ho ho who

or

yes Virginia

there is a Santa claus

!!!

around these here parts

Santy Claus

comes on the back of a fire truck

and stands outside your house

and

greets the

l'il uns on the corner

!!!!

he has his pitchur took

with the locals

who come out on a

very frosty

night

to

see what all the

ruckus

is about

he moves fast

so as not to get his face

taken too clear

and the ladies

cop a feel

when the Missus ain't a'lookin'

and the photographer

nearly breaks her neck

on the icy patch

but hey

the fire crew was there

so if I had taken a tumble

I'd a'bin

picked up by our

brave

ones.

Just thought I'd  let you know how

special our neck of the woods is

Santa comes a'callin'

and the look on the little ones faces

was just

well

.........

magical

!!!!!!!!

frozen friday frivolities

Well

it's as done as it's ever going to get

the big guy has his list all ready

and he's still taking names

so be good!

the stars are in their place

ready to shine on us

got matches in case the lights go out

and a candle to light with them

this one has lights in case we need more

the gingerbread is out and lit up

 you all light up the gingerbread....right ?:!!

and the

Princess Ann Angel is out and standing guard

with a very hungry Santa behind her

he's ready for all those

cookies and milk

and all the other goodies you put out for him

and pretty soon

just a few more days

he'll be flying over us all

on his way home

....

and it will start all over again

......

hopefully!!

have a great weekend

get all your stuff done

don't freak out if you can't

they won't even notice

believe me

they won't and don't

and

try to enjoy

yourselves

stay warm and safe

:)

terrific thursday

I noticed that I have a couple of new followers!!

Welcome!

And there were a couple of comments left from new visitors

ciao!

and a visit from

Elizabeth Cat

is always a wonderful surprise

I don't remember how to say

HI

in Latvian

!!!

I woke up extra early this morning

how's 5.15 am sit with you?

so the day will be long

and

I hope

 productive

As you can see from the photo below

we have a frozen lake

covered by a blanket of snow

albeit a thin one

but they say we may get up to 3"

which for the first snow is quite a bit around here

further SOUTH

they are in for 5" or more

Hope the youngest son

makes it through alright!!

this was just a few minutes after it started

I bought a roll of wrapping paper the other day

incase I don't have any or can't find it

this little one has taken a liking to it

she was resting her head on it yesterday and when I tried to move it

she objected

so

Happy Christmas

Mummy's Little Angel

this is the mess on my desk

paper

yarn

glue

cold coffee

patterns on the desktop

on the monitor

and one of them is

the reason for the circular needles

I found a pattern

and it's working

so far

NO it's working

and hopefully I will have a hat soon

I love the stich pattern

it looks like bricks

or

dashes and dots

and the obsession with the stars

continues

Thank you to those of you who said thank you for posting the tut

I said, on Flickr, that if you don't have fancy shmancy paper

you can use computer paper or magazines or wrapping paper or old books

but not the first editions or the antique ones

please

!!!!

I'm going to "scatter " them around the house soon

and of course

take a picture or twelve!!

THIS

is a ruffly twisty scarf made with the yarn left over from the

Tunisian one

I made

that isn't for

moi

the hubs said he thought it was

coooo-ol!!!

yes, he noticed!!!

the night before last

while I was cooking dinner

I had something to look at

that was quite

lovely

the Heron was dining along with me

I saw him catch THREE fish

I'm not sure he should still be here

but I'm so glad he was

and Jack is still around

have a terrific day

stay warm and safe

and I'll catch you later

!!!

:)

I didn't forget...

I have just been doing what I do so well

too many things at once and not getting

much accomplished

plus

 I was dragged

kicking and screaming

out the door to the

useless craft store

and

the grocery store

for coffee

that, I didn't mind,

because for the last two days the coffee I have drunk

has

STUNK

why is it that the shops don't pay attention to what is popular and

BUY JUST THAT?

who in the heck drinks all that coffee that sits on the shelf

and why don't the buyers see this

pet peeeeevveee

anyway

I had wet hair

I was not planning on going out

but I did

and

I'm a little bit glad

I was dragged

I got some short circular needles

some yarn to finish some

granny square slippers !!!!!  :}

 for the

G'daughters

the g'son is getting a hat

if it kills me

and it probably will

does anyone have a really really easy

nice hat pattern for a

6 yr old

I have looked

all over the place and I can't find anything that

I like

or can do

 or

don't mess up half way through and have to frog

gggrrrrr!!!

I found four sheets of pretty paper to make some stars

and the candle holders I wanted but wouldn't buy until they went on sale

50% off

were on sale

50% off

:}

so

that is my day

so far

I still have to finish what I started

and couldn't because

I was dragged out the door

well you know....

so I will leave you with

the link to the little trees

I found the other day

printed out

made one

and forgot about it

so here...... you make them

and

have fun!!!!!

:)

trembling on tuesday

the wind continues to howl

and

make it unbearable to be out

I ran to the post office

and

was frozen just going to the car

a friend works at the PO

she is actually the

Post Mistress

(no one else wants to work at our rinky dinky PO)

and she was wearing two sweat shirts and a padded jacket

she says she can't put the heat on

because

the

postage falls off

if she does

GREAT

hopefully all the trucks and planes

aren't heated

!!!!!

I got up really early again

the geese were making quite a racket

in the cold frosty dark

I really do not understand how all those

creatures survive in the winter

and I am going to google where birds sleep at night

just because I can and I want to know!!

(edited.....
birds sleep where they live
plain and simple
in trees and bushes and hedges
some in nooks and crannies in trees
water birds on the water
some on the ground
they are there
but we don't see them
and because nature takes care of her own
they are protected
with layers and air pockets
and muscles to hold their little feet on branches so they don't tumble off
so there you have it
they sleep where they live
bless their little cotton socks)
:)

I took some pictures in the sun

of the little bits and bobs I put up

after I had cleaned

it sure helps keep the

festive

going!!!

and did a collage

I made a couple of others too

that I will post on

Flickr

and maybe here too

later

in the meantime

I made some very simple and easy little paper stars yesterday

I have a plethora of paper

so I thought I would use some of it

they work up fast and if you have some paper and need a little

je ne c'est quoi

in all the spare time I'm sure you have

here's a little tut

!!!

cut squares of 4.5"

score lines every .75"

fold on the scores

staple in the middle

mark 1/2" from the staple on either side

and cut from that mark to the outer edges

make sure the folds are up

pull the "arms" out and kind of squash them a bit so they open up

if you want you can put a dab of glue where they come together at the staples

but I found you don't have to if you

"squash"

them enough

you can make a tiny hole and thread something through to hang them

or just stand them up in and around your

decorations

and

voila

pretty stars

all

around. 

I will show you the little wiggly tree in a bit

I have to make another

and take you some pictures!!!

:}

Stay warm

and

festive

 see you later!!!!!