She Also Makes Me Happy

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Yikes!

I've neglected this poor blog for quite a while this time. My apologies, Dear Readers.  I wish I had some exciting excuse.

Like I won the lottery and have moved to Hawaii.

Or I got kidnapped by a tall, brown-eyed alien in pinstripes and a blue box.

Or I started a rock band and we've been on our first world-tour.

Or I've written a best selling novel and I've been busy with book signings.

Unfortunately, I've just been busy at work and distracted by the upcoming holidays.  

Sorry to disappoint.

This Thing I'm Doing

B introduced me to pinterest about a week ago.

It's kind of like tumblr, I guess. Only different.

I'm excited by it.

You should join up and follow me (and let me follow you.)

Quote of the Day

Evil presupposes a moral decision, intention and some forethought. A moron or a lout, however, doesn't stop to think or reason. He acts on instinct, like a stable animal, convinced that he's doing good, that he's always right, and sanctimoniously proud to go around fucking up, if you'll excuse the French, anyone he perceives to be different from himself, be it because of skin color, creed, language, nationality, or, as in the case of Don Federico, his leisure habits. What the world needs is more thoroughly evil people and fewer borderline pigheads.

~ from The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Nativity Set

A few years ago, I came across this nativity set:

(via oliverfabel.de)

I loved it, but wasn't willing to spend the money on something so simple.

So I made a set of my own out of wood scraps from my mother-in-law, some stain and letter stamps.  Arranged artfully on the hutch in my dining room, this is what it looks like:

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Knitting Doozers

This makes me happy in all kinds of ways:

Doozers Knit