They say alcohol's recession-proof, so here's a pairing: wine & Blackbird's Handmade Holiday

I'll have portfolios, the few remaining Postcard Writer's Companions, the chiyogami tissue boxes, and maybe some Polaroid transfers at a sale 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, at Blackbird Wineshop, 3519 NE 44th (at Fremont). Come relax, have a glass, and take in the wares from eight local microbusinesses.