Sunday, December 18, 2011
Back from shopping--Charlie and I found a cute little noble fir, about 3ft tall, got a shiny plastic bucket to 'foot' it in, and some Christmas wrapping paper to make little origami thingies--gotta go back into deep memory to remember those patterns. We have some little lights from halloween, and Charlie is a genius with duct tape--he has some notions for decorations. Two young cats=unbreakable ornaments. I have some bright Indonesian fabrics to wrap the bucket and drape the table. So... Our... Sign in to see full entry.
the craziest week of the year
It's a lovely day in The Springs-- temps near 60 and sunshine all day. Tonight, we expect a major winter storm to glance off this area as it rages from New Mexico towards Kansas. It will be cold here, but only about an inch or so of accumulated stuff on the ground--where NM expects a foot or more. My son's house has no television. This has been such a blessing: no raucous, dizzying barrage of shallow commercial exploitation of the season! It is the first time in years that I have felt at all... Sign in to see full entry.