Recycling memories from Christmas past. Unique designs made from ornaments of yesteryear. With occasional detours just for fun.
I've been trying to count only sunny hours lately. It's challenging on many fronts. I know I'm not alone in this. But spring is on the way again, the days are getting longer and despite snow (!) warnings for this weekend, it will come. Just as it does every year. Since I last wrote to … Continue reading The Hours They Do Go By
A Christmas time warp. Here it is, January 29th, and I have to confess to you that I have not taken down one lick of my Christmas decorations yet. In my defense, I didn't finish getting the house decorated until the night of December 23rd. What about you? I'm not quite tired of them yet but … Continue reading Stuck in a Time Warp
There is one more good thing about Winter—he brings Christmas. Through the bleak December the thought of the coming festival is pleasant—like the reflection of a fire on our faces.... Christmas-day is the pleasantest day in the whole year. On that day we think tenderly of distant friends; we strive to forgive injuries—to close … Continue reading Christmas
Just dropping in for a quick visit to tell you a little about my trip to New York last week. We had an amazing, fun, exhausting time and it was so worth my being ridiculously unprepared for Christmas at this late date. I needed to be in a place where you can actually wallow in … Continue reading There’s No Place like New York at Christmas
I'm coming up for air briefly to check in since it's been a while. I'm still toiling away in Santa's Workshop, Southern Branch, making goodies though I have found it darn near impossible to keep up with demand this season. In fact, at the moment, I do not have any available wreaths for purchase. You … Continue reading Off to the Big Apple