December is MORE than the highlight of many religious calendars. Did you know that December is also the time for our annual gathering of Colored Sand Craft Marketers in Fargo, North Dakota? At "Gritter '25", we make a 5-day deep dive into Colored Sand aka "Gritty Glitter" in a whirlwind of winter whimsy. It may be -7 degrees in Fargo, but inside, it'll be as warm as our hearts.

I'll be elated to speak to the collected Colored Sand Crafts community at 4:45 pm on Friday. Make sure to stay the extra overnight to catch my 15-minute presentation "Catch the Grainbow: Pastel vs Primary Colors". We can transcend any winter blues with hot pinks and Day-Glo yellow. Googly eyes are optional but always welcome!

In the lilting spirit of rainbows in a jar, we will not be discussing any jarring controversies from the news (see what I did there?). Even though we know in our hearts there are some fine folks in the fracking industry, we'll respectfully decline their byproducts this year pending the outcome of the Environmental Protection Agency investigation.