Happy New Year to all my awesome blog followers!
“Time is a brisk
wind, for each hour it brings something new... but who can understand and
measure its sharp breath, its mystery and its design?”
~Paracelsus
“Youth is when you're
allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced
to.”
~Bill Vaughn
We bought Simba a house for Christmas! The cost was very low. It is made of cardboard, and you have to put it together.
Both the roof and the floor inside are textured for scratching. As soon as it was built, he went right inside. He loves it! Kind of gives the term "Home For Christmas" new meaning.
Now we have arrived at Christmas day and the gifts! We all opened them, then had a big Zoom meeting! I was trying to photograph the gifts, but the new giant gnome had taken them and would not let them go!
After reminding him that he wouldn't have a home without us, he relented and let go of some.
This birch tree fabric bag matches the birch ornament with my initial and sparkles.
This photo collage is on a really think piece of bamboo, maybe 2" thick. So you can either stand it up or hang it. It is heavy!
"Each
day comes bearing its own gifts.
Untie the ribbons."
~Ruth Ann Schabacker
The day before Christmas eve, our family came over with their gifts. We all wore masks, and exchanged gifts on the front stoop. Here is Phil waiting for them; he always makes the best out of anything.
I took some pictures, then we all brought our gifts home; to be opened on Christmas day. To be continued...
What we are is God’s gift to
us. What we become is our gift to God.
~Eleanor Powell
It all started here.
And ended here.
And in between is the path.
Which leads to only this.
Wishing you all a lovely and safe Christmas. I will be taking a few days off.
Behold,
the virgin will conceive and give birth
to a Son, and they shall name Him Immanuel,” which translated means, “God
with us.”
Matthew 1
The Big Cat is all ready for Christmas! And he is still wearing his mask.
He brought along some friends this year.
And on this house not too far away, look closely. What do you see?
Penguins in a hot air balloon! Up, up and away!
These wreaths were hanging up with the others, ready to be bid on to raise money for the Cancer Center. Except...they are not really wreaths! No matter, they are still creative. I would think they are much harder to make than an actual wreath!
Christmas Horseshoe
Reindeer
Christmas Horse
And my favorite, a Christmas Chicken!
I have to say that I am...
I have been buying a few. Some to put out now, and some Easter ones. Here are a few on the end table.
This was all well and good... but then, I saw a special gnome. Very pretty in pink. He was huge though! But...
In fact, they all ganged up on me and made me buy him. See how big he is, what was I thinking?
But girls just gotta have SOME fun in the time of Covid. I put him on the love seat to be a throw pillow. He likes it there, and I can't make him leave.
Well, they say to...
So all I have to say is...
The wild Violets are growing in yards everywhere now! They are so sweet. We have quite a few in our yard, and I hate for them to be mowed d...
