Chocolate Hangover

Oivavoi! Stinks got fabulous anniversary cakes from Two Little Red Hens ( A bakery in Park Slope that is like a jewelry store, the treats are so beautiful) and we rented “Charlie and the Chocolate factory.” I was hooked from the very opening, when they make the chocolate bars in an amazing mechanical ballet. Actually the whole movie was very balletic; the music and choreography were clever and very funny. The entire movie was hilarious and if it was dark, well that’s the way it was written. I laughed myself silly , where does Depp get all thoses voices, and viva Oompa Loompas! Warning: If you see it, have chocolate on hand! Lots! Then we went for a ride around Brooklyn; Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights ( where the Son of Sam murders took place) and other flashy nabes to look at the Xmas lights. Even tho it was after 10:00PM there were streets we couldn’t park on or drive down because they were to clogged with gawkers.( a clog of goggle-eyed gawkers as it were) There were life sized creches and figures, huge toys, angels, skaters, etc. We noticed that the red, white and blue theme so popular in the last 4 years has reverted back to green and red and white. I give extra points for multi-colored lights, a personal fave. I always had more gentile than jewish friends as a kid, so I dearly do love this chazzerai . We have a very old 18” Spode ceramic Xmas tree lamp with tiny multi lights that our neighbor Mo gave us few year ago cause she said we needed it. We did! She gives us her tree trimmings too, the branches of which I use for mulch outside. Our block is so cool! We are catsitting for P-nut and Boobie next door while their mommies are in France. We need to remember to lock the cat door as racoons come into their kitchen. It will be the last time as they sold the house and are moving downtown in Jan. We are bummed to lose both them and the cats. They will return on Xmas eve and then we will catsit for Langston across the street who has a fabulous Xmas tree (and a babygirl too) that I love. It’s a pleasure to catsit and also pay everyone back for watching Fatboy (and our garden) when we were in Israel for 3 weeks. Here is a photo of Fatboy himself, El penguini, the cutest cat ever. It is an unfortunately unflattering view with parts nobody needs to see but there you are!

The word of the day is: Absquatulate, as in “my butt is numb and I must absquatulate and go elsewhere”