Sewing of a different kind...

I suppose stringing popcorn could be considered sewing- it does involve a needle and thread, right? And how fast it goes when you have 8 busy little sets of hands! I could barely get their strings tied together in the amount of time they were turning them out. I have a small tree which I put up in the kitchen. We cover it with all edible things. So there are strings of popcorn and gingerbread men and dried apples and orange slices studded with cloves. It smells yummy! It needs some candy canes, I think. DS Dan said that the tree was pathetic, but that is only because it is quite small- only 6 feet high and like the rest of his family, he likes things BIG! So we bought a 10 foot tree, last night, for the living room. I usually like a bigger one than that, but it was the biggest one I could find, so we'll be happy to have it. (The picture also shows my kitchen sink. Darcie and I were talking about sinks, the other day. This sink was in the house when we bought it and it is one of the few original things that we kept. It is a gardener's dream- makes canning so easy and great with a large family. I am considering getting the base painted at an automotive shop- the paint I put on there just doesn't stand up to the constant water and soap. And isn't that a great window? DH Bill put that in for me. I love the light and sunshine- and the view for miles across the fields! It is so phenomenal on a snowy day!)

Favorite things....

This little cup, I bought at a thrift shop for 49 cents. It says, "Made in New Zealand" on the bottom, and I can't say why, really, but I just like it. It makes me happy and I have put it on my list of favorite things.