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Tag Archives: Christmas
~:: Odd Gifts by Hand ::~
For those who choose to live in far-away places (even not so very far-away is far), gifts have to be chosen or made and wrapped and in some way conveyed across space long before the Great Holiday happens. I really … Continue reading
Posted in Felt stuff, holidays, Making Things, Stuffed things, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged Christmas, fish, Gin, Perry, presents
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~:: Small Victories ::~
I found a little box of chocolates in the fridge. I didn’t mean to. I wasn’t hunting for it. Left over from Swiss Colony. There were just a few in there. And I ate them all. Today. For lunch. A … Continue reading
Posted in Family, holidays, Just life, Just talk, photo games, Pics of Made Things
Tagged Breaking Rank, chicken puppet, Christmas, hippo, house, kids, knit fox, knit sheep, microwave, owl, photo books, scanning, The Gardener
67 Comments
~:: JOY!!! ::~
In honor of my having finally gotten within shouting distance of Ready for Christmas – and because I could not make enough stars to give to all the people I truly love, respect and want to shower with blessings, I … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Felt stuff, Pics of Made Things
Tagged Christmas, felt star, giveaway
28 Comments
~:: Stars ::~
Stars for Christmas Every year since I can remember, I’ve made a series of ornaments for family and a very few friends. With some, it’s been a thirty-five year exchange. With others, just a thirty-five year gift. I used to … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Christmas, Felt stuff, holidays, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons
Tagged Christmas, felt, ornaments
44 Comments
Green Icky Balls and Russian Hats
Oh-oh-oh, before I start, here. I would like to announce the fact that I have fixed the Firefox problem (very perplexing). I finally had the time and focus to go through the html/php/css to find the thing that had broken … Continue reading
~:: Christmas Morning 2010 ::~
Christmas Eve at my brother’s beautiful house. For decades, we were alone up here, all of both our families states and states away. But then G’s sister and brother moved here, and my brother. Suddenly – family! My brother explained … Continue reading
*::Yule Shindig 2010::*
Every year, we have the same party. (see this and this and this and maybe this if you want some history – or repetition) It’s pretty much the only party we have anymore. And it’s a mean son-of-a-gun. We started it … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, friends, Fun Stuff, holidays, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Rachel, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Christmas, ornaments, party
22 Comments
~:: White Christmas? ::~
What we woke up to yesterday (i’d say “Out of the blue,” except it all had come down unexpectedly in the night): Can you tell the snow is still falling hard? While inside it was cozy. Neighbors, digging each other … Continue reading
~:: Of Birth and Holy Birth ::~
I have to explain how I feel about nativities. My first experience with one was when I was in high school and my dad built a bunch of crèches in his workshop. Every year, he made stuff in the shop … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Epiphanies and Meditations, Explanations, holidays, Images, Seasons
Tagged baby, Christmas, Jesus, Mary, nativity
18 Comments
~:: Tis the Season ::~
The horse arena is sopping. Sopping, soaked, swampy. And there’s more rain coming. We woke to snow. But the rain washed it away. This on top of other snow and subsequent rain. Even the high stalls are now turning to … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, snow
Tagged bad backs, Christmas, G, knitting, ornaments, party, rain, snow
14 Comments