Here, a few days late, are my solstice greetings to you all.
As I expected, the world did not end on December 22, despite the fact that the gal at the bank told me that she always tries to be ready for the end times. I try to be ready for breakfast.
Anyway, a few of our friends stopped by last night to help with the festivities. It made getting up for the 3:15 work call a little difficult, but we managed.
Liz gave me a drama of dragons, rather nifty napkin rings, actually. Since we use cloth napkins here, they will come in handy. They seem to enjoy gathering about the bowl of seasonal cheer I arranged.
Another friend, Karen, visited her sister right before the holidays. There was an artsy craftsy project arranged, and Karen brought the results home and put them in the gift exchange. I was the lucky recipient. I have needed a light source for my bedisde night stand.
Jocelyn added to the tree ornament collection. This time, a very cute felt owl.
Mallory is not dead, just sleeping. She has a habit of looking dead when asleep.
Impy usually does not look dead. Au contraire…
This very debonair chap has settled in quite nicely. He no longer really thinks about his previous life as an indoor/outdoor cat, but has found that it is very unstressful to live inside. From a hermitage cat, very shy, he has evolved into one of my official reception team, and has discovered that social gatherings are quite nice. You get lots of attention and people scratch under your chin just so. It is all very gratifying. Especially when everyone agrees that you are quite the handsomest cat they have seen recently.
We received a gift in the mail before the busy season, fuyu persimmons from my sister-in-law’s tree.
In addition to smoothies and eating them like apples, they make a very tasty contribution to fruit salad. The other fruits in this selection came out of my freezer where I stashed them earlier this year.
So, if I don’t catch you around before the actual day, have a very merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.
I laughed when you said, “I try to be ready for breakfast”. Do dragons really come in dramas, like gaggles of geese or murders of crows? I googled this and found “clan of dragons” and “flight of dragons” but I think “drama” is better.
Merry Christmas and all the best in the year to come.
I made the drama of dragons up… I didn’t google it at all. Merry Christmas to you too.
Your photos are lovely as usual, especially the felt owl. And you have a new cat since last I visited here – how wonderful! Hope 2013 brings you much joy xxx
Yes, I have a new cat. This is one of the few things I inherited from my father when he died in May. He has turned out to be a quite wonderful addition to the household, and he a Mallory have become sparring buddies, playing tag in the hall and making two cats sound like a heard of buffalo.
Hope 2013 is beautiful for you, too, NM.
I just re-re-signed up for notifications for your blog. Since changing my email address it’s been a bit confusing.
Anyway, lovely post, I would very much like a bowl of that fruit salad.
Safe and peaceful holidays to you and Jim. X
The holidays were great, looking onward to the next year, which promises to be pretty good, all things considered.
Oh, i LOVE the drama of dragons – made up or otherwise, it is perfect! beautiful photos – and that lamp? glorious! i’m in the process of ordering the LED/tealight thing. took a little effort to find an online vendor, but it is going to become one of my favorite things! happy solstice – and into the sun we go!
We love the LED tealight. I’m sure that Lee Valley would have been a place to find it on line, bu I’m also sure that it was worth whatever effort you put into finding it.
On into the next cycle! Be well and be happy, daisyfae. So glad a certain blogger did not succeed in blinding me to your exceedingly fine presence and value!
Merry Holidays to you as well, and now on to 2013!
Merry Holiday of your Choice to you. Thanks for stopping by.