The Year of the Rabbit begins February 3, 2011 and ends January 22, 2012. We’re nuts about all holidays here at Little Nutthings. We hope you like these genuine nut based rabbits; they’re made from real nut … by real nuts … for real nuts.

Wishing you Nutthing but the best for 4709!! Copyright (C) Little Nutthings 2010

The Rabbit is the fourth sign of the 12-year cycle and is considered a lucky sign. It’s a time for peacemakers to shine as opposed to 2010 – the Year of the Tiger.

To welcome the new year, clean your house today and sweep away any bad luck from last year. Work hard New’s Year eve, but not New’s Year day. Tomorrow is a time of celebration, time for family and friends, and to welcome good fortune.

Thank you, Sara, our Nut of the Week for sharing the phobialist  http://phobialist.com by Fredd Culbertson. There’s something there for every one/nut; from fear of Infinity and fear of Body Smells to fear of Justice and fear of Knowledge. If you can’t find something you fear on this list, you may be extra nuts.

And remember, it’s a 30% discount for family and friends during our ‘soft’ opening this month. Be sure to enter the code: Nut Meg http://.littlenutthings.com.

Not only am I a nut, but I’m also nuts about nuts. I think about them all of the time. I live and love nuts.
I’ve been nuts long enough to know that I’m not alone. Most people are at least a little nuts – whether in or out of the shell — though out is better. A nut out of the shell can grow. Even a slightly cracked shell can allow the light in. Nuts that stay in the shell risk rot and shriveling.

So, how did nuts come to mean crazy, as in he went nuts? Or crazy about… like football nut and nuts for you, or off his/her nut?  Or the basic costs of business, as in the cab driver made his nut with his first fare? (Yes, that’s a real expression… look it up). There are lots of  explanations, I especially like the Word-Detective’s  at http://www.word-detective.com/.  Please share if you find an expression or explanation not readily available for all nuts.

Here are a few guidelines for any post and suggestions:

• Judge Nut; we’re all nuts and in this together, so no nut need judge another lest they be judged.

• No anatomical references. Nut Meg has heard most of them, and is nut interested in the rest.

Little Nutthings is all inclusive; all good nuts are welcome. Human nuts are welcome if they’re  a little nuts, really nuts, in or out of the shell. Even non-nuts are welcome — everyone has nutty friends and relatives.

All nuts in the plant world are also welcome. They need not be “true” nuts like an acorn, chestnut, hickory or hazelnut to be a part of Little Nutthings.  Personally, I’m partial to peanuts, which are really legumes. I love them because they look so much like us.

Thank you Alison and Barbara for the scoop on Alyse Eady, our Nut of the Week. Alyse is truly awesome: beautiful, talented and so out of the shell. May she reign forever. <http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/01/miss-america-2011-miss-arkansas-alyse-eadys-amazing-yodeling-ventriloquism-act.html>

Finally, I hope you’re Nut Contagious. Go Nuts. Spread the word.