December already
Now I know Christmas must be coming because I am wearing funny socks and gaudy holiday earrings. The Christmas tree is up and decorated. The panic to get the cards written is starting to be felt.
At our house, the top priority is finishing the ornaments. For 37 years we have made ornaments for family and ancient friends. Each year, we puzzle over what to make, and work on prototypes, and figure out details until - like now - we have to hurry to finish to get them in the mail.
When the families were small, there were fewer ornaments to be made. As the nieces and nephews began to have lives of their own, they were added to the list. Good friends made later in life were added as well. It is still a short list that hovers around 30-35.
As we decorated the tree last night we revisited ornaments past. "Remember when we glued this one and then put them in the stain and they all fell apart?" And we had the annual discussion of which are our favorites. We added comments on which ones we would never do again because they were too hard. And we considered possible designs for the future. We're good at thinking about this project. Getting started early enough is another thing.
Which reminds me that I still need to have five centerpieces in time for the garden club luncheon on Wednesday. Still without inspiration about something truly memorable, but that usually comes after I start. The good news is that the holly has put out lots of beautiful berries this year and is large enough to take a lot of trimming.
I hope that some of the visitors to Arranged for you... will share photos of their holiday arrangements. I really would love to see them. Send digital photos to karin@arrangingsupplies.com
At our house, the top priority is finishing the ornaments. For 37 years we have made ornaments for family and ancient friends. Each year, we puzzle over what to make, and work on prototypes, and figure out details until - like now - we have to hurry to finish to get them in the mail.
When the families were small, there were fewer ornaments to be made. As the nieces and nephews began to have lives of their own, they were added to the list. Good friends made later in life were added as well. It is still a short list that hovers around 30-35.
As we decorated the tree last night we revisited ornaments past. "Remember when we glued this one and then put them in the stain and they all fell apart?" And we had the annual discussion of which are our favorites. We added comments on which ones we would never do again because they were too hard. And we considered possible designs for the future. We're good at thinking about this project. Getting started early enough is another thing.
Which reminds me that I still need to have five centerpieces in time for the garden club luncheon on Wednesday. Still without inspiration about something truly memorable, but that usually comes after I start. The good news is that the holly has put out lots of beautiful berries this year and is large enough to take a lot of trimming.
I hope that some of the visitors to Arranged for you... will share photos of their holiday arrangements. I really would love to see them. Send digital photos to karin@arrangingsupplies.com
posted by Karin at 1:48 PM
1 Comments:
I am printing "December Already" and placing it in the box with the ornaments. They are a special gift! Thank you.
Cheryl
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