on holiday

Waking up to a new year this morning did not feel like a new year at all.

I'm not quite ready to cheerfully greet 2012.

Along with all of the wonderfulness of the holiday, and it was amazingly full of family, love, warmth, laughter, pajama days and Disneyland all wrapped up in a bow under twinkly lights...

Our family has lost one kitty, dear Kiki who was nineteen years old and quite the little lady. Then just yesterday we found out heartbreaking news about sweet Wheetie...Mom's love, her orange and white
boy who was dreamed of long before we heard his purr and Mom nuzzled his pink nose.

So 2012 is here, and with quivering hearts we begin.

12.24 to 1.1.12
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monday

Morning at Mom's...snowmen, squirrels, bulbs and sparkles aplenty!

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lately

brisk wintery walks in the evenings
cookies baked...and eaten
packages arriving at my doorstep
a swedish gingerbread house was built
ornaments unpacked and put upon the tree
movies enjoyed
sleeping in has been relished
cozy socks fill the laundry
layers of colorful scarves piled up to wear
lists written and checked off
cards still to address
...and the week begins

12.12 to 12.18

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all I want

cuteness from jbOx

homemade salted caramels (practice run) and easy-to-make-treats that taste super good

something pretty for the tree from Barb at Knack, my new faraway friend
You can enter to win one in The Good Life's Great Ornament Giveaway!

little houses I made a long time ago from a tutorial in a Martha Stewart magazine

for Christmas.

Time.

Hours to lay around watching Elf with my family, eating plain cheese pizza made from Kadee's hands, peeling oranges fresh from the tree, drinking eggnog and enjoying Pam's coconut baby cakes.

Rainy afternoons warmed by the fireplace Dad built, wrapping presents with Mom and watching Elf, again.

One whole evening with nothing else to do but decorate the tree, then fall asleep next to Case with the glow of Christmas lights softly illuminating the night.

Endless days of Sundays when places like the Post Office are closed and everyone knows the day is to rest.

Minutes that seamlessly pass into hours of knitting for no reason than just the satisfaction of the knit-knit-purl-knit-knit-purl.

The time to hibernate with Hermie like a wooly bear and her bear cub, to replenish, find new inspiration and catch up on all the sleep I missed this year.

12.07 to 12.11

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new

shop update through the weekend...
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very

merry!

{12.25 to 12.31}

more than five

today when I was making a pear cranberry crisp I wished for ten more baking days,
but was oh so grateful for this one...

a rescued chair that is in the process of getting a whole new life, a delicate sparkly
thread has been unearthed

tangerine season is the very best, not one should ever be wasted..

beautiful packages arriving in the mail daily, I thought this one for the kitties would
be okay to post since only Hermie reads the blog

tomato vanilla jam? yes it is and it is delicious

a fabulous trade with my friend Raychel from Fruition Jewelry, feeling so lucky
to have crossed paths with her last spring...I love this ring

Unique LA was absolutely amazing! The long nights, early mornings, and a house,
husband, three kitties and one dog covered in glitter are so worth it. To wrap up
goodies for people to give as gifts or sell cards that will be mailed to loved ones or
package up sparkly acorns for tree upon tree, it feels quite wonderful.

Thank you to everyone who visited and shopped at my table, Sonja for dreaming up
Unique, my favorite table neighbor Sasha Bell and Mom and Case, I could not and
would not want to do all of this without you two! xo

{12.11 to 12.16}
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i spy

leaves tucked in my pocket

a festive custom garland

the top of Kadee's tree

a dainty dancing queen

& peppermint sprinkles

. . .

I blinked and the first week of December was already underway! The days have
kept me busy preparing for my show this weekend, shipping packages and finding
time to decorate the tree, fold warm laundry, curl up with Hermie, make lists and
watch The Grinch.

{12.03 to 12.07}
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