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Still more Halloween decorations: My blood stained french doors. My chandelier, complete with flicker bulbs and fake cobwebs. Flicker bulbs are 3 watts a piece, instead of the usual 20, so you can’t see worth a damn in the dining room right now. I argue that style is more important than knowing exactly where the […]

My family has not been able to convince me that less is more. I spent the last few hours, moving little people around, switching cords, wondering if the sequin leaves were too Hollywood… and thinking that there are probably more of these houses on closeout, at Meynards. Maybe I need to go shopping. Here is […]

And bonus points to anyone who recognizes that quote. I’m going to be doling the pictures out, a few at a time, since I have plenty. And since I am still rearranging tiny shrubbery, and little picket fences. But here is the view from the yard. and These guys do not have names. And I […]

I’ve been decorating again. Halloween is definitely my season. And although in my house, it may be impossible to find: books bills birthday and anniversary dates keys cell phones or matching shoes I keep the halloween decorations stored in the attic in color coded bins. And this year, I intend to number them in the […]

#2 son has to do a comparison/contrast paper on a book and the movie made from it. He asked me if we have a copy of Casino Royale. Of course we have Casino Royale. I was even reading it, although I set it down somewhere and didn’t finish. In the original book, Vesper is taken […]