I hope you had a wonderful holiday! We did here with lots of great eats, family, and fun. We did have a small, socially distanced, outdoor family gathering on Christmas Eve that went well even though it was cold! And a relaxing day at home on Christmas Day staying in from the cold rain and […]
Christmas Ready for the List
Crazy that Christmas is a couple of days away! Ready? I think I am. Shopping is mostly done, food is mostly planned, and I am looking forward to a few days off work. This has been a busy week with work and holiday parties, but eats at home have not been that crazy with a […]
Christmas Fun
What day of the week is this? Take a few days off work and I’m totally disoriented. That’s fine though, I have been relaxing, catching up on projects, going for a hike today, and just enjoying not being at work. The pups have been enjoying the fireplace a lot the last few days with the […]
Christmas 2016
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I am thankful to have today off work, much needed after the busy holidays. For most adults, the day after Christmas is more like Christmas – the pressures of the holiday celebrations are over, no more cooking or rich eating, and hopefully a relaxing time to enjoy gifts. I’m […]
Scenes from Christmas 2015
Merry day after Christmas! I’ve said it before, but this might be my favorite day of Christmas. I love all the family, friends, and festivities too! But the stress is over today, no more mad food prep, chaos, worrying about gifts, rushing to parties, etc. Just enjoy gifts and decorations, maybe catch up on Christmas movies, […]
Scenes from Christmas
Whew, Christmas was a fun whirlwind of visiting family, opening gifts, and eating too much amazing food. I managed to take 175 pictures using and testing out new lenses for my camera, here are just a few. Christmas Eve was a simple and fun dinner of lentil vegan tacos at my sister’s house, we sautéed […]
Christmas Eve with Raw Nutloaf
Merry Christmas! Hope everyone is having a wonderful time with family and friends today. I’m recovering from a fabulous Christmas Eve gathering at my sister’s house last night and preparing for another one at my dad’s today, wee! She had plenty of cute decorations out including this wine bottle stuffed with Christmas lights, so California! […]