Holiday hominess

It's great to go out and enjoy the season's decorations. Sitting at Nighttown---one of Cleveland's venerable restaurants that's been through several lifetimes. It is a story of success in the hard world of food service. With each rebirth it has preserved certain items that proved successful through all.

And it's very pretty, with its walls full of old-time drawings and photographs lined now with greens and the ubiquitous white minilight strings.

I'm early...will be seeing some friends I haven't seen in a few months. And it'll be great to see them, but I can't wait to get back to my daughter and son-in-law's beautiful old Shaker Heights home and help them decorate their tree.

When it comes to Christmas, ruby slippers or not, there's just no place like home and family.