Merry Chrstmasl

Special doll, originally uploaded by mabeane6.

Here’s wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

It’s been a lovely Christmas Eve day here on Talmadge.  It has snowed a bit but the grill and back deck are shovelled in preparation for our steaks tomorrow.  David is going to cook and we will celebrate together. 

I am having fun this afternoon playing with a Christmas surprise.  I finished her little “teddy” with a sweet heart button on the front.  Hopefully she will have a dress in due time.

I am fixing pizza for supper and we have invited Harold over for blueberry scones at about 9AM in the morning.

At last a diagnosis

….that makes sense.

Yes, I have asthma (mild) but in addition I probably have hypersensitivity pneumonitis.  That comes from having kept chickens and probably also goats.  Not everyone is that sensitive to all the stuff floating around but apparently I am.

The symptoms the  specialists wanted me to have I did not have, ie wheezing for example.  However the symptoms I do have line up and the fact that both prednesone and oxygen have helped point to this.

Doc has scheduled an oxygen eval here at the house in a couple of weeks and we’ll go from there.

Nope…Aliens didn’t invade and cause this,

just my love of farming!

Snowing

The gifts are piled around our small tree.  The last of the doll orders have been shipped. The house is toasty warm and it is snowing!  There are many different forecasts from 1-2 inches right up to 18 inches.  We’ll see what happens.  No matter what we are ready.

Christmas Doll

This doll was ordered by a gal in Southern Maine.  I have been working on her for a few days hoping to have her ready for shipping today.  And she’s finished!

I thought dolls for Christmas would be done before today but it seems there are some late shoppers out there.  bring ‘em on!  I have two 16 inch dolls left in stock and am excited to start the new year fresh.

Christmas Surprise

amaryllis 003, originally uploaded by mabeane6.

I bought this bulb expecting that it would bloom in January. However it was well started and made a go for it as soon as it saw the light. I expect all four blooms will be out by Christmas morning. What a wonderful surprise!

Off to their new home

These two have been outfitted and are off to NY .  They will be a gift for twins.

I am tired.

The finishing touches took longer than expected but I am pleased with the results.

Shhh!

……….a pair of dolls heading out to a pair of sisters, twins in fact, are getting the final touches put on them.  They sure are cute!

Done!

As I have mentioned before, it is 40 minutes to the supermarket and a few other stores.  Today when my neighbor came in about 11:30AM we had coffee and chatted.  I mentioned Calais and she said,  “Do you want to go?”

I did.

We usually leave early in the morning so it was different to arrive early in the afternoon on a Thursday.  It was light on people traffic in the stores, making the shopping less stressful with no pushing or shoving.  I basically shopped for the month and was so pleased to have that done.  I HATE food shopping and since there are limited fresh fruits and veggies in the deep of winter in the north of anywhere, a month’s worth of purchasing can be done!

DH was home when we got there so the house was toasty and warm (Freezing outside).  He brought in all the groceries and I happily put them away.

I had pulled some turkey pie (thank you, Shanna) from the freezer, so supper was easy.  Tomorrow I process the meats into small packages and label and then freeze.  I have a doll to work on and two to mail out so my day is spoken for already.

Life is good.

Hanging On

The birds are clinging to the sunflower feeder both for food and to get out of the wind.  It is very cold with wind chills below zero.  

It’s the kind of day to load up the stove and enjoy the warmth.

DH pulled his lined pants today and wrapped a warm scarf around his neck.  Wise man, he!