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The Yuletide bug bit me this weekend, as I had a holiday party to go to, and I admit it was great getting to see people I haven't seen in almost two years. It also gave me good excuse to finally break out new leather pants I hadn't wore yet, a thick turtleneck asymmetrical cut sweater, and biker boots.  Our host's house was downright stunning for the party, so come Sunday, I did do my holiday decorating, but scaled way back, since I'll only be at the Casa du Borghese one more, or two more weekends in December, so I couldn't see putting up my huge tree, but placed two small ones.  It will shock you I got my balls out and placed them all over the pied de terre. Between that, and catching up with Lumbersexual, which kids, he handled some of the balls too very nicely as he stopped over, was the whole weekend. I didn't expect a yule log. I required a good lie in today. While curating what I wanted to put out, as in decorations, not sex, I came across a little bottle of hand soap from a company called Michel Design Works. They specialize in body care products, paper goods and stationery, but it's the artwork the owner, Deborah Michel does that I love. She is always inspired by French and English art from the 18th and 19th centuries, and her laying of multiple antique designs and her vivid color, and often whimsical look make her products recognizable. Her "Christmas Party" and "Snow Geese" always make me happy. I'm in a whimsical mood today, surprisingly, after some terribly bad news I received Saturday. More later.