I found the perfect gift for...

For dyslexia:

Will this do? I'll pitch in with ya:

For djjd.
Tat for tat!

Osso bucco

A VERY special gift for Roger:

That's hilarious!!!!

; )


For Diane, no photos.. but memories of mine of walking into Marshall Fields in the fifties or Neiman Marcus in the what, eighties, to jewelry departments sparkling plenty. We both like jewels, sequins, sparkle of whatever valuation, however silly, except when we don't, and neither of us are all that girlie in type. Neither of us need one more pair of earrings. Our latest foray into jewels was at a local pawn shop, where we went to get our watches fixed, that being the obvious place in the phone book. (I got an egyptian scarab bracelet for little money, and I forget what she got.)

So, I wish the fun and frivolity of sparkle.

Well, that seems right..
Times have changed since I've seen a real editing studio - it was larger by far, had a lot of stuff on the walls (it was down the hall from my place, and the guy did major movies, but that was in the, urm, early to mid nineties).

Let's give Iz a little more room for additions over time, and some comfort modules..

That was from a few years ago but I still love it. It's soooo you!

Is there enough room in this dark room?

For Dutchy:
I'll commission Will Shortz, the ultimate word game/ puzzlemaster to create a year's worth of word games and puzzles for his solving pleasure.

Yeh, that's more the size, for sure.

Interesting photo to me in that (here's a solipsistic post) I developed mini xrays in my first job at sixteen-nineteen and there could only be the wee red light past the second curtain. I found out decades later that I'm definitively night blind and have been since I was a kid. Picture me in the dark room groping, wrapping long film around these 14 x 17 clip frames. Once in a while someone barged in and barged out. That red light looks bright to me, in contrast to my experience.

For you, Deb.
I thought long & hard & decided the best possible present for a much-too-busy woman like your good self would be free time.
I believe this little fellow does everything! Washes the dishes, cooks gourmet dinners, vacuums the floors, gives Miranda her pills, cleans the toilet, does your banking, fixes your crook keyboards & even tucks you in to bed at night! You are now a free woman. Enjoy!

you should get yourself one to stomp those ants

ohhhhhhh....a photo editing studio - i'll see if my fairy godmother can wave her wand!!!!


of course for Mame we need on of these

Mobile kitchen


ooooooooh, just what she always wanted

I should!

Schmart thinking, 99!

or one of these

GLOVES for Alex

AWWW! I didn't know anteaters could be so cute or useful!

Gulp!!!!!




That is WONDERFUL!