I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas celebration. We were so busy the few days before and during Christmas I didn’t have time to write anything. Last weekend we went to a Bethlehem recreation at one of the local churches. They only hold it every 3-5 years, so we wanted to be sure and […]
Christmas
Homemade Caramels
These homemade caramels are a favorite of all my friends and family. Rumor has it, if I don’t show up with a package of these at Christmas time, they won’t let me in the house! But I’m not one to tempt fate … so I make sure I bring plenty for everyone. People seem to […]
Post-Christmas blahs
I have the post-holiday blahs and we haven’t even gotten to the new year. Both Papa and I didn’t feel very celebratory this Christmas. Most of that is related to the fact that we lost our dear friend, Charlie. This picture was taken just a few hours before Papa took him to the vet. None […]
Crafty Christmas – at Hogwarts
Papa loves the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling, so I decided to give him a Harry Potter Christmas this year. The first item was a scarf made in the Gryffindor house colors. I know the colors of the yarn I picked aren’t quite “right”, but hopefully he won’t mind. Below is the scarf as […]
Crafty Christmas – wine bottles
Last night I made four more wine bottles. The pictures don’t do them justice because I think they turned out really well. Now I just have to figure out who the recipients will be! 🙂 A little more detail on how these were made. One of the worst parts of the whole process was […]