string…

27 Wednesday Nov 2024

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the trees made their way up the stairs…

a string of lights went up first and then each tree was removed from the box…

once they were all out, I had a fun time deciding where each one would go and then adding the smaller ones to every step…

I am always happy to add the various wooden ones that my beloved made;-)…

there are a couple left that will find their way into other rooms to bring holiday cheer;-)…

cutters…

16 Friday Feb 2024

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over the last two or three weeks I’ve purchased a few different sets of Valentine cookie cutters as I’ve worked on a project…

the end result of the project didn’t turn out quite as well as I wanted, but after a lot of trial and error I was satisfied with the results…

so I decided to use the cookie cutters for their actual purpose, lol…

I made cookies for the first time in I don’t know how long…

I can’t even think of how many I have made over the years… I made them for every holiday for the girls’ classmates as well as for family and friends…

it was fun to make them again as I remembered so many I had previously produced…

they came out very nicely and we have been enjoying them…

gather…

08 Monday Jan 2024

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had a great time with my buddies…

we usually meet every week, but over the holidays we didn’t gather, so I was very happy to see them today;-)…

had a fun time preparing the coffee, setting out pistachios and digging out some cookies to share…

we always have a good time when we gather…

excellent start to the new year…

air…

28 Tuesday Nov 2023

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as the holiday season approaches, I’ve been thinking about friends who are going through difficult times…

seems the air is filled with illness… many are dealing with infections and some, even more serious stuff…

feeling like I should be doing more to support them, but not sure how to do that other than sending thoughts and prayers their way…

it also feels like it is becoming less safe away from the house, and I am moving back into hermit-ville…

carefully…

25 Saturday Nov 2023

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redid the living room table on Thursday…

usually for the holiday season I’ve filled it with glittery purple, silver, and clear ornaments…

this time I decided to change up the display…

first I found a nice piece of fabric and then a a collection of some of my favourite ornaments which would usually be hung on the tree but instead went into the drawers…

I took the glass off the top of the table and filled it with the ornaments before carefully putting it back on…

then three sleighs were set on top… looks good…

centre…

24 Friday Nov 2023

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decided that snowflakes and reindeer were not taking centre stage this holiday season… most were put away…

a few snowflake cards made it onto the bathroom door…

the Advent reindeer made it into the kitchen with a couple of others, mostly clear… and there appear to be chocolate droppings in the calendar…

bit by bit, the transformation is happening;-)…

shamrock…

17 Sunday Mar 2019

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I have always celebrated every event that came along: Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Canada Day and St. Patrick’s Day…

when the girls were little, I’d make cookies for them to take to school… made a lot of cookies over the years…

for the last while I haven’t felt quite as enthusiastic about these special days…

maybe I’ve made my last cookie, lol…

today I had a green smoothie, even though I usually make eggs on the weekends…

for lunch I had zucchini-basil soup with the cutest bunny-shaped cheese pretzel from La Belle Baguette…

I also had fun taking some photos of the shamrocks growing in the Japanese Maple pot…

for supper, made green eggs and ham;-)…

came out very tasty;-)…

no fancy decorations, no cookies… just green food all day long…

hope your St. Patrick’s Day was just what you hoped for;-)…

camping…

09 Thursday Aug 2018

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been a long day, but we have finally arrived at our campsite… my son-in-law and youngest grandson came early and set the camper and everything up…