'Friends, Romans, countrymen, br lend me your ears...' br br Lend me your ears? br You can have them for nothing. br br Ears, ears, ears, br I'm so sick of ears! br I've been making them all week. br Squirrels ears, br coyotes ears, br ears for the spunky snow-wolf br 'Don't you think they're a bit long? br They make me look like a rabbit! ' br You want shorter ears? br You MAKE shorter ears. br br Mouses' ears too. br (or should that be mice's ears?) br br I hate sewing, br it fills me with fear. br But once a year br my Janome purrs br day and night, br and spools and spools br of thread are filled br and mischievous needles br with minuscule eyes br are threaded br with difficulty br and bespectacled concentration. br br I think I need a break. br Break a leg perhaps? br br You're right, br tonight's Opening Night, br and tomorrow I can put away the sewing machine br for another ear...