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Merry {belated} Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2013October 26, 2021by Carmen
Christmas dress

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 […]

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Homemade Caramels

Posted on December 17, 2013May 30, 2019by Carmen
caramels - wrapping up

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 […]

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Post-Christmas blahs

Posted on December 28, 2011June 21, 2016by Carmen
First birthday party - messy face

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 […]

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Crafty Christmas – at Hogwarts

Posted on December 27, 2008May 30, 2019by Carmen
Charlie modeling Hogwarts scarf

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 […]

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Crafty Christmas – wine bottles

Posted on December 23, 2008May 11, 2018by Carmen
2008_12 Christmas wine bottles 4 and 5

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 […]

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