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.


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.


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.



I didn’t check their work.

“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”
Afternoon repast at Coffeeland with a macaron from Torterie Macaron


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

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

And Roy sporting the Batman hat last week.

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

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

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




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
