Monthly Archives: December 2011
Winding down …
from the holidays. Christmas Day was pretty quiet with just the 2 of us, but family started arriving on Monday, and by Tuesday, we had 10 more people and 2 more dogs, so the house was pretty full. Toby was … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas!
A couple of bits of history here. If the dates on the photos are right (there’s a ? on both), I must have been about 4, and you can see that books were already in the picture It will just … Continue reading
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Joyknits 2011 in Review – Pt. 2
July Steamy … in the extreme here! Temperatures in the upper 90′s sure make staying inside to knit all the more appealing. One of the last pieces of the construction – nice to have storage by the washer! August Catching … Continue reading
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Joyknits 2011 in Review – Pt. 1
I love Vicki’s Year in Review idea (first sentence of the first post of each month, plus a favorite photo), so thought I’d try it too. When the photo isn’t from the same post, it does create some really odd … Continue reading
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Good morning moon!
Last Saturday’s full moon is looking a bit smaller, but it was still beautiful this morning. There’s still a baking frenzy – some samples: The Dundee Cake (which is fruitcake) took what seemed like forever to bake – next time, … Continue reading
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Baking, decorating and knitting …
There’s been baking, but I really need to put some away for later, so we don’t eat them all And I’ve been having fun with the Christmas decorating. I moved the nativity from its home shelf to a spot just … Continue reading
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The day after Thanksgiving
… and we were still eating, so after doing a little bit of decorating, we took off the Park and some fresh air. After supper, we had an early celebration for L’s birthday (*a mischievous Grandmom snuck a couple re-lighting … Continue reading
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