Monday, December 21, 2009

the four food groups ...


yesterday was so lovely and warm ... i worked in the garden a bit (hmmmm if you are raking in december, can you still call it your FALL clean up?) and had to strip down to a single layer because it was so warm ... i think we chose wisely in not putting up our lights a few weeks ago in the freezing cold ...

and hopefully all that rain is dumping snow in the mountains as we are hoping to ski tomorrow ...

my recently temporarily retired groom has been such a help this season ... trimming the tree, putting up lights, mixing martinis ... oh he makes the best cranberry martini ... and a pretty decent coffee one too ...

i suppose, given the weather on the east coast, we should be thankful for power ...

so the house is looking lovely and cozy and we've done a bit of baking ... and some lovely handmade garland found it's way into the shop this year and onto our tree ...



if you must must must have some for your very own tree, it's quite a fun and easy project to do ... i just chopped up bits of felted sweater remnants into one inch (doesn't need to be precise) pieces, warmed up the sewing machine and just fed piece after piece through until i had 5 foot lengths ... they look so pretty on the tree ... AND the dog won't eat them ... that popcorn garland is just not safe in a house with two cats and a perpetually hungry dog ...

this little fellow found his way into my heart and house ... and he was in the FREE bin ... remember my blog about FREE ... how i can't possibly resist a FREE sign ... well now you can see why ...




who could possibly give this little guy away ...




could he be any sweeter? ...

well the skating yesterday was a big hit and after some dinner and drinks we sat down with our friends to watch the movie "Elf" ... now there is nothing better than "Elf" to get you in the holiday spirit ... one of my favorite lines is the one about the four food groups--candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup ...

so must be off now ... the elves need to be busy in the workshop today ... i have a special baby blanket to make for Aric (shhh ... it's a surprise) ...

so enjoy your day and do something nice for someone else ...

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