Happy.

Wishing you a good old fashioned Thanksgiving from good old New York City.

Time flies!

You need a new calendar already! Leave me a comment with your email address if you want to buy a signed Alli Arnold 2012 Calendar, $30, includes shipping. Thank you!

The reason.

This sweet dog is Maty, with her newest little kitten charge. This little kitten was found at eight weeks old, hissing at anyone who tried to help her. She was brought to Maty, who mothered her and taught her some manners, and now she's ready to be adopted by a forever home.

The book that I illustrated about darling Maty is going to be for sale on Amazon in a week! I will keep you posted.

www.mimiandmaty.com

Hairbows and leotards.

I don't know how Gwen, age 42, gets away with wearing the stuff she does, but there it is! She's the coolest. I want to do drawings of her and for her. Let's collaborate, Gwen, and let cuteness reign.

Pigs + pigs-in-blankets.

Whaddyado after the cops come because your insane neighbor called the po-po on your first ever party (but strangely enough, she called the 5-0 after all but three people left?) Why, you make pigs-in-blankets and another pitcher of Barbara cocktails!

*For some reason, Becky referred to these little treats as "Ships of Justice", and Kelly and I fell off our chairs.

All in all, a good time was had by all!

**Please excuse the slang police references, I couldn't help myself.

Whattaguy.

Hugs for Hugh.

$4,695.00

But look how cute.

Dominic

My friend Dominic just CHECK-MATED me with our leopard drawing collaboration.

I really would.

My little black leather cross-body bag (that I bought at Barney's in 2006) is literally worn out and I need a new one. If a lump sum of money were to fall in my lap, I would spend $1,800.00 of it on this Chanel bag, because I know I would use it until it fell apart, too.

Aaron's little family.

Aaron's little family ran in the New York Marathon this past Sunday! I wonder what their time was?

JJ to Aa

I got this postcard in the mail from my old friend JJ in Omaha, NE. Did he remember that this was the painting that hung over my little sleeper-sofa loveseat in my beloved Murray Hill apartment? Or was it pure happenstance that this is the image that he chose to send me? Until he gets back to me, we won't know for sure.

*UPDATE: JJ remembered the painting chez moi and he sent me this postcard on purpose.

Why don't you...

...usher in the holiday season with a pair of sequined shorts from Gap Kids?