for today

for today...

outside my window...  39F & cloudy

i am thinking... all of my gift purchases will be with our local vendors
* Shop Local *

i am thankful for... the sights, the sounds, and the smells of Christmas

i am wearing... my peach/gray plaid flannel jammies & MukLuks slippers,
enjoying my morning coffee and a slice of panettone

i am going... to the 34th annual Dicken's of a Christmas in Wellsboro, PA;

to Cuba, NY on Sunday for Zweigle's kielbasa for the holidays

(it's as far south from Rochester NY that they will deliver)

i am currently reading... "The Alice Network," author Kate Quinn,

and, "A Cup of Christmas Tea," author Tom Hegg

i am hoping...  because of the current La Nìna weather pattern,

it will be a mild December, as I dread driving on snowy country roads

~ Can the height of pinecones predict winter for you? ~

on my mind... gas @ $2.85/gallon, milk @ $2.05/gallon, sugar @ $1.99/4 lb

pondering these words... "The hush comes with the deepening of Autumn; but it comes gradually.
Our ears are attuned to it, day by quieter day. But even now, if one awakens in the deep darkness of
the small hours, one can hear it, a foretaste of Winter silence."  ~ Hal Borland ~

from the kitchen... gingerbread, panettone, toll house cookies, eggnog,
and an unopened box {for how long I'm unsure} of ribbon candy
🌲Christmas Week, our traditional Polish recipes are prepared 🌲
Cruschicki's are first on the list to be made, then the Babkas, and if there's time, Pierogies;
if not, the pierogies will be made the week after Christmas, to celebrate New Year's Day!

around the house... paperwhites & poinsettias, holly & mistletoe, and freshly cut pine branches

a few of my favorite things...  "Vixen," Santa's Favorite Reindeer;
Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," traditionally, the first Christmas album played,
 ♪ on Thanksgiving morning while I'm brewing the coffee, and all through the month of December ♫
a down featherbed nestled beneath soft, warm flannel sheets

i'm creating... a new fb timeline cover, a 'Scrap the Holidays' Challenge,
and the December Challenges @ The Lilypad

a few plans for the week... a new firebox insert for my woodstove to be installed; chimney cleaning; 
stack a cord of firewood; another batch of elderberry jelly will be made, and holiday ribbons
need to be tied around the jars of jelly, salsa verde & Major Grey's chutney to be gifted

from my lens:

saw this Nutcracker in a shop window

in Wellsville NY ♥ click ♥

purchased some bubble lights that day too!

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