The errand this morning reveals that the two antique Sarouk Persian carpets are clean but need work, they are frayed at the ends and need a reweave to keep them together, so I left them there. I'll put an IOU in each kid's gifts this year. The Persian (his first choice to describe where he's from - Iran) man who owns the shop has been in the states for years; he and his wife are set to celebrate xmas tomorrow and his wife placed an order for tamales for their meal. When in Texas . . .

Thunderstorms have been intermittent so I was able to take little treat bags to neighbors.