Category: Holidays

Another Snow Day

Today was “After Christmas Shopping Day” for Hubby and me. We drove south to the “big city” and went to shops like “Macy’s”, and LL Bean and the “Mall”. We bought all sorts of things, but I think Hubby got the best buys, with a dress coat and a lighter weight winter coat. I was thrilled with 6 new cotton tops, and a beautiful pair of leather gloves.

We lunched at one of our favorite buffet restaurants, and during this time, it started to rain. The rain then turned to snow, and soon the roads were a mess. On our way home we saw 4 accidents. I never worry about Hubby’s driving, as he is really good in the snow, but I do worry about other terrible drivers sliding into us. We did, however, get safely home.

It is still snowing.

On the TV weather news, they were speaking tonight about the fact that we are already close to breaking records for snow this winter. I can believe that!

Emily “puppy sat” for us while we were gone today. She took the puppies out and went sledding in the back yard with them. Tonight they are both pretty tired.

As is Hubby, who is now asleep in his recliner!

Me? I’m tired too. I think I will get my pajamas on and just relax in front of the TV. My sister gave me the cutest flannel pajamas.

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I think I will wear these tonight. Just perfect for the Dackel Princess, yes?

It’s All About Time…

Time is running out and I still have a little shopping to do. Perhaps tomorrow, or Friday. I’m not going to stress about it.

Did you all notice how quickly Christmas has come upon us this year? I’m just not ready for it. Perhaps the trip delayed my shopping, or put my mind in other places.

Today Hubby and I did a little shopping for each other. We got these great hats at LL Bean that match. His is blue and mine is black. I will have to get a picture of us in them! We also bought some clothes and I quite happily found a new oatmeal colored wool sweater. You know me, I LOVE LL Bean!!!

When we got home Hubby worked repairing our snow blower so it is all ready for the next storm. It blew the head gasket during the last storm and so the repair was critical. Please don’t ask me what a head gasket is, I am sure that I couldn’t explain it if I tried…LOL

I hope you will stop in tomorrow for a special entry. I’ve been working on it for a few days and I hope you will enjoy it, as much as I did making it.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Making Someone’s Day

Every year since we moved back to New Hampshire, I have baked, and delivered cookies, jams and jellies to special people in our lives. The Post Office people who sort our mail, the Veterinarians, who takes care of my fur kids, and various neighbors who make our lives wonderful!

Today I delivered a few baskets to people. The best was to our 90 year old neighbor, Frank. He is a widower and lives alone at the top of our driveway in a house that he and his late wife built. He is a man of few words, but whenever I see him I always give him a big smile and a big hug, no matter how bad my day is going.

And I always come away from our visits smiling.

Today I brought him his cookies, jams and some apples from our trees and he told me I didn’t have to do that. I said, that I did.

“Why?” he asked me.

“That’s easy, because I love you!”

I could see tears well up in his tired eyes, and I hugged him.

You know, this is one of the best Christmas gifts I get every year. The gift of knowing that I have made someone else’s day.

I think that is what Christmas is all about!

It’s Begining To Look A Lot Like Christmas…

Today I went crazy. Yes, crazy. I went out, on a Saturday to shop, and we all know that this is a CRAZY thing to do 10 days before Christmas, especially when a major snow “event” is being forecast for the next day. However, I had a good reason to do this. I needed to buy important things.

Flour, butter, and brown sugar. Yes, the makings of cookies at Christmas.

Tomorrow New England is due for a big storm. Whether this actually occurs, I cannot predict, but I thought that I would get everything I needed to make cookies so I can watch the New England Patriots game and bake.

Football and cookies. It doesn’t get any better than that!!!

I love to bake cookies, and I am going to bake four different kinds. Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, Snickerdoodles and Ginger Crisps. If all goes well, on Monday I can start making deliveries to those I want to remember with some home baked goodies.

Yes, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

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Snow, Decorating & Dogs

It snowed today. It snowed a lot. The last time we actually measured there was 9 inches out there, but I am thinking that there are probably 12 inches now.

I’ve been out several times with the puppies. They love to run and run and run in it. Arnie gets little snowballs all over his body. Anneliese just gets covered with the snow,

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as does Greta. I am not sure why Arnie gets the snowballs all over him,

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but I suspect it has something to do with his fur being slightly longer and softer than Greta’s and Anneliese’s.

Fritz…well it’s like watching a deer leaping. Quite beautiful. He has such grace when running through the deep snow. Here he is flying in the air, while Hubby and the dachshunds watch him.

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I did my usual first snow meditation. I went out early and stood in the falling snow and listened to the quiet. There is something so soul cleansing about that.

Then I came in, had my coffee, and once Emily and Jacqui arrived, worked decorating our home for the holidays. Nothing too wild. It’s simple, pretty momentos that have either been given to us, or we’ve gotten during our travels. This is my favorite. My daughter, Mandy gave it to me last year.

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It’s lighted and the two ice dancers are twirling around. It’s really beautiful. You can also turn on Christmas carols, but mostly I just sit and enjoy the pretty ice skaters.

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This is a door hanging we got about 18 years ago on a trip to Guatemala. I love this and it always makes it up in our home. I also have a small ceramic Christmas tree that my sister made and gave me years ago. I love that too!

So the evening is quiet and we are all tired. Hubby from snow-blowing the 500 foot driveway, the dogs from frolicking in the snow, and me from the snow, the decorating and cooking.

All in all, a good day!

How We Spent Our 4th

The day did dawn bright and sunny and warm. I was thrilled with the prospect of a day spent eating appetizers, chatting with friends and family and the barbecuing ribs and chicken breasts.

We set up everything outside and as everyone arrived we sat down and enjoyed the goodies.

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But as the afternoon wore on the clouds came and I got a bit concerned that the rain would fall. I set up tables on our screened in porch and moved the party inside. Thank goodness I did. No sooner had we settled down with our food than the rain began to fall, and it is still falling, canceling our fireworks! However, the meal went off without a hitch, and everyone remained wonderfully dry.

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The day is now ending minus our fireworks, but happy that it all went off without a hitch.

Happy 4th Of July

The Fourth of July is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain.

Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, picnics, baseball games, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Fireworks have been associated with the Fourth of July since 1777.

I’m posting this picture with the hope that today will be bright and beautiful and the day will end with a sunset just this nice. Happy 4th of July to you all and may you enjoy the warmth of your family and friends and enjoy the day.

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