Posted by mrssmythe on January 10, 2019 in
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“Cozy” is the worm I’d use to describe our New Year’s Eve this year. For us, it was a rainy night with lots of wind – the perfect weather for hunkering down by the fire and watching old movies…which is exactly what we did. After a very busy and full Christmas season, having a night for […]
Tags: Black Forest Cake, camel yarn, catahoula leopard dog, Christmas, Kathi Black Forest Cake Mix, knitting, manny, New Year's Eve, winter, yarn
I had meant to post something earlier, but didn’t manage it. As a result, you’re going to get a hodge-podge of images from the previous few weeks to give you a fair idea of our holiday season. If it all seems a bit wacky and disjointed, well… that’s a bit how the month has felt. […]
Tags: ballet, best ever popcorn balls, Christmas, guinea hen, haircuts, holiday decorating, knot tying, Mr. Wa, pixie cut, popcorn balls, snow, Springfield Museums, The Nutcracker
Posted by mrssmythe on December 2, 2018 in
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We’ve been up with the sun this past week. Not that we weren’t before. We were. But this past week, there’s been more of an urgency about our mornings. We’ve wanted to make sure the new birds are doing well, so, at the first sign of light, CPT A has been popping out of bed, […]
Tags: Advent, chickens, chinook dog, Christmas, dog, guinea hen, hawk, knitting, opal, rabbit, socks, sparrows, turkey, Ursa
I hope you had a lovely holiday. Ours was packed with fun, food, and good friends – just the way a holiday should be. The past two weeks were equally full and festive. We enjoyed a performance of “The Nutcracker” at The Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke. Here you see one of the lions who guards the […]
Tags: ameraucana chicken, Christmas, cook's country tv show cookbook, Crazy Zauberball, fireside throw, fruit and veggies knitting kit, knitting, mabel, raspberry hat, red velvet cake, snow, winter
Our holiday traditions have been scaled back this year in an attempt to manage Christmas production rehearsals, athletic events, school schedules, and just life in general. I’m calling it “Holiday Lite”. For starters, I toned the baking way down and am employing my good friend, the Sprinkle, to make simple things, like these Vanilla Wafer Cookies, look festive. These are […]
Tags: Caron simply soft party yarn, chickens, Christmas, Christmas shopping, Christmas tree, Elegant scarf pattern, fruitcake, knitting, loom knitting, scarves, sequoia seedling, twister, vanilla wafer cookies
