Springerle

My friend Trudy -- who is a wonderful baker -- brought to church yesterday some springerle that she and her sister had made. She gave me one with a knitter on it. My first thought was that I should varnish it, because it is so cute. But I think I will eat it with some tea when I need a little treat.

Cameron Indoor Stadium

Duke versus Clemson tonight. My nephew Michael will be covering the game. Duke is also celebrating the 70th anniversary of Cameron Indoor Stadium and the 50th anniversary of its first ACC championship team. Cameron and the Dean Dome down the road at UNC couldn't be more different, but I confess I have a soft spot for Cameron and fond memories of watching basketball games there while a law student in the pre-Coach K. days. It was where I developed a liking for college basketball.

Two More Cards

I started these two cards shortly after the last two, and finished them today, trying to get back into the mood to create. These again began with an ArtChix image, and I found the same butterfly in another ArtChix sheet. I picked up the colors from the original image and tried to use new attachments -- the Tim Holtz tiny stapler and HappyTape from Japan.