january 20

I managed to make two sock monkeys to donate to the local art center's annual fundraiser.  I hope they get some bids.  The belly button was Russ' idea.

It's dreary in the bluegrass now.  Russ said he is going to light this bonfire when he gets back from Kenya at the end of the month.  I suppose I am grateful that we can even light a bonfire at january's end because we sure could not do that in Chicago.  I guess we really couldn't just light things on fire in the middle of Wrigleyville either, but you know what I mean.  When we lived at Waveland (in Wrigleyville), we were known to be out on the deck firing up the grill with my sister and brother in law well in to November.  I can't wait to grill some pizzas again.  If the spirit moves me I may roast some marshmallows on this fire.  I guess I better put that on the grocery list - if I can find it.  My desk is a mess.  It's as if I never spent an entire day in December getting it all tidy.  I thought about making it tidy and staging it for you but then I thought, why not just keep it real? This is what the left side looks like, complete with a pair of kick-ass black wool pants I scored at a resale shop for next to nothing, partially hemmed by me (I just have to finish hemming the lining and that's easy).  I love deconstructing clothing and I really love the upcycling aspect of it.  I would show you the right side of the desk but there's a pathetic Christmas cactus on it that has not bloomed in two years and I thought that this would be a depressing thing to share, expecially this time of year.  You understand.

I know.  It's a mess.  Here, look at another photo of a sock monkey.  Here you go.  Be happy.