I see I forgot to post a picture of the rings I got in the Diamond Candles fall scents that I ordered. Let me fix that:

( Big pic of rings! )

I've been resisting the notion of e-readers ever since they came out. I'm a tactile person and I love the feel of a book in my hands: the paper, the cover, the turning of the pages. And I've been nodding and smiling when Mr. Bead talks about whether he can hold off temptation on a Nook Color and wait for the second generation of iPads ( Read more... )

Rather than be miserable all night over the state of my political hopes, I will turn to a bit of retail therapy. Mr. Bead did the taxes tonight. We're getting a hefty chunk of change before any proposed rebates happen. Almost all of it is going to pay off one or more credit cards. But Mr. Bead gets airfare to visit his female best friend and try ( Read more... )