Hello, friends! I know I haven't been around for quite a while. The holidays are always so busy. I hope you have been watching my YouTube channel and are all caught up on what is going on.
I thought I would share some pictures here and tell you a bit about what's been happening.
I did a lot of cooking and baking. It has been a very cold winter and the stove going has helped to keep the kitchen warm. Let me tell you this house is cold! Much colder than my old house. All of the windows leak cold air and the forced air heat is not as warm as radiators. But we still like our house a lot.
I wanted to bake so many cookies, but got only two kinds done. These are the sugar cookies. The others were oatmeal craisin cookies. I packaged them up and gave them to everyone in my Bible Study. There were a few left and they were good. I think I will make some sugar cookies this week.
We bought a new Advent wreath this year. It is battery operated and the lights flicker like real flames. With our cat George jumping on everything, we just felt this was safer.
I've been doing a lot of reading on my Kindle too. I love to read and I'm glad I now have time to get back into it. I've already finished two books this month and I started a third today. I wanted to read at least 25 books this year and I think I will easily surpass that goal.
Joe bought some knit stockings at Target and we hung them for decoration.
Christmas was divided between my sister's house and our house. I will tell you about that next time.
Hope you all had a lovely holiday season and are enjoying the new year. See you soon.
Kathy
Hi Kathy! Good to see you back in blogland! Your hair looks so cute in the last picture. So glad you like your new house. Looks like you had a nice holiday. The cookies look yummy. So glad you are finding time to read again. My husband and I both got new Kindles for Christmas and we both love reading on them! It is much easier on the eyes, I am finding. I hope your new year continues to go well. See you again soon!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to catch up with you Kathy. I need to look at your you tube videos! I love your new house and hope you can warm it up some. It's been a cold winter even for us! Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a wonderful holiday, Kathy. Ours was nice, too. And that battery powered Advent wreath? What will they think of next? Blessings!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you've been keeping busy with some lovely cooking and baking! Your dinner looks delicious, and how nice that you have a proper kitchen table now. Your sugar cookies must have been a hit – I love that you shared them with your Bible Study group!
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Hi.....looks good all your cooking......what is the link to the youtube?
ReplyDeleteI am glad you got things done at your new to you house. I hope you stay warm in spite of cold temperature. It's been cold here and I wind up putting a vest on top of sweater or shirt to keep me warmer. It's to be in the 20s at night for most of next week. No snow yet. Making cookies is always one of my fun things to do. I did make cookies this afternoon. God bless and take care~Becky
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to blogland, Kathy and it was nice to see a new post about your holidays and baking.
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