This Holiday Animal Fair

We are leaving the chickens out this time....well..maybe just a note:

A mad scramble in the chicken yard...lots of white feathers on the ground....missing is Clover....Awful...The next day, as  they were ready to bury feathers and say a  prayer....who came crawling out from underneath the deck...Tough and brave Clover.....safe and sound.. 

 Aoife loves Llamas...every year she goes to the llama Christmas show and last summer, the family took a llama trip to the mountains.. 

Family cat, "Stitch" meets up with Australian shepherd, Rosie...Love at first  sight....well, almost!!

I love this!!

Here is my new fireplace...Sherry spent 5 hours putting this together...I love it so. Unfortunately, it has a  chipped corner....trying to get a replacement....3 rd party seller and I cannot get thru to Amazon..sigh.

Terrible picture, but I could not wait to share.

Lost in my mess...and found again...My grandmother's favorite holiday pins...Miss my grandma so much, but really....I am almost 78.  Most of us no longer have our grandmas.

She was  born in 1896 and died in 1996

A full day with physical therapy...an awesome Quilters' Christmas Party and friends hanging out in  the diner for hours.. The gloomy outside was outdone by the cozy inside...Now to sewing...Have had great expectations of sewing so much for my friends...but no energy here...Oh, well...Why do I  only want to nod off in front of the fire when I have tons to do???

Christmas came with no warning...just an overnight surprise.

Bye, Bye November

 Tom, age 90 lives above me...His hobby is tatting...Lucky, lucky me was a recipient this year.

Aoife sewing at pre-school.

Random vintage fabric I bought online.

Adorable, but unfortunately not usable on quilts...The fabric is way too thin.

I framed a snapshot of Tom's gift to make into a thank you card.

Grateful for a printer....grateful for the present.!

A quick secret snapshost of my girl and her beloved Rosie.

I took it during our Facetime chat.

Sew busy on Black Friday!!!

My PayPal finger is sore.

I bought a fireplace to keep my sewing room cozy.

Our  visit to IKEA to celebrate Sherry's birthday brought a box of  yummy Swedish gingerbread cookies.  I opened them tonight...so could not wait till December.  They are displayed on one of my new fabric pieces.  My dear husband buys me new fabric every single Christmas...I love him so.

Another IKEA find...

Tonight's surprise visit from Charlene..She selected a bag for her baggies.

Charlene's great smile made my evening  brighter. She gifted me with a pretty Poinsettia.

One more exhausting day...made so much better with friends.

Happy Birthday Sherry...big thanks for spending it with us.

AND for putting together my fireplace and hanging my IKEA storage.

So very grateful today!!