Have a happy (or as close as you can) December!

 Nope, no rabbits here this month!

A bit of love on display...the honeymoon by J. C. Leyendecker 1926

Moonlit Macarons on display at Shopapalooza Festival 23, in Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg FL

Barbara Baker, my daughter-in-law was interviewed for Channel 3, Tampa early in the morning Saturday....but they didn't air her clip when I looked on line. Maybe they were saving it for one on Sunday. Barbara started this business when her former business had to close due to COVID. She had organized band events for an outdoor theater in St. Pete until then. 

She's now won some awards as a small-business-owning-woman now!

And if you're around Black Mountain NC, this afternoon/evening is our Holly Jolly event, where shops stay open late and offer treats of cocoa, cider, cookies, candy etc. and a tree lighting in the Town Square and other fun things.

Today's quote:

Paul Klee said, "Art should be like a holiday: something to give a man the opportunity to see things differently and to change his point of view."

Yes, a fall picture of Snoopy and friends...but I just found it and thought how much joy those little comic characters have spread through the years. Thanks Charles Schulz, wherever you are.

The Art of Christmas- This is a painting by Marcel Rieder,1898

Note that it's a bit skimpy, but is a live tree, in a pot! Good for that family back in 1898!

Crowded long tables

We've all attended some banquets, feasts, or large group dining!

 
Holly Jolly sales room, 2017 December. This shot is looking over the top of my display towards Pat.
These photos from a few years back show a crowd that gathered one evening to look at long tables spread with - yep, pottery!

And some of our potters do more sculptural things, like Dori English's display in 2017.

 Here's Fred with his whimsical wares.

Freida made sculptures like purses out of clay that year.

And Sally had different kinds of trinkets.

Suzie and Carie had more functional pieces...to get ready for a banquet, right?

I have Crowd-a-phobia.  It' otherwise known as Enochlophobia...

... known by different names such as Ochlophobia and Demophobia. As the name indicates, this phobia consists of an irrational fear of large crowds and gatherings of people. Enochlophobia is closely related to Agoraphobia (which is the fear of and desire to avoid situations wherein one believes s/he may be subjected to incapacitation, humiliation etc).

Actually I avoid going out most nights because of having cataracts, which make driving a bit difficult...glare of oncoming headlights particularly bothers me. And I hate how cataracts influence my life, such that I avoid driving at night often.

This week's Sepia Saturday prompt photo shows many men, each with their own bottle of something liquid and probably alcoholic, eating in a crowd.  Come on over HERE and see what other bloggers have come up with following this theme.