Maggie McNeill, otherwise known as The Honest Courtesan, writes a daily post on her blog (oh if only I were as disciplined as she!).

McNeill is the mistress of logical argument, advocate for sex worker rights and a colourful commentator on all things carnal.

If it has to do with sex and love, McNeill has likely blogged about it.

I took a walk in the park at the edge of a Canadian city just before Christmas.

In the middle of the suburban wilderness, I came across a lone deciduous tree, a stone's throw away from a nearby thicket.

Someone (Santa's elves perhaps?), had decorated it with Yuletide exuberance and a motley collection of bits and bobs.