for today

for today...

outside my window... 20F/it's a sunny morning

i am thinking... of replacing ribbons with white/taupe bandannas on my holiday wreaths

i am thankful for... Jerry, who not only delivers my firewood,

but will neatly stack it under the porch if I'm not around

i am wearing... black jeans, thermal shirt & ankle boots

i am going... to The Carpenter's Shop in Ulysses, PA for bags of kindling

i am currently reading... "A Year of Living Kindly," by Donna Cameron

i am hoping... my mailbox survives the snowplows

on my mind... gas @ $2.79/gallon, milk @ $2.75/gallon, butter @ $2.39/lb

pondering these words...

I heard a bird sing, in the dark of December,

A magical thing, and sweet to remember.

'We are nearer to Spring than we were in September,'

I heard a bird sing, in the dark of December."

~ Oliver Herford, I Heard a Bird Sing ~

from the kitchen... 

dinner menu... sweet Italian sausage, chicken scaloppini, served with angel hair pasta & garlic bread

holiday goodies... eggnog, pizelles & peanut brittle for gifting

around the house...  white poinsettias, evergreens & holly

one of my favorite things... Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet

i'm creating... the December Challenges @ The Lilypad, a new blog header/FB cover and

Fragrant Fir Snowflakes

a few plans for the week... decorating, baking, designing, organizing my house & shopping

from my lens:

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