Do you Want to Build a Snowman?

I haven't built a snowman in over thirty years, maybe forty years. The weather was right and there was plenty of snow. Mindy was outside with me, however, she kept snatching the arms off of my snowman.  Hubby doesn't play so much in the snow, however, he really enjoys operating "big red" his snowblower.

Pipe Organs

Hubby is very interested in pipe organs and has been most of his life. Last June we went to Organ Day in Philadelphia held at the Macy store. They have the Wanamaker Organ which is the largest working pipe organ in the world.
 


On that day we went to five different organ presentations. One included an orchestra and choir. Another was alongside a silent movie called Safety Last! starring Harold Lloyd. The souvenir of the day was a lamp made out of organ pipes.

Epiphany

Every year on January 6th, the feast of thee Epiphany, I pack away my Christmas crib figurines. They were made for me by Maggi Ashcraft who was a teacher at Sacred Heart Academy when my children were there. Gretel began first grade there in 1985. The figurines have been mended with Elmers Glue, especially the camel and the angel wings.  I especially love the little pig except I can't imagine a Jewish stable having a pig.

Nap Time

Friday is the day that I clean house. Afterward, Fervor and I take a nap.  Truthfully, Fervor naps all day long. Do you like the socks Gretel gave me for Christmas?

A Free Lunch

Hubby feeds the birds regularly in our backyard.  He puts out sunflower hearts, thistle and peanuts. It is fun to see all the birds that come.  We get cardinals and blue jays, chickadees and gold finches, nuthatches and three different types of woodpeckers and of course, sparrows and mourning doves. Now in the winter we also get juncos. Occasionally we get a flicker and a few days ago I saw a tufted titmouse.  Apparently it is also a free lunch for a hawk which we have seen four times
in the last few weeks. Once with a sparrow that didn't dive deep enough into the yews.

A Christmas Gift

 My daughter-in-law, Rejina, always acts very appreciative of any craft gift I give her which always encourages me to give more. So for Christmas this year I did this picture of Elephants on Parade in counted cross stitch.  It was challenging and it really turned out nicely.  She has several elephant figurines and pictures so I hoped it would interest her.

Fervor

We have a cat, Fervor, who came to us by way of my daughter ,Martha, is getting quite old.
He will be 16 this year. The vet has noticed that he has lost one and a half pounds over the last year and his kidney function is diminishing.  We are on a mission to fatten him up with choice bits of tuna and chicken, along with gourmet cat dinners. At night he has become increasingly cuddly except for the paws in my face which I do not consider cuddly.