2023 Comes to a Close

Two angles, two lights. Same Santa. Looks like he’s had it. Hopefully he can pick himself up and begin the new year with some positive energy and enthusiasm. All the Advent booths were closed but he didn’t make it out of the park.

A Yarn Bomb Tree Guest Blog

My family knows how I feel about yarn. It’s nice to be thought of- Laura and Charlie saw this Yarn Bomb Tree Season of Celebrations at COSI in Columbus Ohio and sent me these photos.

There’s a Slight Problem

I didn’t check their work.

Found near the playground

“The order of operations are the rules that tell us the sequence in which we should solve an equation with multiple operations.

The order is PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right”

Cappuccino and a Macaron

Afternoon repast at Coffeeland with a macaron from Torterie Macaron

Raspberry Macaron with Cappuccino

The Batman hat – Christmas and 12-26-2018 then last week

Michael was the first recipient he passed it on to cousin Charlie

Christmas 2011

Maura reflected in Charlie’s glasses. He was three.

And Roy sporting the Batman hat last week.

The Gift of a Nostepinne

Thank you Patty. I’m going to have to practice winding yarn with this cool vintage tool you sent.

Glass Ornaments, so fragile

I took them out of the China cabinet where I keep these special Ornaments year round.

Laura gave me the stick of butter and Jen S the Groundhog, Knitting Basket and Camera the wild boar is not glass but snuck into the frame.

Pomegranate Seeds Like Jewels

You’ve tasted the juice. Have you seeded one? they are good for you. Antioxidants and all.

Mary seeded the fruit. She’d watched a video on how to prepare the pomegranate

The chef called them “gems” each one like a ruby

Bob, The Feral Cat, at Home

My sister Mary started this by photographing Bob’s new home on our front porch.

I went out tonight and captured the lights on Bob’s tree
Steve just took this photo. He’s not in the house but looks like he’s waiting for something.
Steve was able to get a photo of Bob peeking out of his home

Bob has his name, thanks to granddaughter Anna. Bob has no tail since birth. And he is fifteen years old which is way beyond normal life expectancy for a feral cat. He’s well cared for by Cat Daddy Steve.

Laura got that cat wreath for Steve at a church festival years ago. Believe it not, Bob has a handknit wool shawl inside this little cat home. There’s also capability for heat but it’s not cold enough yet.

Bob is ready for Christmas. we didn’t want to traumatize him by trying to entice him inside for the shoot

Buon Natale from La Prima Espresso

This coffee is so delicious.
Thank you La Prima Espresso