It's Friday!

 

I had to take this photo at sunset last night.  I turned on the tree lights and this window looks West.  You can see the neighbor's nativity lit up across the street... and it just captures the spirit of light and dark that this time of year brings.

I'm sitting in the dark of Friday morning now, with the candles lit, and Christmas music playing  This intermittent fasting thing is starting to feel a lot like my old pre-work routine.  This morning, sipping my first mugga coffee black brought memories of the year in college when I frequented the Student Union and drank their coffee black.  I wonder where the gang I hung out with there and then are now, and what life lessons we all learned?

I messed with some of my blog settings yesterday evening, and this morning one of the comments I got an e-mail about did not appear in the blog itself!  I hope I did not break something.

Have to show off the dinosaur Christmas tree mug.  I gave "the kids" a pair of these last year at Christmas, because my daughter in law to be is a great fan of dinos.  I kept one for my own collection, just because.

Laundry day today.  I interrupted to go fill Dexter's gas tank, before the discount points expired.  Then stopped at the grocery to pick up bananas and blueberries.  They are what I run out of quickest!

We got another "nicest day for a while" in today's weather.  It got up to 60℉, and I took advantage by walking around the neighborhood, checking out the construction down the block.  They were taking advantage, too, putting concrete forms in place.  The construction is on a run-off gully that leads through the park and into the lake.  It caused them to close down the road and divide the neighborhood for over a month now.

Friday morning sunrise was pretty fiery, too.

Here we are to another weekend!  Three weeks to Christmas.  I do have some wrapping to do.  Only one shipment still out there, that has not arrived.  I got an e-mail from the quilt makers that they received the t-shirt sides I sent them.

I need to contact my Christmas day hostess, to make sure just how much sugar she wants brought into her house.  I'm thinking sugar cookies and oatmeal Scotchies (my son's favorite was also my brother's favorite, and I make them for Christmas even if no other time in the year).  I have been requested to make my roasted brussels sprouts and the baked olive filled cheese balls.  Neither of them is sugary.  I know others are bringing sugary treats.  If she wants less, I'll ditch the sugar cookies and just bring the oatmeal Scotchies.

All photos are from prior years!

French vanilla wafers... taste wonderful, but not the best for cutter cookies. 
Too fragile.  Photo from 2019.

The olive filled cheese puffs look like cookies, but are a savory treat!

They are a lot of work and disappear very quickly.  Photo from 2021.

Oatmeal Scotchies, straight from the recipe on the butterscotch chips bag.  Photo from 2021.

Anybody else on the hook to prepare goodies for the holidays?  What are your traditions?

Here's hoping we're all doing our best to live our lives in a way that supports the body feeling well.  Well, happy, and active is what I always wish when I do write Christmas cards.

Life is good.  Keep on Sparking!

🎄🔥💖