December 25: aftermath

There wasn’t much aftermath to be had since we cleaned up as we went along. Baby Sprinkaan necessitated that. I do, however, have the aftermath of the turkey post-carving, post-broth-making. So long, turkey!

December 24: loved ones

My parents and youngest brother and his wife and baby came for Christmas this year!

December 23: baking

Bake? Did I ever!

From left to right: sugar cookies, whole wheat bread, pain d’épices (our Christmas morning breakfast tradition), and cornbread for stuffing. Whew! And I still have to make dinner rolls and pies! But not tonight.

December 21: front door

And the prettiest sight you’ll see is the holly that will be on your own front door.

Ok, so there’s no holly. But there could be because there is a giant holly tree down in our side yard. Maybe next year I’ll go down there and clip some for our front door.

December 20: mail

Cards and packages in the mail today! Oh yeah, and the bills for life insurance. ha!

December 19: decorations

We saw this house in a nearby town.

And this was their very clever neighbor.

“Ditto”

December 18: happy

This afternoon, I’ve been adjusting a blouse pattern to fit me in the hopes that I can get it sewn before Sunday (y’know, to wear with that sparkly skirt). I like the challenge; I like to see it come together. Right now working on this is making me happy. If I can’t figure out how to translate what I’ve achieved in tissue paper into real life, it may be another story, though…

Why yes, that is a duct tape dress form.

December 17: gift

Wrapped and ready to be mailed!

December 15: enjoy

Every so often, Mr Gren surprises me with chocolate and then I ration it out to myself, day by day, to make it last as long as possible.

December 14: Handmade

Now here’s something you probably thought I had forgotten about. Never fear, I’ve been slowly working on it.

This crocheted gingerbread house was one of my many UFOs. Now it’s a mostly-finished object. It still needs additional “candies” on it, but I haven’t made those. Again, Baby Sprinkaan has affected my ability to craft. Track with me: The little house stands about 7.5″ tall, so the candies are quite small. Little items like that are easy to misplace. Baby Sprinkaan is an expert at finding tiny things that the big people have lost. And then he eats them. So the embellishment part of the project is on hold. Maybe I’ll add a few new bits every year?