We had some of our friends over for appy's.
Festive drinks, lively music.
good food,
and as always, spirited conversation.
Sitting outside, in the candle light,
with sweaters on,
enjoying each other's company,
making good memories.
I had asked Claire if she liked my new curly hair do,
she said,
"No Oma, you look strange for me."
Out of the mouths of babes.
Claire loves getting mail.
I send her stickers, pretty papers,
little things that make her know I am thinking about
her while we are away.
Jeremy is great about taking photos and send them on
to us.
Later in the day we got to speak to Alexander.
He had a busy afternoon helping
decorate their home in Australia for
Christmas.
We love these photos that Shane sent.
Even a few minutes on Skype keeps us
to keep in touch.
Happy birthday to my brother Harry.
He is celebrating his 60th
birthday today!
Today I took the time and finished
the three journals
I am taking to Panama.
I have a good collection of ephemera,
that I have collected over the years
to give my journal a personalized look.
What good is collecting all these
wonderful postcards, wallpaper,
ticket stubs, playing cards if you never get to use them?
I sewed all around the edges to keep them in place.
I am so happy how they turned out.
The beautiful stamped papers are from Geninne that I bought on her Etsy.com in 2010
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Geninne
This year we will be going to Panama for 3 months.
We leave on January 4.
Packing my clothes isn't a problem.
I will take a few cotton dresses, sleeveless tops, shorts,
a couple of skirts, several bathing suits, a cover up, and a light cotton sweater.
Throw in 2 pairs of Croc flip flops, my Merrill walking shoes,
a pair of runners and
I am all set.
My dilemma is what crafts to take!
This year I am going to mix it up a bit, I am taking more journalling supplies, watercolours,
fine tipped colored pens and pencil crayons.
I will take along my crochet hooks, beads and cotton thread.
I am in the process of laying it all out to be what best suits my needs.
Taking the items I know I can't get there.
My journals are taking shape, I plan to alter the covers of my Moleskin ones
and have found several inspiring ones on Pinterest
that have caught my fancy.
Here is what I have done so far.
I am going to sew the postcard onto the cover.
These are a few of the wonderful journals from
that I love.
My new IPad Air 2 is lightening fast.
I love this amazing technology.
The world is in your hands,
friends and family to keep in touch with
at the push of the
FaceTime, or Message button.
Video's of Claire, Alexander and little Myla
in my inbox to see their latest
accomplishments.
Messaging, sharing photos, music, recipes and books.
My new skin is bright and colourful,
it will always be easy to find.
Thanks Jimmy for making those extra
trips to the
Apple Store
in San Tan Market so I could decide which
one was the best choice for me.
Trading my older Ipad in to upgrade to this
new model
was a good choice.
I love old wooden bowls,
the texture,
the meals that must of been made in them,
the tactile feel of the bowls
in my hands.
Stacked on a counter,
filled with produce or just left empty,
they bring warmth into our
home.
We love the hikes in the San Tan Regional Park.
If we can, we try to get out on the trails every other day.
The weather has been perfect.
Morning temps in the mid 70'.
Most days we hike around
2.5 or 3.5 miles.
You even need water on shorter hikes, on the longer ones,
I have a reserviour inside my backpack.
The desert is still very green at this time
of the year.
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