• I've been on a documentary kick and have loved this, this and this.
• Hyperbole and a Half has so entranced Sag he rued not bringing his gift cards to the bookstore yesterday when he spotted it on the shelves. oh, and the shop was having "Cider Monday" with a warm cider station and mulling spices greeting you as you walked in!
• speaking of which, this article helped clarify my issues, critically, with the frenzy of consumerism associated with this time of year. the underbelly of the beast is incredibly ugly, the beast a force of destruction. I have taken a step back and am considering my purchases (and how I purchase) even more carefully.
• speaking of which, I do rely on an online vendor for our holiday photo cards. I grew up with my mug smiling out of a Kodak photo card, every Christmas, literally since I was born. Kodak is no more and we rode the tide over to Shutterfly (who took over Kodak customers) a couple of years ago. long story short, this year's card arrived (all 150) and the text of the message was difficult to read. I gave them a call, the rep took a look on her screen, agreed immediately and issued us credit for 150 more cards and their most express level of shipping! excellent, excellent customer service. (because I am a flibbertigibbet I realized as soon as I clicked "order", when reordering, that the edited cards look Halloween-y because I went with the thickest font in black (overcompensation for the original delicate font in white) on an orange background.)
• the Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar!
• some really lovely illustrated children's books and picture books. I used to collect them in my life before kids...some of these are quite enticing.
• I follow National Geographic photos on Instagram and Facebook. if you are not on social media, check out their "Photo of the Day" on the website...you won't regret it. their photos are stunning.
• "because when I am tired and frazzled, what I'm missing most is my own attention." read that line recently and it hit a chord. the author was Jennifer Louden and I now have two of her books (one borrowed from a friend, one from the library) waiting to be perused.
• I kind of can't get enough of this shot I took from the car and processed in Instagram. it's a Plympton cranberry bog in late afternoon Thanksgiving Day light.
Peace and love.
