Caption “The little dears, they still believe in Santa Claus.”
Image source Tee and Charles Addams Foundation
Caption “The little dears, they still believe in Santa Claus.”
Image source Tee and Charles Addams Foundation
Once in a night as black as pitch, Isabel met a wicked old witch. The witch’s face was cross and wrinkled. The witch’s gums with teeth were sprinkled. Ho, ho, Isabel! The old witch crowed, I’ll turn you into an ugly toad! Isabel, Isabel, didn’t worry, Isabel didn’t scream or scurry. She showed no rage and she showed no rancor, but she turned the witch into milk and drank her. Isabel met a hideous giant, Isabel continued self reliant. The giant was hairy, the giant was horrid. He had one eye in the middle of his forehead. Good morning, Isabel, the giant said, I’ll grind your bones to make my bread. Isabel, Isabel, didn’t worry, Isabel didn’t scream or scurry. She nibbled the zwieback that she always fed off, and when it was gone, she cut the giant’s head off.
Excerpt from The Adventures of Isabel, Ogden Nash, 1931
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The holiday season provides ample opportunities for socializing amongst family and friends, coworkers, club members, and others and I look forward to such occasions with heady anticipation. I’m usually a homebody, so this time of year is nice to step out and experience the excitement and expectations in the wind up to the big day and New Year beyond. I hum carols to myself as I get ready to attend an event, package goodies to deliver as host gifts, wrap small gifts for friends I won’t see at the end of the month. There is much that is undergoing change at present and just now it feels the time will slow briefly so that we can savor the season, I hope that you all find a little downtime to do just that. Between parties, of course.
The New Yorker Magazine, Charles Addams, 1987
The day after Thanksgiving you may feel yourself in need of savory sustenance of a different variety, I can recommend Arsenic & Old Lace as a lovely alternative to raiding the fridge. The classic Frank Capra film starring Cary Grant, Peter Lorre, Raymond Massey and Priscilla Lane is a favorite to watch while waiting for the waistline to return to its usual proportion. Instead of posting the usual shots of the movie, I present you with some fun visuals in the form of playbills. Enjoy and don’t forget overindulgence can be deadly – or at least really uncomfortable.
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Love this scene at the end of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, 1973. Each time I watch I wait for the moment Snoopy and Woodstock are left to their own celebration. Here at the end of their meal is what I refer to as the “Wishbone Protocol”. While I am thankful for many things, my wish is to always have my husband with me on Thanksgiving, he is a soldier and we’ve missed too many in the last twelve years of our twenty year marriage. Although we share ”Anydays”, it is nice to have him here on the days when others are doing the same. So mine has come true. How about you?
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I know its a stressful day what with the family and all, but it can be fun too. Hope its a great day for you all and many thanks to everyone from me and my family for visiting the site. I am thankful for the opportunity to share.
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The Eclectic Halloween Artists Guild, or EHAG Emporium highlights some amazing art pieces like this example from Artist David Everett of Chicken Lips. Check it out, if you’ve got time waiting on dinner…or when you’re between bastings.