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Psst -- I have a new crush. Don't tell Todd! She's just so lovely and charming, all decked out in orange and green and twinkle lights. She likes to accessorize with things like glittery deer and old bird cages and sprawling succulents and vintage lunch boxes and an illuminated case of pretty glass bottles in all sizes and shapes, and she does not smoke -- doesn't even allow it anywhere around her! OK, that's not totally true; she allows it on her covered patio, but I'm almost distracted enough by the plants and the interesting old cabinets and flea market treasures when I'm out there that I can forget that someone right next to me is slowly killing himself with a cig.

Oh, and pretty soon, she's going to make me a vegetarian dinnah; yum! She's going to make it for lots of other fans and friends too, though; don't get the wrong idea. She's got some really cool pals, and something about her just encourages them to show off their talents. They come from fah, fah away to be in her presence. And how lucky for them to get green goodness when they show up at her door!

Thing is, she's sort of new in town too. But all her family's here, so she's more grounded than I.

Honestly, I'm not even sure she's a she--she could just as easily be a he, but there's something about her that just seems femme to me, even though she's the kind of femme that would always have lots of guy pals hangin' around, you know?

Whatever. Gender doesn't matter. Let the love flow.