What a lovely post :) I'm glad your Christmas was so wonderful. Also, it makes me smile to see that other people appreciate aprons. My mother gave me one right before I left for school this year (vintage and covered in a colorful fruit!) and I now sometimes wonder how I ever survived without it. It makes flitting around the kitchen so exciting. Naturally, I had to give aprons to both my brother and sister this Christmas :)

(And three cheers for giant microbes! I got one for my friend a couple of years ago and they are indeed very ace.)