brrrr! i went up in the attic this morning (where it is suddenly "see your breath" cold) to hunt for the advent calendar — a string of felt-pocketed flags i embroidered up a few christmases ago with some wool felt and the help of my good friend akzidenz-grotesk. luckily, and how often does this happen, it was right on top of the first box i opened. sweet. perhaps that was good planning by us when we packed everything up last year? or perhaps just good luck. well, anyway, its down, but not yet strung up. hopefully today it will find its way up along the windowsill, where the pockets will wait to be filled with a small something each day of advent, which begins tomorrow. yes, tomorrow. let the merriment begin. and happy weekend too!