A Wild Hair of a Weekly Link Round-Up

I don't know about you, but I get "wild hairs" to do things. (I'd love to know how that phrase came about. It certainly was well-used when I was growing up in central Illinois.) When these fits come upon me, I've learned that the best thing I can do is to go with the flow-- especially if they have anything at all to do with cleaning. I did have a bit of a cleaning wild hair that I followed up on recently, but the wild hair that flabbergasted me was the one I had to photograph. Take a look at what I've been making....

What month is it???

Yes, I'm making Christmas decorations, and I'm really enjoying it. I'm telling myself that I'll be ahead of the game come next December, but what surprised me is the fact that Denis likes my big Christmas mugs filled with happy faces and Christmas greenery. Anything that makes him smile is okay by me! Of course, I can also say that using these mugs, floral picks, jingle bells, snowmen, Santa, and floral foam is creating more space in my storage bins in my craft room... and you know what happens when a crafty yarnaholic happens to have empty storage bins....

Before I start making plans to fill 'em up, I'd best mosey on out to the corral. I have some links with restless leg syndrome. Head 'em up! Mooooooooove 'em out!

►Books, Movies & Other Interesting Tidbits◄

• Frankenstein at 200-- why hasn't Mary Shelley been given the respect she deserves?
• From Richard III to Captain Ahab; what literature reveals about how we treat disabilities.
• This app matches your face to a museum portrait and your results may vary, and here's another article about how to use the Google Arts and Culture app. 
• The time the Oxford English Dictionary forgot a word.
• Someone is always trying to reinvent the bookcase.

►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄

• This altar cloth might have been Elizabeth I's skirt.
• Brotherly mummies had different fathers. 
• Scientists may have unearthed the permafrost tomb of an ancient Siberian prince.
• One of the biggest diamonds in history has just been discovered. It's the size of two golf balls.
• Shades of Richard III-- the feet of a stone statue of a famous pharaoh have been discovered in a parking lot in Akhmim, Egypt. 
• Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh! A stunning find on the wreck of Blackbeard's ship has revealed the reading habits of a pirate.

►Channeling My Inner Elly Mae Clampett◄

• Chips, a US Army hero dog during World War II, has received a posthumous medal.
• Are rats innocent of spreading the Black Plague?
• Something tells me you'll enjoy these photos of Ingo the dog and his owl friends.

►The Happy Wanderer◄

• This tiny French archipelago became America's alcohol warehouse during Prohibition.
• Explorers in Mexico have discovered the world's largest underwater cave, and it's filled with ancient Mayan treasures.
• The Women's Marches may have been the largest demonstration in US history.

►I ♥ Lists◄

• Eleven habits that all sci-fi readers have in common.
• Signature's twenty-five favorite Oprah's Book Club and Oprah's Book Club 2.0 picks. 
• The ten best books for staying in when the weather is bad.
• Seven celebrities you didn't know were English majors. 
• Thirteen hilarious parodies of your favorite books.

That's all for this week! Don't forget to stop by next Friday when I'll be sharing a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure.

Have a great weekend, and read something fabulous!