So sorry I've been gone but my pc monitor went belly-up so I had to quick order a new one and it arrived and I am back in business! To catch you up on the Advent gifts I received from my daughter (in no particular order except for the last one from yesterday.) Some antique wooden alphabet blocks.......I think I can spell ZAP with them............
Some cute little tiny skeins of cotton yarn............
A box of bottle brush trees.....so cute! The box is not full because I already started spreading them around the house....
We always open our Advent gifts over the phone. Well, when I opened mine guess what it was......
a box of fox note cards............I told her I think I will make a wall of foxes! I had a fox at my front door one night just like the one above.....he came up the stairs to the front door and then trotted back down and around the garage......I've never seen it again...I should get one of those outdoor cameras to see what wildlife comes around when I'm sleeping.
I've received some beautiful cards and several are hand painted! I've also received some special gifts from friends......thank you!
After I got my new monitor, which is beautiful and the colors are brighter and the screen is bigger so things don't get chopped off or compressed....I then made my menu for the holidays and grocery list and ordered groceries which I picked up today. I also went out to the highway and got gas in the truck. My menu is as follows.........
Christmas Eve - Brie Bites, Potato latkes and onion dip, and eggnog with spiced rum, there's also some summer sausage and pimento cheese spread but I doubt if I'll need it! LOL!
Christmas Day - I don't eat much meat but I've had a desire for a T-bone steak for quite awhile now. I'll make some mashed potatoes and roasted brussel sprouts to go with it. Hopefully, if I get my act together, there will be Christmas Cookies for dessert.
I haven't thought about New Years or my birthday but some King Crab legs would be a real treat! I have to go to Mountain Home for a doctor appointment on the 29th so I might be able to snag some there in "the big city".
I've got soups on the brain this month too....I'm thinking of a Black Bean Cuban soup by Crescent Dragonwagon who's cookbook of soups and breads I adore. Another old favorite.........on the box of barley.......beef and barley soup. I think it's time to get supper on....I'm getting hungry!
I hope you are all well and enjoying the season!
Happy Trails!!!
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