Christmas decorating

It was time to get the decorations out this last weekend.  We cannot do it next weekend because we are doing another cookie decorating party.

We keep our decorations very simple and mostly homemade.  We are not going to have a tree this year because we do not have any more room in the yard.  We always get a tree that can be planted.  So I decided we needed garland.  I started cutting out leaves and berries.

I stitched them together.

Russell helped me hang them all over the arches.

He made us a menorah last  year and we put it out.

This is our nativity scene.  The rocks and drift wood are from the Oregon coast.

Our tree.  It is quite lovely and makes me smile.

I did not get a picture of our advent calendar, but lets say it is not quite normal either.

autumn

Today is the first day of autumn.

And this is what is outside my "door."  I am feeling extremely spoiled.

This is Panamint Cafe Mobil Unit Two or in another words, our travel trailer where I create yummy goodness for our tummies.  Russell would not know what to do if we had to go out to eat all the time.  We are seeing a lot of his brother and we are having to eat out.  How odd!  It means he will probably not get the choice to eat out again for months!

I finished the afghan I was working on the drive here.  For finishing it, it was advantageous that we had a tire disintegrate but that was not helpful for nerves.  You cannot see the damage to Aria (Panamint Cafe Mobil Unit 2) because I was very careful with picture.  That gave me the time to finish the last few rows but we were very ready to get to our "home."

HOME!

We get to be home for almost a week!  I am so excited.  Russell is taking a workshop on the making of Damascus for knife making.  He is also getting to see his brother which has not happened in close to ten years.

Me you ask?

 

I get to create in this kitchen after having shopped at a co-op!  I real live co-op!  It is something I have to come home to be able to do.

I get to find new yarn shops and try crazy things like make socks.  I get to drive crazy windy mountain roads and coast roads.  I get to walk on the beach.  I get to see the first colors of autumn.  I get to use my new sewing machine to create things.  The only thing I will probably not get to do is sew outside because the forecast is for rain all week.  I think I can deal!

This comes to you from Black Bear Coffee Company.  Fabulous pumpkin pie and coffee.