Monday, January 20, 2014

What's in the box! What's in the BOX!

You said that in Brad Pitt's voice, I hope?




Well, all the way back
last year, 
I entered a giveaway on  

You don't know Magaly?

Now on Amazon
You should.

She writes the most absorbing, magical
dark and wicked stories.

Also on Amazon

 radiant, warm and wicked.

She helped Mr N and I
and airborne.

Anyway, back to the Giveaway!

I WON!

Thank you so much, Magaly
for your kindness and 
sweet spiciness and
your parcel of goodies. 


Here is my Box of Delights.



On top, in the tissue,
a smiley, shiny skull
with a daisy.


Then, under the tissue...



Spice and goodness, as promised!



 A spicy book!



Spicy cards!


Spicy secrets!



Sugar and spice!

I am so thrilled to get these
and the books and I will disappear into a corner
and take great pleasure
in each tasty page.

Thank you, thank you, Magaly!


As there's another cold rush coming in,
(Polar Vortex! 
Isn't that a great name
for a cocktail?)
so I suggest you go have 
another look at Magaly's post
and see her recipe for

You're going to need it.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Happy New Year and a Hanged Man.

Welcome back to our scheduled programming.
It's now 2014. 

Happy New Year!

It's time to drink champagne and eat four-leafed clover.

And, apart from some very pointed questions like
It's 2014!  Where are our flying cars?
and
Who is this wrinkly woman in my mirror
every morning?
things are remarkably chipper.

Mr N has a new posting we've been working on,

Remember the hanged man
who started wriggling and coughing
on the end of his noose?

We've got more!


Go here to read more of


For new readers,
 start from the top
of the post.

To go to our next installment,
scroll down to the photo of the hanging man.
(like the one above)
and read from there.

Excitement!
Steampunk!
Adventure!
Bustles!



Cue the theme music!