Middle Cyclone is released. If I said I was giddy with anticipation, it would be an understatement. I have been binging heavily on Neko lately. Honestly, it's a rare week that goes by that I don't listen to Fox Confessor Brings the Flood on my commute home past taco shacks and furrowed fields. It is definitely one of my MY desert-island, all-time, top five. I just bought tickets to her show at Stubb's, man I never go see live music anymore… it takes someone as engaging as Ms. Case to get me to stay out late.

Watch this video on the making of Middle Cyclone, too cool.

Oh, and read this article in the New York Times

  
While I fully realize I could whip one of these up myself… I probably wouldn't and why not support another crafter. I know that most of us crafty bloggers do this, because we all value handmade items.
  This sweet pincushion was made by Bean of coyotecraft.etsy.com
  Today I am settling into a long weekend… the weather is cold enough to curl up. I have slept so much this week… hibernating really. I need to scoot out to buy a birthday gift for a friend, but plan on baking banana bread when I return and knitting n the kitchen. I find myself utilizing the kitchen as craft/print/studio space more and more these days. I was so damn excited about having a guest/craft room to myself but soon discovered it was trés inconvenient when I was sewing. All the good counter and table space is in the kitchen. Oh well, you never really know how you're going to live in a space until you… well, do. It's almost like a pioneer kitchen now… sans the wood stove.

Oh, I meant to upload some new gift tags but never did get around to it….hmmm, well, I'll just trot out last years tags. Get them here Download Beanannoodle_gifttags

Just downoad and print on cardstock, cut out, attach to gift.. give.

Now, back to my morning coffee by a mesquite fire roaring outside in the chiminea.