Finally, I actually sit down and post photos of Rachel -- who, of course, is now in her third week of life here in the Big World. As you'll see, she's a cute little imp!

( Rachel's first picture )

There are some days which just go well on all counts, and they need to be savored. Today was such a day, for a number of reasons:

( It was a productive day! )

Today I changed my calendars from the November page to the December one. And the calendar that I have in my sewing room is a Salvador Dali calendar that focuses on clock-face images, since that's his most famous design. And the picture featured for December is a lesser known painting by Dali done in 1981, entitled "Garden of Hours":

( Click to see the painting! )