Last year at this time, we (my daughter and I) were in London on a trip that was part of her graduation from medical school present. We celebrated Christmas Eve service in Westminster Abbey before having Christmas Eve dinner at Blackfriar's Pub. Sitting here in the quiet of a Saturday evening listening to the cat snuffle and snore in his bed, I'm grateful for home and hearth, but I miss London like I imagine I'd miss a limb.