Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Affordably
My 31 days of Christmas celebration is coming to a close. The last dregs of decorations are on reduced clearance, post-Christmas sales are winding down and everyone is looking forward to a brand-spanking-new year.
Labels:
Christmas
Monday, December 30, 2019
Gleamy
Two days ago, we had freezing rain in the morning and pouring rain in the evening. It was raining while I was out trying to get pictures, so I pulled over, put my window down, and leaned over to the passenger seat to take pics out the window. You can see how shiny the driveway is in this shot. ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Sunday, December 29, 2019
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Thursday, December 26, 2019
Perky
With all the warm weather this past week, I was afraid we would have a brown Christmas, but thankfully, there was still enough on the ground. I thought this happy little snowman was cute. ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Reminiscentially
When my grandma was still alive, we would drive up to Little Falls and spend Christmas Eve and Christmas day with her and the rest of my dad's family. Good memories. ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Metallically
Metal seems to be the medium of choice for decorations this year, at least at Menards. ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Labels:
Christmas
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Friday, December 20, 2019
Chorally
My favorite Christmas song of all time. I would pick it every year when there would be hymn requests in church. ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Churchly
Today in the cafeteria, I saw an even more elaborate gingerbread display than the one from yesterday. What a beautiful little church! It even has "stained glass" windows. ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Labels:
Christmas,
food,
on the job
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Gingerly
The Best Buy Headquarters cafeteria rivals the food court at many malls with its numerous yummy food choices. This is the Christmas display next to the bakery case. ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas.
Labels:
Christmas,
food,
on the job
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Confectionery
On the evening commute, this lovely tree caught my eye. Reminds me of a big swirl of cotton candy. They did a really nice job of getting the branches just right. ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Location:
Richfield, MN, USA
Monday, December 16, 2019
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Sanguinity
I don't recall ever seeing a poinsettia tree before. I think they are pretty, but not feasible in a furbaby household. One can be yours for $40 at Hy-Vee. ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Labels:
Christmas,
flowers,
plant life
Friday, December 13, 2019
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Comedy
Nine years ago today we had the biggest blizzard in the Twin Cities since the Halloween Blizzard of '91. When it was all said and done, over 16 inches had fallen, with drifts up to 24 inches.
At the peak of the blizzard was my mom's funeral.
Our little church family was a real tight-knit group that day. The pianist got stuck in the alley at home. We sent my now-husband to go get her in his 4WD truck.
The men were on shovel patrol, which was a full-time job. The snow just didn't stop!
My relatives came down from Fargo/Moorhead and Little Falls to be there. By the grace of God, they made it there and back in one piece. Although my oldest niece and her husband got stuck a couple blocks away and had to trudge through the drifts to get to the church.
And my mom, well, she was late to her own funeral. The hearse kept getting stuck. They finally got to the church, but when they tried to pull around the corner, the hearse got stuck in the middle of the intersection. A jerk in a Hummer came barreling up the street and started honking like crazy. The hearse driver (usually the stoic type, right?) gets out and starts yelling at the jerk.
And me? I laughed. And laughed and laughed and laughed. After everything that happened in the last month of my mom's life, I so needed that. I'm sure she was laughing in heaven as she would definitely find the humor in it too. It was a comedy of errors on the grandest scale.
The day was wild and crazy and wacky – just like my mom. Merry Christmas, mom. I love you.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Exhaustingly
When you're all tuckered out from playing with your new Christmas toys and fall asleep. As seen in 2013. ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Monday, December 9, 2019
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Friday, December 6, 2019
Helpfully
Hey look, mom! I'm setting up Christmas decorations. Pay no attention to the fact that I'm standing on this chair. ~ Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Techie Corner
This was a "lost" image I found a couple years ago. I was scanning negs and was surprised to find an image I hadn't seen before. 110 neg scanned with Epson V600.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Protectively
That gnome has the best seat in the house, protecting all those goodies. ~ Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Monday, December 2, 2019
Celestially
I stopped by Michaels tonight on the way home from work. I love that store! And what a beautiful angel! ~ Celebrating 31 days of Christmas
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Iggy
Digging through the archives today. The Science Museum of MN's Iggy the Iguana. As seen in 2010.
According to the museum's Facebook page, Iggy is 40 feet long and made out of 12,500 railroad spikes! Iggy took three years to create, 1974-1977.
Friday, November 29, 2019
Perplexedly
I took this image a week before his leg was amputated. My husband had an app on his phone that would make funny whistling noises and Romeo cranked his head as far as he could, trying to figure out what it was.
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Monday, November 25, 2019
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Unconcernedly
I wasn't very ladylike in my younger years.
Techie Corner
Medium format negative scanned with Epson V600.
Friday, November 22, 2019
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Friday, November 15, 2019
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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