Well I need to do two today. First the blue of an Alaskan iceberg..... Then I want to share this other one. So these are the Santa's Helpers that were in the windows of a downtown store when I was a child, back in the 1950's. They all had movements. I loved going downtown every Christmas with my mom to look at the windows dressed for Christmas. At some point, maybe in the '70's, they stopped doing that. Of course it was around the time that almost all of the department stores closed their downtown locations having moved to the suburbs. The Helpers were saved by someone and put in storage. Then a few years ago someone in a little town close to me had them in their windows for a couple of years. It wasn't the same but at least it was nice to see. Then this past year a little furniture store on the outskirts of downtown, where Findlay Market is, had them in their windows so I had to go and see them. I'm disappointed, though thoroughly understand, that they "freshened" the Helpers scenes. I hope they brought some joy to some children this year. Great memories for me.

@jrb451, it’s a very nice place. We were there for our niece’s wedding several years ago. We’ve visited the NW many times since my sister amd her family live in Seattle. Definitely pretty country and nice escape from our summers here in Southrn CA.

Popcorn popper. Nothing beats popcorn made in one of these. I like to keep a spare. Found this new in the box for $2 at a garage sale.

Lots of two-legged creatures in the fog...