Family

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Happy Mother’s Day!

I hope everyone is having a relaxing day with their loved ones. 🙂 I know I am. And yesterday one of our daughters came over with her SO to give me her gifts, since she has to work today. The gift that’s easiest to show you is this gorgeous orchid […]

Decorating

Last year, I posted photos of a portion of our Christmas tree and of our santons. I’ve just been finishing up the seasonal decorations, so I thought I’d show you a couple of other things we use.  This first photo shows two special little bears. The one on the right […]

Turkey, turkey, and more turkey!

As most know, yesterday was Thanksgiving here in the US. We had dinner at our daughter’s home, and everyone brought something to contribute to the meal. I baked pumpkin pies and made cranberry relish, and DH smoked a turkey — he’s a whiz at doing mouth-watering smoked turkey! Others brought […]

I’m back

I’ve been quiet lately, but it’s because I was getting ready for our cruise and then taking it! 🙂 The two of us had earned a free cruise, thanks to the points accumulated on our credit card, so we took off for the southern Caribbean. Summer temperatures in that area are […]

My quilt inspector approves!

Bisou has her own quilt, a little braided one I made several years ago. It lives at the foot of our bed, and she sleeps on it every night and sometimes during the day. Today I stripped the sheets in order to wash them, and this is what I saw when […]

Our sleepyhead

Last night and the night before, my husband pointed out Bisou soundly sleeping on our couch. She spends quite a bit of each evening dozing, then comes to find me when she decides it’s really bedtime. Then she settles herself on the foot of the bed, where she remains until […]