A trip to IKEA usually means lots of phone snapshots of product tags. (I know there’s an app.) Jim tried to sell me on the concept of this big lamp and I resisted every moment until we returned it a few days later.

Rugs as art (this one is by Misaki Kawai)

There’s been some extra hubbub about pride this year and fuddy-duddy’s yelling about the rainbow and the country falling into a homocracy. Me? I love seeing rainbows and I celebrate Christmas.