Happy New Year

We ended the year with a mostly clear and sunny day. We took a long drive in the country. We hadn't exactly planned to do so but youngest son had locked his keys in his truck at work and we, who have the extra key, went to the rescue. 

We also went for a lovely walk around the lake.  The resident pair of Bald Eagles were sitting together in a tall tree.  A Great Blue Heron was standing in the shallow water's edge very close to the path. 

                                                      picture off the internet


We don't go out on New Year's Eve, choosing to spend a quiet evening in the comfort of our home.
I'm leaving all the decorations up until Epiphany. It always looks so bare once everything is put away.

                                           May 2019 be a wonderful year for you!


   
        Thanks for visiting,  

Christmas Eve

It's almost here, the days we've been waiting for, preparing for. My wish for each and every one of you is that you have a happy Christmas  however you celebrate it. May you be blessed.

This last picture may or may not be the train from Polar Express but it brings to  mind my experience. We saw the movie in an I-Max theatre and I got so motion sick that I had to keep my eyes shut for parts of it and for hours after we exited the theatre I still felt sick to my stomach. I have not risked another I-Max movie since.

Thanks for visiting,

     Granny Marigold

Wind Storm and a Visit

We had powerful winds come through the area taking out trees and causing no end of power outages. We were fortunate in avoiding both but our next door neighbour was not. He had several of his very old tall evergreen tress removed last year. Now one of the remaining three broke off quite high up and came crashing down on his house actually breaking through the dining room ceiling. Those  trees have made me uneasy every time we have high winds because they are so close to our house. Now we're hoping he'll have these last trees removed as well.

We walked in the park this morning and lots of branches down there too.  Crews were out in full force cleaning up.

On a brighter note our daughter Sheila invited us over last evening to see her pretty tree and other decorations.  This is the first Christmas that she and her son ( our oldest GS) are in their condo.

     The tiny stocking is for Stella, the cat. The stocking on the right is one I sewed for S  close to    
      40 years ago.

She served us yummy snacks including the Panettone  which I had not tasted before. I believe it is Italian fruit bread traditionally made at this time of the year. I really liked the flavour.
Note to self-----  try making it.

Thanks for taking the time to come by.
Granny M.

This and That

It's been raining a lot and the porch continues to have water dripping in spite of all efforts to locate and fix the problem.

We managed to get a walk in between showers. Just used my umbrella briefly. We did encounter the Scotsman in his fancy Scottish outfit. Said Good Morning to which he said something inaudible.

I baked more cookies, this time chocolate/ chocolate chip. I'm ready to start filling gift tins of goodies.

I went to the library to return some books and picked up three I had requested.

Time to think of supper. I hope your day was a happy one.

Thanks for coming by,  G.M.

Around the House

Not much is happening around the house so I'll just post a few pictures and wish you a wonderful day.

Thanks for visiting,


Granny M.

Amaryllis

My Amaryllis "Nymph" is opening. So far two open flowers and a number of buds. It's not as showy as the red ones ( which are dormant right now)  but pretty nevertheless.

 Relax and have a great week!!

Thanks for visiting, please leave a comment so I know you came by. Even just 'HI' will do.


Granny M.

A Prayer for Advent

Holy Child, whom shepherds and kings and dumb beasts adored, be born again,
Wherever there is boredom, wherever there is fear of failure,
wherever there is fear of temptation too strong to resist,
 wherever there is bitterness of heart, come thou Blessed  One
with healing in your wings.

Have a wonderful Sunday,

Granny Marigold