Christmas Tour of Homes 2008

Welcome to our house for this year's tour of homes, hosted by BooMama.
This is our second Christmas in the house and we did things a little different this year. The living room has gone from blue and gold to red and gold and I decorated the little tree in the dining room with handmade ornaments from swaps with other quilters and crafters and from friends.
So without much further delay, here we go.

Kitchen

Dining Room Tree


Some of the ornaments


Bedroom


The Living Room Tree

We have a squirrel and a bird's nest in it

and a cardinal instead of the angel


The mantel

And here we keep our Christmas cards this year:

We do not have any outside decorations or lights, just some electric candles in the windows and a lighted wreath in the porch.

Thank you for visiting, have a cup of hot chocolate and a slice of cranberry bread.

And a

to all!

A Day in My Life - December 14, 2008

Another month has gone by and once again it is time for a day in my life, hosted by Little Jenny Wren.
Sunday - always a little different than the rest of the week. We got up around 7 am and I fed the outside cats. This little fellow has recently taken to sleeping in our basement. He usually allows us to lock him in for the night and he is as quiet as a mouse. He is very friendly and let me pet him. If the little brown cat gets into the basement, we can hear it, she must be jumping on the heating vents, it sounds like the house is falling apart. I have opened my basement for the cats and also the potting shed part of the big garden shed because it is so cold. There is a big box with a rug in the carport and one in the shed. At the moment we are feeding up to 10 cats, people must be kicking them out because they can't afford to feed them, at least two of them look like a fancy breed and all but one look pretty well fed and cared for. Oh well, as long as we can afford it, we will provide them with food and shelter and hope for warmer weather. I just love cats and I wish I could do more for them.

I made "fruitcake" muffins and eggs for breakfast. I had an unused fruitcake mix (candied peel and fruit) in the pantry and decided to use it this way. We lit the advent candles and left them burning during breakfast.

After breakfast, showers, etc. we went to church. I got to talking with a lady who is a kindred spirit when it comes to cats, she feeds 30 of them in her garden. We came home around 12.30 pm and made mushroom fajitas for lunch.

After lunch we settled down to watch some videos and I finished knitting a scarf that one of Del's coworkers had ordered.

Advent Giveaway - Week 4

It is time for the last round of my Advent giveaway, but first the winner of round 3 and here she is: The winner of three handmade ornaments is: Pam from Real Women Quilt. Congratulations!

And here is the last gift for my dear readers, a hand knit mug cozy to keep your favorite beverage hot while you surf the internet ;).

If you have not left a comment on one of the three posts before and you want a chance to win this one, please leave a comment on this post. Good Luck!

Full Moon and Shadow Cat

Tonight's full moon seen through my steamy kitchen window.


Miss Kitty and her shadow.

And guess what this is.

Advent Giveaway - Week 3

Good Morning Dear Readers!

It is time to announce the winner of week 2 and here she is: The winner of the crochet ornaments is TERRI from Hearts in Service.
Congratulations, please email me with your address so I can get the ornaments to you as soon as possible.

And now for the week 3 giveaway. Next weekend one lucky reader will win these three handmade ornaments.

Remember, if you have already entered for week 1 or week 2 your name stays in the basket.
Good Luck and have a wonderful Second Sunday in Advent.

Advent Giveaway - Week 2

The winner of the Christmas dishcloth is: SHIRLEY
Congratulations! I hope you like it.

It is time for the second week of my Advent giveaway. Next weekend I will give away these 3 crochet ornaments.

If you would like a chance to win them just leave a comment on this post. If you commented on the post for the first week and did not win your name stays in the basket for the remaining weeks.

Good luck!