Project 365, #355: Christmas Ornaments: Pom-Pom Birds.
These little pom-pom birds perch on branches of every Christmas tree I’ve ever decorated. They are easy to make, even as a little kid, and I remember several years of doing just that. I have several...
View ArticleProject 365, Triptych: Christmas Ornaments: Family.
#356: Dad and Penguins. I mentioned how animals were important in my family a couple days ago, how we each of us connect to different animals at various times for a multitude of reasons. What I didn’t...
View ArticleProject 365, #359: Christmas Eve Dinner.
Taking a break from the ornaments, I wanted to show off the very special and delicious feast Mum spent the day preparing for us! The main dish was an extra large coppa roast that Dad and I had...
View ArticleProject 365, #360: Christmas Morning Triptych.
Christmas Morning has a rhythm in my family that never changes: breakfast first, then presents. And then chores, because there are always chores on a farm. Our special Christmas breakfast this year...
View ArticleProject 365, #361: Penguins.
A tasty and creative treat at one of the holiday parties… They’re made out of olives, carrots, cream cheese, and toothpicks! (Taken with my phone camera.)
View ArticleProject 365, #362 : Christmas Ornaments: Owl.
A follow-up to my previous Christmas Ornaments post: Mum told me that this feathery owl is the very first ornament she bought for herself — at age fourteen — which also started her bird collection....
View ArticleProject 365, #363: Christmas Ornaments: Elephant.
Elephants are another of the very special animals Mum has always had a connection to for as long as I can remember. There are several different ones on the tree, and many more in other possessions Mum...
View ArticleProject 365, #364: Christmas Ornaments: Snoopy.
The airplane, one of several on the tree, was a frequent symbol given to Dad and my sister since they became student pilots together. And Snoopy, favorite of the Peanuts characters, has made an...
View ArticleProject 365, #365: It was a dark and stormy…morning?
This year is going out with a bang, courtesy of Mother Nature. Since last night, we’ve had strobe-light lighting, thunder that shakes the house, floods of rain, skies so dark you can’t tell if it’s...
View ArticleProject 365, #366: The End.
Looking up the driveway to our house, a bamboo orchid in the foreground. We’ve come to the end of the year, and the end of this blog. It’s been an interesting experiment doing all this. As...
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