TUESDAY QUOTE

"I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house" ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne

DECEMBER DATES

• December 16 (1775): Jane Austen's birthday (English novelist of romantic fiction)



• December 16 (1770): [potentially] Ludwig van Beethoven's birthday (German composer and pianist)



• December 22: Winter begins



• December 30 (1865): Rudyard Kipling's birthday (English poet, short-story writer and novelist)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

May everyone find a very happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy all that is about you, and share it with others.

TUESDAY QUOTE

"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was , 'thank you', that would suffice." ~ Meister Eckart

DIY GOGGLES

Greetings,

Here is a simply WONDERFUL pair of goggles, that you can make for yourself. The instructions seem very well thought out and helpful.

Please don't let unknown skills keep you from giving them a try. Remember, the more skills you learn, the more wonderful TOYS you can make for yourself!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-spectacles/

And while you're there, check out the many, MANY other fine things that there are to make.

TUESDAY QUOTE

"That which is loved is always beautiful." ~ Norwegian Proverb

TUESDAY QUOTE

“Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.” ~ Jane Austen, Emma

HAPPY GUY FAWKES NIGHT!

HAPPY GUY FAWKES NIGHT!

Remember, remember the 5th of November
The Gunpowder Treason and plot;
I see of no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.

TUESDAY QUOTE

“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know were they’ll take you.” ~ Beatrix Potter