She's nestled in the dog food!

As I was in the garage, searching the boxes of holiday whimsy, I could hear the tiny sounds of a struggle.  What should I stumble upon but SD laying among the cans of Wilderness brand dog food! The Salmon and Chicken grill proved too delightful to a starved SD after spending days trapped in the garage. Funny how far desperation will take you. However, I hear that Wilderness is grain-free. SD wants to cut her gluten and she's been talking about making her own gravy! Sadly, she was unable to get her tiny wooden hands around the metal peel-off tab on the cans. I hate to break it to her that we had fresh potatoes nearby. Silly freakish holiday dolly!

Scarydollmandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley

I met a traveler from an antique land...

Who (after being thrown into detox and completing his 12 steps) said: 

`Two vast and trunkless legs of wire

Lay amongst the whimsy. Near them, on the carpet,

Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose astonished expression,

And lipless palate, and sneer of open mouthed command,

Tell that its sculptor well those passions read

Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,

The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.

And on the pedestal these words appear --

"My name is Scarydollmandias, scary doll of scary dolls:

Stumble upon me, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Nothing beside remains. Round the decay

Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare

The lone and level whimsy and missile toe stretch far away.' 

Scary Doll wishes you a Happy New Year and promises to frighten and startle you in Christmas of 2014!

Begone with ye, foul wench!

Scary Doll is heading back to the attic today. She decided to snuggle up to Holly Bear this year. And they have a whole container full of Whimsy to entertain them! Goodbye 'til December, you spooky old thing.