Happy Hanukkah

Tonight is St. Nicholas Night, and it is also the first night of Hanukkah. If you leave a vintage shoe on your windowsill, you wake up in the morning to find it filled with dreidels and candy. Well, I've got the shoe...

 We lit the menorah,

and ate potato pancakes.

"Hrumph. I didn't get any potato pancakes."
 Don't mind Owly-he's just grumpy because we stuck him in the window wearing a Santa hat.

I let the boys talk me into experimenting with some of the potato pancakes. Remember how KFC was selling sandwiches that didn't have bread, but used two pieces of fried chicken instead? I took that idea and made vegetarian Reuben sandwiches between two potato pancakes. I used a "Tofurky" brand lunchmeat to stand-in for the corned beef, and then added sauerkraut, cheese, and French dressing. They both enjoyed it (I don't get along with fried food, so I sat this one out) and thought I should do it again next year. I had to wrap the sandwiches in greaseproof paper otherwise they'd be too messy to handle, but I'll bet I could sell these for a few dollars each at the Farmer's Market. I really ought to look into it. Unfortunately, they scarfed them down so quick I only had plain potato pancakes to photograph-but I'm sure you get the idea.

 Danny wore his new Centipede shirt to play the arcade game at Broncos today.  I think it turned out nicely (ignore where he spilled water down the front earlier). The colours are very bright in person. I'd never worked with the puffy-paint in a tube before save for some glittery stuff I used on shoes in the 80's. It was easy to control, and didn't leak. I see some custom shirts in my future as there's still plenty of paint left.

There aren't that many opportunities to wear a hat like this during the year, so I try to get as much wear as possible during December. That's one damn festive hat. 

Outfit Particulars:

Vintage beaded silk jacket-Goodwill

Vintage crushed velvet skirt-Salvation Army

Necklaces-Both Hand-Me-Ups

Earrings-Thrift World

Vintage shoes-Goodwill

Vintage Handbag-Goodwill

Milk Glass bracelet-Hand-Me-Ups

Fragrance-Caron  En Avion

I keep forgetting that beaded jackets are heavy. By the end of the day, I really feel like I've had a workout.

I hope you had a nice weekend, and that the week ahead treats you well. If all else fails, wear a silly hat-it will make you feel better.