Happy Easter!

Yes, this is a teapot; an Easter Bunny Teapot! I particularly like the bug on the windshield.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Be sure to drink some Irish Breakfast or green tea! And what better way to serve than from a Blarney Castle teapot?

New Year's Resolutions

Years ago I made a resolution to never again make New Year's Resolutions. It's the only one I've been able keep. If you're so inclined, here's a list of this year's top resolutions, compiled by the U.S. Government.

Lose Weight, Pay Off Debt, Save Money, Get a Better Job, Get Fit, Eat Right, Get a Better Education, Drink Less Alcohol, Quit Smoking, Reduce Stress Overall, Reduce Stress at Work, Take a Trip, Volunteer to Help Others

Happy New Year!

Felix Sit Annus Novus!
Feliz Año Nuevo!
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
Bonne Année!
And just for you, klw1026, Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!

Merry Christmas!

Spend Christmas with Mr. Bean:



And here's the rest of the skit:

Surprise Santa

Instead of the usual milk and cookies, this year surprise Santa with tea and truffles, naturally served from a holiday tea set.

Christmas lights extravaganza

Sugar³ and I have a Christmas tradition of driving around town looking at Christmas lights and then returning home to a nice cup of tea or hot chocolate. But the place where we reside now only has a pathetic handful of Christmas displays, with these lurking about. However, through the magic of the internet, we can enjoy excesses like the one below. Snoopy would be proud, but I'd hate to see their electric bill next month.

How to untangle Christmas lights

This method has always worked for me.

Holiday travel in Europe

Tired of traveling to Grandma's house every year for Christmas? Always wanted to tour Europe for the holidays? Well here's your chance. Take a virtual holiday tour of Europe. Click on the link and then click "Choose a Destination." Enjoy!

http://downloads.raileurope.com/holidayCard/06_christmas_card.html

Bah Humbug

A perennial Christmas favorite, Charles Dickens' serial potboiler, "A Christmas Carol", was first published on December 19, 1843. Not only did it help pay his bills, but it was an instant success, and has spawned countless adaptations throughout the years.

Ghosts of venison past

Why are lighted reindeer so popular? By day they appear skeletal, by night, spectral. I keep expecting the ghost of Marley to stand beside them. Yet they infest almost every neighborhood. Some yards even have little piles of green lights for them to graze upon. Then there's Vlad Deer. Vlad Deer are lighted leaping reindeer who look like they've been impaled on a stake by this guy.

Tea and cookies

Now that you've made plenty of cookies for those holiday parties, enjoy these gingerbread cookies that won't pack on the pounds. And while you're decorating your gingerbread creation, don't forget to enjoy a pot of gingerbread tea.

Torment your pet...

...by dressing them up as Santa Claus for Christmas. Does this pooch look the least bit happy? No, it looks humiliated!

Longest running holiday special

NBC first aired the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Christmas special on December 6, 1964. Painstakingly filmed in stop motion animation, the program took nearly a year and a half to complete. Like most other Hollywood celebrities, Rudolph and his castmates underwent extensive cosmetic surgery over the years in order to retain their youthful countenances. CBS took over airing Rudolph in 1972.

Here are parts two, three, four and five of Rick Goldschmidt's extensive and definitive histories of everything Rudolph.

Hanukkah hounds

Is this really kosher?

Happy Hanukkah!

Happy Thanksgiving!

If Norman Rockwell had been a redneck.

Turkey wrestling

CrackedPot had a similar experience with a turkey years ago, only the slippery bas bird kept ending up on the floor...along with CrackedPot. Since then, CrackedPot has preferred Cornish Game hens; they're much easier to manage.

More turkey commercials here, here and here.

Honoring those who served

See past Veteran's Day posters here. You may need to scroll down a little.

History of Veteran's Day here and here.

The President's 2007 Veteran's Day proclamation here.

Disclaimer: CrackedPot didn't have access to a computer yesterday, but wanted to post this anyway.

Happy Halloween!

After a ghoulish night of trick-or-treating, relax with a nice cup of tea from a Halloween Teapot.

Pixie piglets populate pumpkin

These little porkers were just too cute not to feature again for Halloween.


On the other hand, this plethora of pork are for those with an appetite for larger sausage links. They would need to inhabit pumpkins like this. No pumpkin, however, will hold these nightmare inducing hellish hogs.