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Scribble Picnic. . . . . . . . . Christmastime

As the Christmas cards arrive each day - and I'm so thankful for 

each and every one - there are some which stand out as this

one has this year. It came across the pond from England 

already all bright and sparkly, however I ran with it and

added even more. With a touch of water color pencils, and a

 sprinkle of more silver glitter ~ it was waiting on the table nearby

 to be used for another Christmas project ~ it really pops!

Hope you stop over to see what our little art group has come

 up with for this week's wonderful theme CHRISTMASTIME.

Visit Michael, our host, here at SCRIBBLE PICNIC.

Amazing to think Christmas will be over at this time next week!

Have a wonderful holiday everyone.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

My other 'glitter art project' - I'm creating little 

trees from vintage sheet music.

Now I must get to baking and wrapping!

Writing memories. . . . . . . .

Do you send Christmas cards?

I still love doing this each year but admit it gets harder for me to actually write. 

Just finding a comfortable position for bending my back, and holding my neck

at an angle for a long period while sitting at a table is difficult, so I usually stand

 at the kitchen island and write for a while then take a break. 

My once prize-winning handwriting of school years, waaaaaay back, 

is no longer my pride and joy. . . . . . my hand just does not run smoothly

 across a page and reminds me of when my mother, who had a lovely

 hand writing, bold and even, complained about the difficulty of writing in

 her later years.

Today was my dear mother's birthday, born in 1911, 104 years ago! 

She has been gone many years now but I still miss her, think about her 

so often, and last evening looked at photos of her and told her so. 

I recalled the many wonderful things we shared, including writing cards,

 and long weekly letters to one another after I came to live in the USA in 1962.

I still have boxes of her letters to me.

Anyway, my Christmas card writing is almost completed and many of my cards

 this year are bird-themed as I thought them lovely - some traditional and another

 box more contemporary and a bit quirky - an unusual choice for me but I do love

 the North Carolina state bird, the Cardinal.

Yesterday I also managed to catch the gentle Mourning dove sitting in my now

 bare fig tree with the fiery maple tree in the background. 

I'm thinking perhaps this photo would make a pretty card for next year!

It crept up on me!

Gosh, I was having such a good time at the coast I completely forgot that December was knocking at the door!

Eugène Samuel Grasset (Swiss, 1845-1917)

DÉCEMBRE

So a little break from blogging needed because, like you, I have so much to do in December. 

I still have cards to write to people far away across the pond, to the north and west. 

I've started decorating the cottage for the Christmas holidays but I have more, a lot more, 

to do. I've shopping planned, recipes to organize, baking to get started on, 

lists to check, concerts to attend, company visiting, and a very special wedding.

I'll be back soon!