Chillin & a chit chat

 

 

 

 

 

I made this many years ago, and gifted it at Christmas to a blogger friend. I've not made another, and as I look at it, will be on the the tinker list. She is so cute. But oh, I've several things going on with the hook.

 

 Well, it would seem the Christmas Holidays are upon us! Time seems to be going by extremely fast as it seems only yesterday it was Halloween and we had plenty of time before Christmas to get things done. 

 

I'm musing about inside not that I would be outside for it is brisk. Nice for a moment here or there, but I've nothing which needs to be done outside.  

I have what is left of our turkey dinner, the turkey which I simmered on the stove, removed all the bones, and we are going to have soup for supper. It was a lovely Thanksgiving, and our dinner was very good. I do so enjoy making that meal. 

 

I've pulled out my decoration box, and seeing what I would like to do this year. I have strung some popcorn & dried cranberries, and threw in a few slices of dried orange for good measure and placed it upon the mantel within the garland.  Just a few things this year, my favorites.

 

An old posting from last year about the crochet Christmas Tree I made, it made me smile today when I pulled it out of the box. It looks very pretty on the Mulberry Sparkly Christmas yarn doily I also made last year, all sparkly & lovely.

 

Find out more about the yarn

Big Twist Twinkle Mulberry

 

Previous Posting about this project

O tannenbaum ( Christmas Crochet Tree) 

I got a few candles of soy made and re ordered to make more I only got 4 candles out of the bag.So I will be making more of those with the Victorian Pine scent which is really nice. I found some lovely tin cookies cutters ( mini) I am going to baking gingerbread and make some ornaments they will be small ones, and I'll cover them with wax to preserve them. I'll be using gulf wax for that. 

 

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And it wouldn't be Christmas without the Christmas Rose Pointsettia, get them every year, and every year I try to keep it alive and have it rebloom under special conditions. Any one of you ever get this re bloom?

I'd love to hear, it has something to do with light/dark.  

 

I was most chatty today I'm afraid, I hope you made it to the end of the posting, & if you have I thank you for doing so....

 

~The joy is in the making~ 

Be glad for the day that is in it!

Faith  

 

Christmas Rose & meet "Fancy"

 

                 Help yourself to some warm homemade Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, or a brownie.

 

 

 Went out and about today to the garden nursery store, not far from my home but in a more rural setting than where I live. It is so good to anytime get out of Dodge. I picked up the Christmas Rose Pointsettia. I think I mentioned I've been getting this kind for years, and not everybody sells them. In fact nobody else around here does. They had about 4, they will get more. I chose one of the 4, and I picked up a Christmas Cactus, Henny had a beauty over at her place. This time I didn't get the fuschia/pink kind, this one looks to be white, and pale pink, it hasn't bloomed yet, but has lots of buds. I didn't get a picture of that but will when it blooms.

It really is lovely, one year I attempted to get it to rebloom, and was somewhat successful, but started to late. Maybe I'll try again this year. This is one of the plants which needs so much dark/light to bloom.

And I found this....wasn't looking.....isn't that how it always is. I've always wanted one, but never found one which struck my fancy. AND she was 50% off, I paid $18.00. She just struck my fancy all over the place. I do love Scarecrows.

She stands about 3' tall, what a doll. love the chenille face/hands. I gave a brief thought to putting her on the stoop out front, she would be exposed to the elements, animals,and driveby shoppers. So she stays inside. She will look cute next to the little wagon I got which stays in too.  

I keep my seasonal things in tubs. My fall ones is by far the fullest, and Fancy won't fit in it. I don't buy much anymore alot of it is cheap looking a dime a dozen. It was just one of those pick her up and put her in the cart ask questions later type of thing. I didn't think or wonder if I should, she was coming home with me.I name everything. So she shall be called "Fancy", short for Fanciful. When I was a young girl I like the word Fanciful, now I'm older, and I still like that word. She is Fanciful Delight, Fancy for short.    

 I've had my fun, a few homestead details to get out of the way, 

Peace!