22.12.12

dreaming of a white christmas

Hey there! I just wanted to wish one and all a Cool Yule and a Frantic First!!!!

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This year I'm facing the "novelty" of a snowless SoCal Christmas. Can't fib here, it's a mite tough to access the spirit of the season when all around me it feels and looks like it's the middle of summer! When it comes to Noel merriment, Vermont is just where it's at. Little villages dusted in snow, cutting our own Christmas tree from the forest hills out back, sledding parties and mulled cider-- it's tops! Here's a nostalgic peek back at last year's festivities, just to get those yuletide juices flowing...

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I put this li'l tableau together for my fam's Christmas dinner.

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The best Christmas dress ever!!! (And the best dog ever, Miss Banjo Frenchburg!)
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Even the antler chandelier dons its gay apparel!
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(BTW, I found this rad lamp at the town dump! Lotsa people have hunting cabins and such near me, and when they decide to "modernize" 'em, well, guess where that vintage woodsy decor ends up? Yes, the dumpster at first, but I snap 'em pretty quick ;)

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I hope you and yours have a really lovely holiday season, whether you're celebrating anything or not.
OK, gotta go read some Robert Frost and dream about the Green Mountains now.
I guess I will see ya next year!!
♥♥♥♥

7.12.12

the art of jon langford


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 Hello there! If you're a rolling stone, all alone and lost, then you too will be enamored by the works of Langford. No, I do not mean the Mekons (though I do have a real soft spot for them too). My favorite paintings of his capture a reverence for the halcyon days of country music, and a (rightful) deep disillusionment over its modern state.


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Have a wondrous weekend everyone ♥♥