....er, hello?

So it's been a while, my bloggers and bloggettes. Life seems to get more complicated, more surprising, and - who are we kidding - more interesting every year. Since my last entry, I have finished one more degree and started a third, moved to a new continent, discovered at least three new series of books and a whole subculture to obsess over, baked a good deal, and this year furnished my own darling hobbit hole almost entirely with things I got from Craigslist, happenstance and IKEA. (The story of how I bought an armchair on the side of the road, and then lugged it home on foot - with occasional rest pauses to sit in said armchair right in the middle of the footpath - will do for another day.)

So this isn't a real entry - marking to do, don'tyerknow - but merely a casual tentacular wave from the abyss to let you know that I'm still alive and wordier than ever. And with my cephalopodic salutation, I'll leave you with something else to read: Nifty Nat (not her nickname, but I'll work on it) has a lovely homey blog called Dear Little House, full of unique objects, humorous hapenings, sensible suggestions, and delightful design. (Excessive alliteration may not be included). Plus it has the singular advantage that its author updates more than once every three years or so.

The friendly squid is by Kate Beaton, whose delightful work you can find at www.harkavagrant.com