White Mountain Woolen Magic Guild

I am very sorry to say I do not get to my guild meetings as much as I would like to but I did get to this month's meeting. It is a very active guild and they try to have a good program each month this one was working with water colors and learning to mixing colors....

This would be my masterpiece! We purchased kits that contained all we would need. The teacher was funny and I really enjoyed the class. 

But this was the woman who sat next to me. Her painting just makes 

mine look even worse. 

And as you can see painting is hard work and people got thirsty.

I have an atha book and the newest rug hooking book to read. 

I truly haven't been doing much in the way of hooking. I started the bunny rug and have not had the incentive to do more.

It has rained very hard all day with the wind blowing.

The lights have flickered but thank goodness we still have power.

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Because tonight is....

How I loved Downton Abbey last week and I am looking forward to it this week.

I even watched it a second time on line.  I will be so sad when this season is over. 

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Have a great week everyone!

Happy New Year

I have adopted this as my New Year's resolution. 

We stayed in New Year's eve I hooked a bit and we watched a movie. This is the dawn of the new year...

And this would be the evening of the new year yuck.

We were very spoiled with the amazing warm December.

We got up made a huge breakfast and then I started weeding out my closet. I have been doing major weeding out, I am not sure what gave me the energy but it feels so good when it is done. And it has been years since It has been this cleaned out. I have carted car loads of discards to the dump and the thrifts in the past couple of months. I am saving my wool room for last and I will be weeding it out.

I plan on making bundles to sell very reasonable. I have more wool than I will ever hook in this life time. 

And on Jan 2nd we went to this cutie's birthday party..

Her mother who put the "$" in frugal bought a Halloween witch that was marked way down and filled it with 1/2 price Christmas candy.

We called it the birthday witch that you had to beat up so she didn't steal your gifts;) The two grandfathers offered to be in the line of fire. Well it ended up being one tough witch and Daddy had to make the starter hole. The kids loved it and didn't care what it was only that it was filled with candy.

She got lots of lovely gifts and Pepe was happy to go fishing with her.

It has been a very good holiday season and I am looking forward to getting back to my rug hooking guild and maybe take a class or two. 

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I have been taking a free online class on Monday's and it really is a chance to get to know yourself. And to learn to journal daily which I do anyway. I believe nothing good can come to you if you are not truly grateful for what you have now. No matter who you are you have something to be grateful for. The one thing I do a lot is say "I will do that when I retire" Retirement is still several years away.The class has shown we that there are ways to not put off life and the things I really want to do, I can in different ways and still be happy about it.

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So what are your New Year resolutions?

P.s. Don't for Downton Abbey tonight!!!!!

Our First Snow Of The Season

Where oh Where have the last five years gone? Our Miss B is 5 today! Her birthday gift from her parents is Disney on ice I think her mother went at about the same age, she will love it.

We finally have our first storm of the season. It is not only snow but sleet and freezing rain not a good mix.

The ice hitting the snow and the trees blowing. Just glad we have the beast in the basement going (the wood stove)

I made some scones this morning and now..

I have another small rug on the frame and trying to figure out how I would like to hook this. I am not sure I have enough of the wool I want to use for the rabbit so I am mixing two wools  or trying the circles. I haven't figured it out yet.

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I hope your Christmas was happy and wishing you a wonderful new year!

The Dupuis Family Christmas

We call our annual christmas gathering with my husband's family

the Griswold family Christmas.

The adults draw the name of one child to buy a gift for and then the adults have a yankee swap after. This is just a few of the kids there is a total of 10 kids and 15 adults so quite a crowd with lots of noise and and fun. there is an annual round of cards and the kids are happy to play with each other and their gifts. And of course food lots and lots of food.

I haven't made this almond tea bread in years.

It is so good.

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I have my challenge rug all done and bound I don't think I can show it here but if I find out I am wrong I will post it.

It is a tribute to our little kitty who adopted us and stayed for 20 years. 

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Well the gifts are bought and some are wrapped. We have friends in on Christmas eve and then on to Christmas with my sweet B. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Feather Tree

I have decided my table top feather tree is going to be it for us this year. I have some of my most valuable ornament on it. 

My sweet vintage santa

A pink basket of fruit.

This is called a dresden ornament it is pressed paper.

They are from the late 1800's not knowing what it was when I bought it for .25 and I found it is worth 200.00-300.00 while not a pretty Christmas theme it makes me smile because I would never spend the big money on them but .25 is good.

I used my fold out creche.  I am as decorated as I am going to be.

Tonight we headed to a local eatery for wine down Wed. All wine is 1/2 price with a couple of apps we were good. We came out to find a candy cane with a note from the local little brownies. 

And last but not least we had the high school caroling in town last week. 

It sounded so lovely and gave us all the Christmas spirit

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My husband's family gathers this weekend and then it is right on to Christmas!

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I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful season. We are still mild but going into the cold this weekend. Winter will surely come at some point so I am enjoying the nice weather.

A fun Weekend

I have been busy pulling out my winter/Christmas stuff.

I hooked this last year and still love it. Great on my coffee table.

I stayed with Miss B while her parents did the last of their shopping. She was sick so it was low key. She is like her Gramie was when she was little if there was a strep germ out there it found me. But she has meds and is on the mend. So hard when they are sick.:(

then we headed for Maine for a surprise birthday party. This family owns an inn on a lake they all use and enjoy. I am so jealous of it such a beautiful setting and a fun spot.

  (outside of our bedroom window)

This would be the birthday boy he was very surprise!

It was so good to see old friends. His wife( also Kathy) in the middle.

It was a fun night and we headed home early the next morning so we could catch up on house work. (I took a nap). Of course the weekend slipped by so fast and we have another busy weekend then it is Christmas and a the long months of Jan and Feb. 

The weather is still very mild and we are taking full advantage of it.

I need to pick up a few more things for Christmas 

so a busy week.

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I hope you are all taking the time to enjoy friends and family.

Christmas in Kennebunk

We headed to the beach for Christmas prelude 

in Kennebunk Maine

We got up early and hit all the sales and ate our way though

each store. 

Left to right My sweet friend Cathy, My daughter Ashley, and a horrid picture of myself. we are all sporting sparkly reindeer antlers. 

I took a couple of extra days off to fit all the fun in

and to have a day of rest after. I finished the mantle it's a wooly one.

Between two friends I have lots of berries

and holly.

To make the house very festive.

This is the only tree I have up so not sure when I am going to get the time to put the big one up, every weekend is spoken for from now until Christmas.

I have been pretty sick and the meds I had to take kicked my butt but I am on the mend now just tired and of course running around all the time doesn't help.

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I hope you are all well and enjoying the season.