Good Morning All.
Wet and windy.
Cat is sulking on a lounger under the porch, I’m getting the “its your fault” look. I am always blamed for the weather.

No Elvis, no shrill cries of meeee, meee, must be home and dry.

Good evening Annie, I like fish and chips, but the local chippy simply gives you too much. One serving is more than enough for the two of us.

Doug

Good Morning all,
It is almost 7:00 a.m. here in still dark Oakwood. The rain has stopped finally, but more is predicted for today. Wish I could send some your way, Annie.

Finished my landscape in class yesterday, not very happy with it though. Started on a gallery-wrapped canvas and am pleased with the background on it. Used a new to me color: Rose of Ultramarine by DS. It is lovely.

Uschi, you asked yesterday if Nita paints in class. She will demo a technique that she wants us to learn, but she doesn’t do a painting. She brings in wonderful color charts that were used as illustrations in her books and discusses those. We all paint whatever we want to paint in her class. After discussing a technique, she walks around the class stopping at each student’s place and answers questions about what she/he is working on or gives helpful ideas for them to progress. And, yes, Char, you would definitely enjoy being in this class because Nita is such an expert on color.

I’m having a hard time getting in the Christmas spirit this year. I don’t know why, just am. Maybe when I start baking my pizzelle and biscotti that will help.

Hope all goes well today for you, June, and your recovery is smooth and easy.

to all.

SYL,

Sylvia

everyone,
It’s still too dark to see anything outside but it looks like most of the snowfall is finished. It’s cold though, -31 windchill. I hope we start seeing some sun soon. The constant grey doesn’t give me energy. :rolleyes: Right now I can hear the deep growls of snow blowers up and down the street. In the summer people wait until a decent hour to run lawn mowers but in the winter you hear the snowblowers starting around 5:00 a.m. because people need to use them to get out of their driveways to get to work. I was lucky that Brian did ours last night. :thumbsup:

My big Xmas party is Thursday so today and tomorrow will be busy working through my pre party check list. Most of the work will start tomorrow but today I’m setting up supplies at the bar (Brian will be bartending), dusting, checking for good batteries in things that need them, buying wine (to make mulled wine) and pop (I’ve already bought supplies to make a hot spiced apple drink). I also have a Skype meeting at 11:00 and I’m feeding my starter to make a loaf of sourdough bread today. If I go to the grocery store I’ll pick up food to make a big batch of something (maybe chili) that we can have for supper but also freeze for serving over the holidays. I have to start thinking about my holiday menu soon because of diet restrictions of my son and DIL.

June – cyberly holding your hand today.

Annie – I wish we could send down some of our cold and snow to help the fires and drought. Your wildlife wouldn’t appreciate it though.

Rachel – I put in a typed insert in my cards for my family for the first time this year. I wish I could print out labels but every time I try they don’t align properly and it’s faster to write out the addresses than fight with the printer. Maybe I can look at the problem in the summer when I have time.

I hope you all can enjoy your day and that those hurting find relief.

Good morning. Our weather is the same as Steve’s. Snow/rain is moving into the area just in time for morning commute. However, there will be no accumulation since we were in the low 70s yesterday.

I have been looking for my glasses and could not find them. I knew that I had put them on top of my iPad when I went to bed. Just now, I noticed that the magnet that holds my iPad in a standing position while I type was keeping them safe.

Uschi, Today is Big Bertha removal day.:crossfingers: By the time I leave the house, the weather issue will long gone.

Ellen, You just brought back memories when you said going to buy “pop”. I grew up using that word. After all these years down south, I now say soda.

Steve, Lisa is facing the hardest decision of her life. It is very hard to just say no more treatment for your mother. I finally did after several all-nighters in the ER while mom was in Assisted Living. I was lucky that she was allowed to stay in AL while she was in Hospice. Lisa will know when it is time. As for Christmas, run to Walmart or Target and get a little tree about 1’ tall that comes predecorated with lights and ornaments. That is what I did last year. It will lift Lisa’s spirits.

June, :grouphug:

Sylvia, Until I put up the trees and lights inside, I was not feeling in the spirit this year either. Having found the smaller green artificial balsam tree at Target was exactly what I needed. It does not take up much room on the small end table, but looks tall.

To everyone. Be back later in the day!

Good day all,

Lulu, i wish I could do that. I enjoyed the video and envied the leader’s ability. Hmmm

Doug, sometimes it’s just good to get out without purpose.

Rod, snowing a little her and I get blamed for the weather too. Ms. Feral never gives me credit for sunny days.

Fish and chips are best in England and Ireland. Here in the states it’s all beer battered. I know, Char, you like it. Just too much breading for me.
The chips are better than our fries, too.

Sylvia, that sounds like a beautiful color. Is it a kind of purple? I’m color impaired, remember.

Uschi, hope things go well with the surgeon. I love lemon cake.

Ellen, I guess snow blowing is pretty much routine there. A hardy people living there.

Steve, hoping 2020 will give us a reason to celebrate.

Nancy, glad big Bertha is leaving. What a relief for you.

Char, sorry Ted’s not having a good day.
I use an old fashioned label process, pen and ink.

Baking bread and will work on my project some.
Bill

Bill, I am happy to put 2019 behind us. And yup, I love that deep fried, breaded and crunchy piece of goodness that is beer battered fish. I get to eat it once or twice a year.