The Skinny

Hello friends,

and happy weekend to you all.

More Christmas to share.

Our skinny tree.

 

In other news,

Bob and I went to dinner with friends last night.

We had not seen them for months,

so it was nice to catch up.

I am taking today off from working the store

to wash clothes and tidy up.

Probably stitch some more.

Ham and scalloped potatoes for dinner.

Yesterday it was almost in the 60's,

Very weird for this time of year.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend.

What will you be doing?

Skinny Blessings To All!

Janice

A Cozy Christmas Guest Bedroom

Hello friends!

Today I feature the room my mom

sleeps in when she stays with us. 

In other news,

lately we have been having more rain than snow.

The snow we do get is just flurries.

A bit unusual for us here in Michigan.

I just hope we get some for Christmas.

Bob and his cousin went out for lunch yesterday.

He brought back some Lebenese food for me.

Dinner was stuffed grape leaves with pita bread 

along with lamb meat pies.

Another night I did not need to cook.

He is going to spoil me...

Working from home today,

so my turn to make dinner.

Well off to work at my desk here 

in my living room.

At least I can still work from home

two days a week.

Yes Lauren I was spoiled working from home too.

Cozy Blessings To All!

Janice

A Few Santas

 Good evening friends.

Today I am showing off

a couple more Santa's.

This new Arnett Santa

was a birthday present to me.

Aint he just adorable.

He fits right in with my antique hooked rug

 in the background.

This is my new prim tree that my

friend Ruth made for me.

Next year I will plan out how to

decorate it better.

I just wrapped a ribbon around this time. 

It does have a velvet star on top.

I raided the tree in my mom's town

for these chestnuts.

I paired them with some faux blue juniper

greens and berries.

Next up is my display at the end of our hall.

This hooked rug is also an antique.

This prim Santa was purchased at a home party.

Before I started making items myself,

I went to this event held by three friends,

who made all kinds of Christmas goodies.

I placed some faux lil apples in a pewter bowl

with a faux spring of holly.

In other news,

working back in the office,

I realized that I will now lose

6 hours a week on the road. UGH

Bob stayed home yesterday and I came home

to all of the boxes gone in the living room.

He went through them all.

He said it was all junk and will go out in 

the trash this week.

He also made dinner for me this evening.

Spaghetti with garlic bread.

So very glad as I am beat.

I hope everyone is enjoying their week thus far.

Santa Blessings To All!

Janice

A Long Winter's Nap

Good evening friends.

Hope the weekend is going good for you all.

Well for those that have been following me

for awhile now, know that in December

I post pics of our home decorated for Christmas.

The posts will be every other day now.

Hope you enjoy our bedroom,

where Tundra sleeps now most of the day.

 

This mitten is special tome because it was my dad's.

I do have the other one, just chose to use one

this year.

This is my newest Santa.

I just added a bottlebrush tree to the sleigh.

Of course the red long johns

need to make an appearance.

In other news,

yesterday we went to my mom's.

Took her to a Victorian Christmas dinner

which was held in an 1870 mansion in her town.

It was decorated with full trees in every room.

Appetizers were jumbo shrimp cocktail and

cheeseball and crackers served with champagne.

Our salad had mixed greens, dried cherries,

mandarin oranges, tomatoes, feta cheese

with a citrus viniagrette dressing.

I am not a fan of feta, but this salad was good.

Dinner was prime rib, green beans with walnuts  

tossed in a cinnamon brown sugar mixture 

along with mashed potatoes and gravy.

My mom had salmon with glazed carrots and rice pilaf.

We had red and white wine.

Dessert was a lemon meringue pudding.

Cherry cordials for after dinner drink.

Caroling songs before and after dinner.

It was very nice.

I was celebrating my 65th birthday

and we decided my mom would love to go....

and she had a good time as we did too.

We are finished cleaning out Bob's dad's place.

Many boxes are in our living room.

Not sure what we are going to do with this stuff.

Neither of us want it, so will just go through

and decide then what to do.

Winter's Nap Blessings To All!

(I needed a nap after last nights dinner LOL)

Janice