And under that post, you'll see Red Garnier's HOT-HOT HOLY SMOKIN' HOT new cover for I Take Thee, which is coming soon from Liquid Silver Books.
HELLO to Victoria Krain (who commented on the cartoon below) who we haven't seen for months and months and months -- her last blogpost was May 2007!! She recently gave birth to a gorgeous little girl, so we graciously excused her from the blog world, but now that she's back, we expect her blog to get up and running again!!
How many needles are on a Christmas tree?
I can now answer this with some authority: A 7 foot tree has exactly 4 1/2 plastic grocery bags of needles.
How do I know this?
I took down my tree last week and every time I touched an ornament, the branch supporting it shed every single one of its sharp pointy leaves.
Why?
Because *SOMEONE neglected to water it since Christmas, and *SOMEONE forgot to close the heating vent behind the tree -- so for 2 weeks that poor little evergreen was blasted by warm air, sat in direct sunlight in the living room window, and thirsted.
And yes, the *SOMEONE was me *blush*
So that same *SOMEONE, after dragging out the naked tree, was left with a mountain of needles on the living room floor-- hardwood (thank GOD it wasn't carpet) -- to clean up. The cats thought it was hilarious -- like two kids jumping in leaves, those cats took running leaps through the mountain until it was scattered far and wide -- while I yelled, chased and swept as fast as I could.
The tree then sat on the side of the road waiting for pick-up. What the neighbors must have thought, I can't imagine. Their still-green trees, the occasional piece of tinsel shining in the sunlight, next to my brown heap of leafless twigs.
I may have to move.
I still have some Christmasy bits and bobs about - a few candle holders, some of the kid's artwork - that I MUST get to this week.
How about you? All un-decorated?
*but I will blame my hubby for reasons of self-preservation :)
