November pictures that have nothing to do with each other.

Hopey likes to drink her cocoa from a bullion cup. It has two handles and is the perfect size for the little gourmet eater.

This is Ras Lumumba Correitte. One of 11 children from the island of Domenica, he grew up helping his midwife mother gather herbs and all that, and now he knows just about all the knowledge available in the world. Here he gets ready to siphon the contents of a huge nest of termites using one of his "dreads" as a straw. Mr. Bird was whisked off to one of the trendy boutiques in downtown Christensted to purchase his first "bro" or "manseirre" as they are also called. His backaches are much better and his cleavage is divine. The Pumpkin Face-Off took place at my niece Sarah's on T-giving. I think it was a draw. There was also apple and pecan pie and cans of heavy whipped cream, and a mint, a very thin mint.