Happy Holidays!

We have had this manger for many years! It was built by our next door neighbor in San Diego. At that time the local grocery store had a new figure every week, and as you can tell, I got them.

We see lots of different versions of these reindeer in our neighborhood, and it's fun to see them on our walks.

Here in Washington it gets dark pretty early this time of year, so it's nice to have lights on the trees in our yard.

Guess what I've been doing lately?  I love to take cookies to our neighbors, and this year made 4 different batches as well as one of cupcakes. These are meringue cookies, one of my favorite recipes.

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                                                                   Merry Christmas!

 

Happy Thanksgiving! And a Couple of Finishes ~

Look  what just bloomed right on time.  Happy Thanksgiving!

I made these Love Bug mitts for a good friend's birthday.

This hat will be a Christmas gift.

 

Celebrating!

Despite the rain, we went to Gig Harbor last Wednesday to celebrate Dick's birthday, and now we are both the same age again! 😉 Where we stayed was right on the water and within the walking distance of two nearby restaurants. (Both times we made it back to our place without getting too wet, but it did rain all night and hasn't quit since we got back home.)

As you can see, it was really foggy and wet the next morning, but that heron on the dock outside of our place didn't mind at all.

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It's been raining ever since we got back home, and the rain is supposed to continue for days, so there will be lots of knitting and maybe even some sewing completed to show for my next post! Today we are getting a new dishwasher which adds a bright spot to our day, hurrah.

Have a great weekend!

 

Stocking # 3 and Our Backyard

Yesterday I just finished my last Christmas stocking with this really fun fabric. This one is two-sided.  I think I mentioned that my quilt group makes these for the Ronald MacDonald House in Seattle.

                   

 

Lately, we've had some interesting things in our backyard, including a Steller's Jay that loves to eat peanuts whole and some very interesting mushrooms.

                                                                           

Do you know what these mushrooms are?

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                                         Enjoy this day and have a great weekend!

Two Finishes!

Well, we didn't have one trick-or-treater because of the rain, and it's still pouring this morning! But I have 2 Christmas stockings finished with one more to go before our next quilt meeting. We make them for the Ronald MacDonald house in Seattle. Can you tell the difference in these 2?

Have a nice weekend!

Happy Halloween!

Have fun!

A Fun Couple of Days and Another Finish!

Last week we went to Port Angeles, WA, which is one of our favorite places. Near the ferry terminal we saw lots of cormorants.

We also did some walking on one of the trails where you can see Mount Baker in the distance.

The next day we walked on a trail near Lake Crescent.

There's lots to see on this trail which used to be part of the railroad, and there's a very long tunnel where you have to use a flashlight! However, this time we didn't get that far.

And I also finally finished this pair of short socks that were a bit challenging.

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Hope you are having a nice Sunday!