FOR TODAY, December 22, 2020
Outside my window ...
Its dark and cool. I rained yesterday so most of the snow is gone. We had a lot of fog last evening. So no seeing the Christmas Star for us.
I am thinking ...
What a crazy chaotic ride this year has been. I thought I would go back and read what I had written about my thoughts on my last daybook before Christmas last year, but it only made me sad. You life truly turns on a dime. We really don't know what tomorrow will bring to our tables. This makes me all the more determined to love each day for what it brings to me. To count my blessings when and as I receive them. To know that there are small and wonderful things that are incredibly life enriching in each and every day.
I am thankful for ...
Today. A new day. A clean page. A fresh start.
In the kitchen ...
Stuffed Sugar Cookies. These are the child of the devil. Oh my gosh. Dangerously moreish. Bake them if you dare.
On my "To Cook" list ...
Peppermint Patty Bars. The Gunny Sack. These look fabulous! Sooo pretty!
Good to know ...
Make your own shapeable ice pack. You never know when you will need one.
I am wanting to create ...
Ann Wood. Wax paper Crystal snowflakes. These are pretty!
Lia Griffith, paper houses. Sweet!
The House That Lars Built. Printable Retro ornaments. Cute!
No source. Just eye candy . . .
Jen Hay's Creations. Gift Card Stockings. There's still time!
I am reading ...
The Confession Club, by Elizabeth Berg
In this uplifting novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Story of Arthur Truluv, good friends discover that the things we fear revealing to others can be the very things that bring us closer together.
When a group of friends in Mason, Missouri, decide to start a monthly supper club, they get more than they bargained for. The plan for congenial evenings—talking, laughing, and sharing recipes, homemade food, and wine—abruptly changes course one night when one of the women reveals something startlingly intimate. The supper club then becomes Confession Club, and the women gather weekly to share not only dinners, but embarrassing misdeeds, deep insecurities, and long-held regrets.
They invite Iris Winters and Maddy Harris to join, and their timing couldn't be better. Iris is conflicted about her feelings for a charming but troubled man, and Maddy has come back home from New York to escape a problem too big to handle alone. The club offers exactly the kind of support they need to help them make some difficult decisions.
The Confession Club is charming, heartwarming, and inspiring. And as in the previous books that take place in Mason, readers will find friendship, community, and kindness on full display.
I just started this last night. I love Elizabeth Berg's books. So far, this is a cracker!
Dreaming about ...
A tiny house to call my own. Not necessarily this one . . .
(source)
Homemade Caramels . . . .
Pine cone garlands . . .
Toasting marshmallows . . .
Frosted windowpanes, candles gleaming inside, painted candy canes on the tree . . .
Something to watch ...
Every year . . .
Makes me smile ...
Josh playing Chess with his maternal grandfather. A rare photo as Joshie is camera shy. I love my grandsons.
Corners of my kingdom ...
Lobster Trap Tree by the Lyn family in Eastern Passage. Beautiful.
A thought to carry with you ...
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*.˛The Lord
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˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ ｜ 田田 ｜門 ★
*.˛The Lord
compensates the faithful
for every loss,
Every tear today will
eventually be returned
an hundredfold with tears
of rejoicing and gratitude.
~Joseph P Wirthlin•。★★ 。* 。
And that's my daybook for this week . . .
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⋯ ◯ ⋯ Take time to enjoy the small *´¯`.¸¸.☆
⋰ ⋮ ⋱ blessings in life.*´¯`.¸¸.☆
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