A Doe, A Deer

And Heaven and Nature Sing

Kathy Barrick

NPI Silks, Vintage Pecan Butter

The last time I shared my progress on this piece AppleJack said it looked like a coffeetable with wonky legs.  Hopefully this time it looks more like a deer.  There is still work to be done.  At least the deer has all four legs and a head.

Music City aka Nashville, like other parts of the country has been experiencing some bitter cold temps and we currently have eight inches on snow on the ground, a record.  Time to hunker down with warm wool socks and stitch. 

Here is a recipe for killer Hot Chocolate recipe I found on Pinterest, very tasty and loaded. 



Polar Express Hot Chocolate
1.5 cups heavy cream
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
6 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Needlework, cold temps and snow, warm socks and hot chocolate--try to find the best about each season and enjoy it.

Christmas Dishes



Only two more sleeps until Christmas!  Whew, is time flying.  Time to dig out the Christmas dishes.

 





 

The Ruby Red vases were a gift to AppleJack from his great aunt--the reds are playing nicely with each other.  (just need to add some greenery)

The solid red dishes came from Wally World aka Walmart.  I'm hoping Santa has some more of these red dishes in his sleigh.

 

 

One of our traditions is a BIG country breakfast--homemade biscuits, milk gravy, country ham, fresh squeezed orange juice, blueberry jam or molasses, scrambled eggs.  Yum Yum  Sometime during the day we will take a long walk to burn off some of the calories and enjoy the quiet of nature.

Long Winter's Nap

All the shopping,

and decorating,

and baking,

and wrapping,

have left Miss Callie Mae Calico exhausted

and she is settling in for a long winter's nap.