Mamie

@Marlene You reminded me of helping in my daughter's public school kindergarten class years ago in December, when I asked why we did three weeks of Christmas crafts and nothing on Chanukah. I was immediately in charge of the dreidel game--the mom who attended Catholic school for 13 years! I asked if anyone could pronounce the letters for us, and little Matty Bernstein piped up: "I can! I'm half Jewish and half Christmas!"

@Heidi, IKEA and Aldi are both European stores, so those should be recognizable. And for the corgi races, check on YouTube. When you come out of that rabbit hole, the next Thursday crossword will be ready:)