Don't...uh...snow on my parade

Look who's getting ready for tomorrow's "Christmas in Santa Claus" parade:



No, Holidog doesn't have his license yet, but we let him pretend there for a minute.

The parade here in town begins at noon.

The roads are nice and clear, in spite of yesterday's smorgasboard of winter weather.

Bundle up, though; we don't all have Holidog's furry coat.



Holidog has been a good little correruffspondent. He gets in touch after each holiday to let us know how he spent it.

Look who he dressed up as for Halloween:



And for Thanksgiving, Holidog dug up some roots -- his!

In this rather obscure article he sent us, Holidog shows it was his ancestor who introduced the one of the most traditional (and tasty) side dishes to the first Thanksgiving table.



In case you can't quite make out the caption under the photo, here's what it says:

Figure 5.6a
The Colony of Plymouth's second governor, William Bradford, accepts toothpicks and ambrosia from Squanto and Holidog Wahksontoopahs in 1621. Thanksgiving is generally viewed as a meal symbolizing the peaceful co-existence between the pilgrims and Native Americans in the New World. It is important to note, however, that after tasting the ambrosia, Governor Bradford uttered the phrase "man's best friend" for the first time, sealing the canine's historical role in Thanksgiving menu planning.
Sketch Courtesy of the New England Historical Pets Society