After extensive fan-blowing, dehumidifier-running and adrenalin-pumping, the carpet dried out and we moved forward and made our little Thanksgiving feast - just me, hubby, kiddo and the pets.

We had a wonderful day, and today was even more enjoyable. We attended our Village Christkindlmarkt - a craft/gift show augmented with German music, food and beverages held outside, but in heated tents. My husband is an aficionado of a German deli near his office, and they happened to be one of the event caterers. The deli manager recognized him, greeted us warmly and set us up with some great food. Mmm, nice weiners.

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Anyway...

After our late lunch, we wandered around the craft "markt" and I found myself sniffing some super-scented locally-made candles. The fellow managing the booth (I think it may have been the owner of the business, itself) took great interest to introduce me to some specific scents they developed  - my husband, still floating on a cloud of potato pancakes, Thuringer sausages, and two India Pale Ales, encouraged me to get 5 sets of votive candles. It was a "buy 4 - get 1 free" promotion so all in all it wasn't a bad deal. I got home and checked out the candlemaker's website.
Its funny but the way he had the candles displayed for this suburban event was very different from the more "edgy" quasi-s&m style he has on the website pictures (ie - no faux-leather straps and stud piercings on the candles today!)

No matter - they smelled great and I'm feeling even more confident that my home will become beautifully perfumed after the carpet craziness this week. If you like the freshness of Yankee Candle's "Greenhouse" (which is now only available from them online in the winter) you may want to try Raw Candle's "Spring Moss" - its WONDERFUL - clean, green, and serene. I also got the "caffeinated" - my daughter, the almost-8-year-old Latte fanatic, chose that one! It does smell amazing...can't wait to burn those on a chilly Sunday morning while dad is in the kitchen making waffles. Mmmmm!