The moon was still casting shadows when the sun started above the horizon.
I had time to read a bit and have a coffee while the sun rose.
We went to a festival of trees. It is a fund raiser for
scholarships for the college. I put plenty of tickets in a few of the trees and fingers crossed I will win one of them.
This tree a little boy was so excited about this tree and told me all about it. If I could of purchased this tree I would of to give to him. He was so sweet and excited. I do hope he wins it.
Cookies are baked and dropped off at where they needed to be. I hope everyone enjoyed them on the cookie walks. I decided to make a mincemeat pie.
My family was very English, and I had all the English goodies for the holidays. I married into a French-Canadian family. I learned all of their pies and goodies. My husband never much cared for mincemeat or a good fruit cake so over the 50 years I didn't get them much. This is the year! The pie turned out so yummy I have frozen 3/4th of it or I would eat the whole pie!
This is the stocking I just got last week. The mantle has my tree topper collection.
Feather tree with all of my small ornaments.
One of my handmade Santas.
The house is dry from the woodstove. So, I made a simmer pot of all wonderful smelling things, put it in a pot filled with water and let it simmer all day.
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Today is Pearl Harbor Day. It is time for remembrances.
Back into the deep freeze starting tomorrow.
This weather is early it is usually in Jan or Feb.
So I think it will be a long one.
Have a great week!
18 comments:
You have the Christmas spirit. Enjoy!
My goodness but your house must smell wonderful. Love the little trees - hope both you and the little boy win. Very fun. Great on the pies. Glad to read that this is the year! Go you!
I love all your decorations. Tell me about your mince pie? My mother used to make one that I loved. Also what all goes in your simmering pot? I should try that too.
Oh that "Adventure Awaits" tree is adorable! My grand and a dozen cats would be in there until Christmas and then some. Good luck with your tickets...knowing your luck of late, your odds are probably very good. Mincemeat pie and fruitcake were two of my dad's very favorites. My mom only ever made the mincemeat pies at Thanksgiving, though...which was fine by me. ;-) I do like a good fruitcake though. It's been below normal cold here as well. It makes me worried what January/February will bring. More snow moving Tuesday and Wednesday. No doubt of a white Christmas here.
I love everything about this post- the sweet little boy, yes I hope you both get your trees! Your lovely old feather tree, and the pie looks amazing - And kindred spirits, I do like fruit cake!
Your pie looks amazing! I'm not a big fan of mincemeat but my brother is and when I lived in Chicago I made little hand mincemeat pies for him. We heat with wood and I now need to boil some good smelling and air moistening water! I hope you win a tree! I hope that little boy does too. That would be a tree any kiddo would love.
Sounds like a great day. I love your photos of the early morning.
The feather tree is pretty and so is that pie.
I hope you win the tree!
You are really in the Christmas spirit! I love the Festival of Trees. We have the same kind of festival here, and it benefits a children's hospital. We haven't gone to it for years, but I would like to go again. Your pies look delicious. So glad you are enjoying the season! Have a good week!
Love all your decorations. A tree topper collection. How unique. And of course I adore your feather tree.
I have never had a mincemeat pie nor a good piece of fruitcake.
Let us know if you won a🎄!
my niece has socks that say "pies before guys"!! it sure is beginning to look a lot like christmas at you home!! everything is beautiful!!
I wish we had smell-o-vision to smell how wonderful your house must be right now. I use to do that on the stove too, but have not for many many years. Your tree topper collection is just wonderful and I always enjoy your feather tree. Hope that little boy won his tree. Janice
I hope that you do win a tree and how wonderful that you wanted to gift a tree to that child, Kathy. Both the cookies and mincemeat pie look delicious and I didn’t know you could freeze pie. Your house looks cozy and festive.
I love this post! You are so talented -- that Santa is wonderful. And I am wildly in love with your feather tree. I hope you win the one you want. This looks like a fantastic fundraiser -- really beautiful and tasty too! I think I need to find a mince pie or two this year! Every bit of this post says "I'd like to be living in your shoes!"
Wow very nice trees. I like the one boy did too. Mincemeat pie, never had it, but it looks delicious. I hope they raised lots of money for their scholarships.
Cookies look good. I tried mincemeat pie once and it was so sickening sweet I never finished it and never ate it again. I like fruit, fresh or canned fruit, even like banana, apple, zucchini bread but not the traditional candied fruit cake.
I'm not a fan of mincemeat either but that pie looks so delicious! I understand why you would eat the whole thing! I hope you win one of those trees!
Grace & Peace,
Pam
Your pie looks wonderfully full of filling, just the way I would like it. Your house must smell so good. I think I'll do likewise. I see you use star anise and orange besides the usual cinnamon sticks. I have all those on hand. Thanks for the idea.
Your tree is so Pretty!! My mom loved mincemeat pie... I did Not! lol
Happy weekend!
hugs
Donna
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