Little Bird, End of Year

To Close on a Cheery Note

Watercolor, End of Year

Second Sunset

Watercolor, End of Year

Sunset

Pretty Postmarks

Still Arriving

Christmas Cards and Letters usually trickle in long past Christmas, especially this year with very slow mail. 

Note the one from Christkindl, a town in Austria. A sweet relative “around seven corners” (not a close relative) took the trouble to go to this town to get us this postmark. 

More Tiny Woodmen

About Thumb size

These are planned for a project upcoming. 

Note on recent comments from me on previous blog posts: the site was being difficult so some wouldn’t post, some repeatedly posted. Thanks for your comments. 

Note also: I may not post here next year....... life needs reorganizing. 

Christmas Tree Topper Life Drawing

 

 

 The lighting-mostly-from-below was challenging! :)

 

Old Painting

From the year we moved into Vögeli (I think), about 26 years ago.

Anyway it was the first painting I did here. I picked nearby wild flowers and did individual studies of each. 

Today this painting left the house, to go to the house of one of my children. Note complimentary colors and intersecting V shapes as the composition form. 

Third Day of Christmas

Three French Hens, Somewhere

Church around the tree, dinner, and rest for us.

Second Christmas Day

Enjoying the quiet

And cleaning up the aftermath and putting away the goodies. 

Merry Christmas

Blessings to you and yours.

And the Young People decorated some cookies. 

In the Fullness of Time

The Christ Child came

First lighting of the tree.

Blessed Christmas Eve

Awaiting the Christ Child

Ready....

Because Katie did...

Blessed almost-Christmas Eve.

Christmas-y

Bits and Baubles 

In memory of a dearly departed sister-in-law -  the little angel ball was hers. 

Fourth Advent

The Tree is Up, Finally 

But not entirely finished; awaiting a topper.

Countdown to Christmas.

Blessings on your week.

This post was supposed to go out on Sunday, but I had technical difficulties- like not being able to put pictures on this. 

So here is a second try.

Eventually I made a topper, though it doesn’t look so good in place. But, it will have to do for now. 

Dry Erase Schedule Board

My roommate and I like to keep our weekly work schedules on the wall in dry erase, and we recently made a new board because we accidentally broke the other one, haha!

It's just a dollar store picture frame with dry erase sticker paper over the glass, and the "permanent" Sharpie marker. Then we just use whiteboard markers for the writing that changes every week (not shown here). We each use a different color to keep things straight.

:)
 

 

 (yeah, sorry for the bad lighting - it's been raining a lot ☺)

 

Merry Christmas to all! ♥

Little Angels

Gifts Hangers

A special one! For a special person. 

Little Thing

Done 

A very tiny Wood Man

Little Things

In Progress

Extra Joy

Just trying to square the joy this year... :)

 

As a Vapor

So is Life 

Even at Christmas time. 

Even 15+ years. Now she rests in peace. 

Blessed Third Week of Advent

Rejoice!

Mother and Child

Outside

Inside, Chocolate 

These are used by organizations as fundraisers. 

They are about five inches across, and good quality chocolate, despite the appearance in my photo. 

I can attest to the good taste. 

The House is Ready for Christmas

It took me several days, working all by myself, to get the house decorated in time for a Christmas party I am hosting this Saturday for my extended family of siblings.

Like Sarah, I prefer garlands of greens around the windows. I also put them above my kitchen cabinets with large pinecones. (Take a look also at the brand new range gracing my kitchen! It's Italian!)

 

This dining room wall has become my quilt display. I switched out the music quilt for this old one that reminds me of a poinsetta flower for Christmas.

My angel collection is displayed under the photos of our family's little "angels". 

This is the first Christmas with our newly remodeled living room. I decided to arrange the village on the bookcase so that it would be at eye level for the little people that come here. 

There is much going on in the Christmas village including a new bridal couple, a violinist, a baker, a car mechanic's garage, an ice cream shop, a bookseller....

The expanded size of the room makes it possible to comfortably have our tree displayed without blocking the exit door. 

Ready for party guests! Now to make the food.....

We have snow on the ground this morning.

Tis the Season

For a Variation on the Christmas Card

In cool tones.