We are going to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Colleen's so this feels like quite a leisurely Christmas season. I have done most of my shopping online so haven't even had to deal with stores and traffic. We have two little 'pretend' trees on either side of the fireplace, so their little white lights along with a fire make it look quite festive. The German nutcrackers, smoker, and pyramid are in their places, and the nativity set is in its usual prominent place.
Colleen's sacred music choral is singing three concerts this weekend with the third being here in Tacoma tomorrow nightso my friend Elisabeth is going to join us at least for the concert if not for dinner before.
Then Colleen is staying here Sunday night and taking Monday off so we can have a baking extravaganza, but before I would agree to it, we had to figure out what we would do with the finished products because I certainly don't need baked goods here to tempt me. She has befriended a Russian man who lives in her neighbood so he is going to be the recipient of cookies and goodies. Ilia lost many of his relatives in the Chernobyl disaster, but beyond that I don't know how he ended up in Seattle. He quite likes Colleen and her dog.
We are expecting a blast of Arctic air over the next few days with daytime highs not getting above freezing. Let's hope the electricity and furnace keep going. It makes me stop and think about the homeless and those who can't pay their utility bills.....we are very fortunate.
Ciao
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