This time of year brings lots of gifts, but this year my only request was that hooks or pegs be installed in the rooms where there were none. Almost done--only two more rooms to go.
The Shakers are famous for many things and my personal favorite--their use of pegs. They lined their walls with pegs and hung all kind of things up, including chairs so they could mop the floor without impediments. I doubt I'll be doing more mopping, but at least baseball hats, PJs, day old jeans, etc all have a place. I read a book a couple of years ago on the Shakers and enjoyed learning about them. We sing the Simple Gifts song frequently at church and as a bedtime lullaby, so there's another reason to love them, because that song is fantastic. I plan on re-watching Ken Burns' The Shakers on Netflix instant early next year when I get a chunk of time.
I'm in sunny Florida for the next week, so Happy Holidays to you and I'll check back after 1/01/11!
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