Amish barn-raising next Tuesday!

As most of you know, I don't seem to be able to acquire a man for myself, at least not for a boyfriend or fiancee or Mr. Right or Darling Husband (DH as the bloggers like to say.) I have, however, acquired a plethora of male friends. Guys fall all over themselves and scramble around to become pals with me.

So you've all heard me say time and time again that I have so many male friends I could have an Amish barn-raising next Tuesday. My friend Erika found a plate in a thrift shop in upper NY state with a barn-raising scene on it and immediately thought of me! She mailed the plate 12/18 and it arrived today, 1/8. Go USPS. (Apparently they're not as fast as Lance Armstrong when he rode for the Postal Service team in the Tour de France, but I digress...)

Here is a shot of the plate and also a close-up, where you can see the little pioneers. I don't think they're actually Amish, but you get the idea. So if you're free next Tuesday, come over for a barn-raising, and bring extra nails--we're always running out. ;-)