Sunday before Christmas

 An aging bouquet that has a few flowers still appearing to be fresh. On variety of flower dropped petals all over the floor and I had to dispose of them. It was a very fragrant variety and I missed that. 

 They are hand carved from wood of the olive tree. Only scraps from fallen branches or pruned parts of the very old olive trees in Israel. The candle stand is a Menorah one with seven branches as the Hanukkah has nine branches. 

 The merry go round plays many tunes and sometimes one just wants it to turn with no music at all. I have Christmas shopping yet to do in the next two days. Time is running out. I have cards to get sent also. It will all happen. Thanks for stopping by today.

Sunny Day Saturday

 

 Carved wood pieces made from olive wood. They were made in a business that sits at the edge of Bethlehem. The pieces are displayed on a shelf that is below a photo of the Sea of Galilee at Capernaum, Israel. 

We going into a warm spell with upper 50s predicted. I am amazed for the length of the warm spell but I know that weather patterns do balance out.  Christmas is coming and things seem to be falling into place. I have some moe shopping to do but I can get it done in the next few days. Thanks for stopping by today.

Friday Is......Almost Finished

 The wreath started out as a pretty plain looking circle of green. We had it over our fireplace at the old place. As time passed by, ornaments were added. More ornaments and berries were added and then some fake poinsettia for more texture and color. I have added lights in past years  but not this year.

 

 

There are a couple spots of blue in the arrangement. I am not sure why I did that but it looks good.

 

 I had a medicare check up today that took about an hour. I was warned by the receptionist that he liked to take a good amount of time to do it and he did. I ended up with some change in a med and a newer versian of the pneumonia shot. I also got prescribe two other shots from the pharmacy.  The shot that I had today did a good job of giving the whole arm some pain.  

We are a little bit more warmed up today but it is not above freezing. My neighbor across the street has workers replacing old siding with a newer kind.  The house never had a vapor barrier on it so that will help to keep them warmer this winter. 

I need to run for two meds and a few groceries this afternoon and I will need to  wear my winter coat. I hope I can beat the rush of after work people who crowd the store. Thanks for stopping by today.

Thursday's Things

 

 

 

 We spent the morning buying gifts for grand kids and their parents. It is purchased and now it has to be wrapped. I will ship it all out tomorrow. It probably will take two boxes to get them all shipped. It is a windy day today as the snow continues to melt away. We had a rain last night that melted off a lot of the snow in the yards. It actually is a sloppy mess now. 

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Middle of the Week

 

 

 We melting away all that snow for a brown Christmas. It is safe driving when the snow is all gone. We had a lot of projects going on today and tomorrow we need to do  more shopping for grand kids and their parents. We are taking it one day at a time. Thanks for stopping by today. 

Lights and Color

 

 

 

We had a warm up day. It actually was only 42 degrees F. and melting did take place. We still have lots of snow but the sidewalks and the streets are mostly dry. It takes a lot of warmer days to be rid of snow but it is winter. Some people will be sad if it isn't a white Christmas.

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Monday's Mentions

 It has warmed a bit compared to where we were. The high today was 35 degrees F.

 The rise on the horizon is a blocked view now by my neighbor's house. I like though how I can see its glow on the house down the street two rows over from our back view. The snow melted off their roofs partially during the afternoon. 

 

The last tree to be assembled glows out in front of the window for all to see outside.There are probably too many lights on it but I don't think it is a bad thing to load them down. 

 

I remember the history of most of the ornaments. Some are gifts but most were bought on special sales after Christmas. I really enjoy seeing the different ways that they are decorated as they are created. 

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