I was trapped in a vortex when my sister’s book report landed in my inbox. Her first line is “How is it Thanksgiving” and just like that…it’s Christmas. I feel so bad. I had the thought that perhaps there is a lesson here. Maybe…we should take a little extra time to be Thankful this year. And just maybe…before diving headlong into the holiday season we should give ourselves one last slow, cozy, Fall day…snuggled up with one of these books, a blanket, a warm beverage, and perhaps a candle or twenty. Here are Julie’s suggestions for just such a day.…