Life with Nin

Boxing Day

Posted on 26 December 2011 | No responses

With apologies to my friends in the British Empire, the girls have found a fitting way to celebrate Boxing Day.

Boxes always have made the best toys.  I think they have at least half a dozen more they are playing with today.

December Quilts at the Library

Posted on 24 December 2011 | 1 response

 

I had more trouble getting usable photos of the quilts at the library this month.   There were at least three more that I didn’t get to photograph well.  My thanks to the quilters whose skill brightens the dark places in the darkest month of the year.  I wonder what next month will bring.

Merry Christmas

Posted on 23 December 2011 | No responses

We woke up this morning to a few inches of snow, painting the world white, clean and lovely.  Cold tonight and tomorrow with the possibility of snow flurries through Christmas day, then warmer, so the snow will probably melt in a few days.  The snow does help it feel like Christmas.

The girls are now more excited about Christmas than waiting for Little Cutie to arrive.  At least we all know when Christmas will arrive. 

It is strange for me this year, being here in Maine, with my husband and son at home in Florida.  Bittersweet, like the name of the plant I have been enjoying all fall.  I see the orange and yellow against the snow as I write this, colorful, ever present, possibly the invasive kind.  Emotions can feel like that sometimes, especially at this time of year.

Tomorrow we will make the Christmas yeast coffee cake, something my mom used to do, making it a family tradition for more than 60 years.  The recipe makes at least four, so neighbors and friends will share the goodness.

Wishing you and yours a lovely Christmas.  Stay safe, those of you who are traveling.  Find peace and love around you wherever you are.

{Just a Moment 39}

Posted on 9 December 2011 | 1 response

A new Friday ritual inspired by other blogs.  A single photo from this past week…. few no words…. just a moment captured in time.  If you feel inspired to share…. leave a link the comments with your moment.} My thanks to Soulemama for inspiring {just a moment}.

From Chase’s Blessingway.

Belly Art

Have a lovely weekend.

{Just a Moment 38}

Posted on 2 December 2011 | 1 response

A new Friday ritual inspired by other blogs.  A single photo from this past week…. few no words…. just a moment captured in time.  If you feel inspired to share…. leave a link the comments with your moment.} My thanks to Soulemama for inspiring {just a moment}.

Have a lovely weekend.

Greeting Santa

Posted on 1 December 2011 | No responses

Santa came to town last weekend.  There was some dancing by the Reny’s Rockets

a small parade – a couple of police cars and Santa in a horse drawn wagon

and then an opportunity to talk to Santa at the library.  Rhi hung back and was brave about being quiet and letting her little sister enjoy herself while feeling uncomfortable herself. When it was Lolly’s turn, she practically ran the short distance to Santa and wrapped him up in a big hug.

Her delight is what the day was all about.  What a difference a year makes.

The snow in the background is gone for now, but certainly made a nice backdrop.

November Snow, Day 3

Posted on 26 November 2011 | 3 responses

Warmer temperatures have melted most of the snow from the trees, but these cotton ball wisps remained when I went out with the girls to play in the snow.  Snow fell in clumps today as the sun warmed the air.

The girls discovered an outdoor shower where the runoff from the roof cascaded down at the edge of the porch.  Today was warm enough to let them play there, but soon it will be solid ice and far too cold to get this wet.

Can you see from the shine on the snow pants how wet they have gotten?  With luck they will sleep well tonight.

By tomorrow the temperatures will be in the 50s and soon this batch of snow will be gone again.  Snow in November isn’t meant to last.

November Snow, Day 2

Posted on 25 November 2011 | No responses

Wednesday’s snow storm covered the world with white.  For Thanksgiving Day, the white remained, but added in were sparkling jewels as the brilliant sunlight lit up the icy branches.

The images are difficult to capture on my ancient digital camera, so use your mind’s eye to see the refracted light sparkling like diamonds on the branches.  The trees were dressed in holiday wear as together with friends we celebrated Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on 23 November 2011 | 1 response

The second snowfall of the season arrived over night yesterday, coating the world outside our windows in white, wrapping the day with silence.  Okay, not really silence when you are living with two small girls, but the appreciation of the few moments of silence I had while shoveling snow and sitting by the fire later was heightened by the view outside.

I have missed the changing seasons and have delighted in the fall and now winter that I am getting to experience while awaiting my third grandchild.

“Over the river and through the woods, ” I sing with the girls.  Our own Thanksgiving will be shared with friends on this side of the river, which now that the leaves have fallen we can see from the house.  Wherever Thanksgiving finds you, may your journey be safe and your companions loving.  Count your blessings and find peace in your world.

{Just a Moment 37}

Posted on 4 November 2011 | 1 response

A new Friday ritual inspired by other blogs.  A single photo from this past week…. few no words…. just a moment captured in time.  If you feel inspired to share…. leave a link the comments with your moment.} My thanks to Soulemama for inspiring {just a moment}.

Sunday’s snow

Halloween

Thursday at Pemaquid Beach

where I saw my first living sand dollar in the wild.  Before the afternoon was over, Lolly had peeled off her sweater (made by my mom for my son, now being worn by the second of my granddaughters).

Have a lovely weekend.

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