Have Yourself a Merry Little Cricket!

And now for something COMPLETELY different!

Starring: the deceased cricket who came for Christmas.*

While tidying up so I could put the Christmas tree up, I came across a rather large, extremely deceased cricket. I thought about it a while and decided that being dead is just another version of being alive. So hey, what the heck. Let's party!

Our cricket had enviable glute definition** and I dressed it up in drag so that it could do the hula. I made it a red outfit - hat, bustier, short skirt - until it resembled Carmen Miranda.

Then I posed it against a number of Christmas cards. Here is one of my silly results. (Penguin on the right: "That's quite a set of BAZOOMBAS you've got there, sweetie!") You may see a few more from the photo set on Instagram. Hope it gives you a smile!

Our soundtrack song is Carmen Miranda, with Mamãe eu quero. And now the cricket will lead us in a line dance, all around the room! If the song sounds familiar, it is probably because you heard it on the cartoon Tom and Jerry.

*Because nothing screams out: "Have a holly jolly Christmas!" quite like a dead cricket dressed up in holiday drag!

**Aka "better butt cheeks."