want to get Saga Land as soon as possible. The article is well worth the read. There is more Christmas stuff with The Witches of Winter... wow the middle ages was harsh. Also I'm quite excited to see John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War   being adapted as a movie. I loved this series and would highly recommend that you read it, especially if you like old school space operas. Kick off your weekend by grabbing your favourite beverage, finding a comfy spot, and reading of the following articles.