I like to wear antlers this time of year. I have three pair, but I can’t find one of them as we still have much of our belongings in boxes and in storage.
This small pair is a set of clips and is nice because I can wear them in the car. My other two pair are too tall, but that doesn’t stop me from wearing them.
My third pair is a little shorter (but still too tall for car travel) than the light-up ones. They have ball ornaments hanging from them.
I never thought much about wearing them until last year when a friend pointed out that female deer don’t have antlers. I was disappointed. Though I could still easily wear my antlers, I didn’t feel quite right about it because of them not being accurate. But my little brain wasn’t ready to tossing in my antlers and asked, “Are there really no female deer with antlers?”
So I did a little research and found out some surprising things.
True that most female deer don’t have antlers. Reindeer are the only ones where the females DO have antlers. Yay! I could wear my antlers proudly and accurately.
My third pair is a little shorter (but still too tall for car travel) than the light-up ones. They have ball ornaments hanging from them.
I never thought much about wearing them until last year when a friend pointed out that female deer don’t have antlers. I was disappointed. Though I could still easily wear my antlers, I didn’t feel quite right about it because of them not being accurate. But my little brain wasn’t ready to tossing in my antlers and asked, “Are there really no female deer with antlers?”
So I did a little research and found out some surprising things.
True that most female deer don’t have antlers. Reindeer are the only ones where the females DO have antlers. Yay! I could wear my antlers proudly and accurately.
But that’s not all. My search got better. The male reindeer lose their antlers after mating season in the late fall, so by December 24th, the boy reindeer don’t have antlers. But the female reindeer don’t lose theirs until the spring.
Which means . . .
ALL of Santa’s reindeer are girls!
So regardless of some of the male sounding names and how they are portrayed (inaccurately) in a favorite childhood Christmas show, Santa’s reindeer are girls!
I love learning new little tidbits of information.
Bonus Reindeer Tidbit: Did you know that Santa had a reindeer named Dunder and one name Blixem? In the original 1823 poem A Visit From Saint Nicolas (A.K.A. ’Twas the Night Before Christmas) written by Clement C. Moore is where the reindeer are first given names. Donner and Blitzen weren’t among the listed, but rather Dunder and Blixem. These were the original Dutch names, meaning Thunder and Lightning. Over the years and translations Dunder became Donder became Donner, and Blixem became Blixen became Blitzen.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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“Bygones” by Mary Davis
Texas, 1884
Drawn to the new orphan boy in town, Tilly Rockford soon became the unfortunate victim of a lot of Orion Dunbar’s mischievous deeds in school. Can Tilly figure out how to truly forgive the one who made her childhood unbearable? Now she doesn’t even know she holds his heart. Can this deviant orphan-train boy turned man make up for the misdeeds of his youth and win Tilly’s heart before another man steals her away?
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As Isabelle Atwood’s romance prospects are turning in her favor, a family scandal derails her dreams. While making a quilt for her own hope chest, Isabelle’s half-sister becomes pregnant out of wedlock and Isabelle--always the unfavored daughter--becomes the family sacrifice to save face. Despite gaining the attention of a handsome rancher, her parents are pressuring her to marry a man of their choosing to rescue her sister’s reputation. A third suitor waits silently in the wings, hoping for his own chance at love. Isabelle ends up with three marriage proposals, but this only further confuses her decision.
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MARY DAVIS s a bestselling, award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. Her 2018 titles include; "Holly and Ivy" in A Bouquet of Brides Collection (January), Courting Her Amish Heart (March), The Widow’s Plight (July), Courting Her Secret Heart (September), “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in The MISSAdventure Brides Collection (December), and Courting Her Prodigal Heart (January 2019). Coming in 2019, The Daughter's Predicament (May) and "Bygones" in Thimbles and Threads (July). She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.
Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-four years and two cats. She has three adult children and two incredibly adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:
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