Monday, December 15, 2025

2025/5786 On the first night of Chanukah, I did not buy for you...

 OMG! I'm already lighting the candles for night #2 and I haven't posted the delightful Chanukah gift that I didn't buy for you on night #1!


As you may recall, Dear Reader, all the way back in 2012, I started a tradition of not-giving a gift to my daughter's Significant Other on each night of Chanukah. Daughter's SO is now her DS (Dear Spouse) and the tradition continues.


As I was decorating my home for Hanukkah this year, I thought that maybe you might like to not-receive a holiday decoration or ornament this year.


So, I didn't buy you this:



A holiday ornament, yes. However, not kosher for Chanukah. Even though it has the politely generic moniker of "December Home" on this ornament, it is clearly meant for a Christmas tree, not a Hanukkah bush*.

It's BACON, people. BACON. While Chanukah is indeed replete with fried and sizzling foods, those foods are not BACON.

So no, not buying this for you.

Hope you enjoyed night one! I will try to post Night Two's not-gift before lighting candles for Night Three!**




* Although, now that I think about it, bushes in Jewish tradition have been known to burn, so sizzling food on a Chanukkah bush... nah, still not going to buy it.

**No promises. Who knows- Time is a wibbly-wobbly timey wimey concept.