1. It's Friday already!? 2. I finished Catherine's Easy Mistake Stitch Scarf just in time for our pre-Thanksgiving ice and snow storm. (I'll do a full post on it next week.) 3. While the rest of the blog-world is sharing Christmas crafts, this week I shared a Reversible Bucket Hat I made this past spring. I'm special. 4. Happy St. Nick's Day! 5. While browsing Pinterest, I came across this picture of St. Nick that I really like: Source 6. Facebook is now admitting that they want brands (including bloggers) to pay in order to be seen. While not surprising, they are a business after all, it is annoying. The suggested price, PER STATUS UPDATE, that they want from me is $60. Yeah, no thanks. So, if there are some blogs that you really like AND you follow them on Facebook be sure to interact (like, share, comment) with their status updates and photos -- otherwise you probably won't see them much (if at all) in the near future. (I'm here!) 7. I'd love if you'd enter {this giveaway} and make sure that you say you entered on my blog! (It's for a $100 Amazon Gift Card!) Thanks so much! For more Quick Takes be sure to visit Jen!