Think it’s time for a new pair of Uggs? Maybe?

They carry reduced-price Uggs at TJ Maxx, which is where I’m headed at the moment (yes, again…this time for Xmas present purposes), but the goal of the afternoon is shopping for other people, so a replacement pair will have to wait until January. 

(And yeah, I’m aware that Uggs aren’t exactly of-the-moment - the pair pictured above is from my sophomore year of college - but I simply can’t let them go. They make dog walking on a frigid morning just a little less miserable.)

This chess set, which I found at Collectors Decanters & Steins in Ohio, is too cool. The proprietor of the store, Lavon, explained to me that the set basically tells the story of Jack Daniel’s life (the iconic bottles, the sugar maple charcoal filters used to make Tennessee whiskey, etc), and said that “the most important” piece in the set is the safe. I asked why, and it turns out that a safe was what killed Mr. Daniel in 1911. He arrived at work early one morning and was unable to open the safe, having forgotten the combination (he had a notoriously poor memory for such things). He kicked it in frustration, injured his toe, contracted blood poisoning, and died soon afterwards. Some say that Jack Daniel left us not only Tennessee whiskey, but also a valuable lesson:

Don’t get to work early.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the adorableness of the furcut given to Lucy on Thursday by Victor at Biscuits & Bath? Yes, those are two purple bows in her hair. 

When I deposited Lucy in Victor’s hands, she was…a little worse-for-the-wear. Her belly was pretty much one big snarl - likely the result of way too much fun with Westley over Thanksgiving. I asked one of the helpful groomers at Biscuits & Bath how to handle a fur tangle in-between grooming sessions, and was advised to work gently up from very close (but not painfully close) to the skin with a small, fine-tooth comb. If the snarl is too knotted, you might have to trim a bit of hair off first. 

Service generously provided free of charge.