Many many years ago in NYC, I had a fabulous assistant named Laura, who once went to the post office to buy stamps and returned empty-handed because someone was trying to mail live chickens. (It's a long story.)

Laura is now a pretty fantastic touring musician, and she recently sent me this: 

Which I promptly turned into these: 

and these: 

So if you're lucky enough to be in one of the cities where Laura will be playing this summer, go hear some great live music and get yourself a CD and maybe a bracelet. And ask her about the chickens.