I admire the “makers.” People who make beautiful or interesting or useful things—artists and craftspeople. I went to Michael’s yesterday to buy some special glue and a frame and was hoping I might get inspired to start a holiday craft project, but it didn’t happen. I’m just not crafty, but I admire it in others.

The reason I needed the special glue was to repair a beautiful glass object that I bought in Paris. (I think I did a pretty good job. You can barely tell which little ornament had to be reattached after its transatlantic flight.)