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Thursday, December 27, 2007

'Ere He Drove Out Of Sight...

Christmas, which we did celebrate on Christmas Day, was great! Our niece Carrie and her fiance Al hosted the festivities down in Rhode Island. They actually had two different dinners, which we soon came to call the first and second dinner seatings on their Christmas Cruise Ship! Multiple branches of the families came together and overlapped between meals (including two sets of twins!). The food was delicious and plentiful, the laughter nearly constant and just to gild the lily, presents were exchanged. I have no idea how Al and Carrie managed to pull it all off, but it was a great success!

Yesterday was a day for us to recharge our batteries. Unfortunately, I’m now fighting a cold and not really winning. I guess I didn’t recharge quite long or well enough! We did have a “White Christmas” up here and there was just enough snow left on the ground in Rhode Island, albeit mostly in piles, to qualify as well. The rains, which came over the weekend, still left us with a good eight to ten inches of snow on our lawn and virtually nothing on the walks, driveway or roads. I can’t ask for better than that!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a treat!!! To see so many of the tree ornaments that we haved used over the years. Great picture, thanks. I'm so glad that Carrie is getting to use them!

Gail

Ms Brown Mouse said...

Bummer on the cold, best thing for that is bet, hot lemon & whisky (or whiskey) and, it at all possible, a cat under each arm! Get well soon and thanks for sharing your wonderful autumn, winter & white xmas this year.

Pink Granite said...

Hi Gail -
It was like a trip down memory lane to see the tree and all the ornaments at Carrie & Al's new place.
So tickled you liked the photo!
;o)
- Lee

Hi DMM -
Many thanks for the excellent recommendations and recipe!
I continue to enjoy posting to this blog and your comments have made it all the richer!
;o)
- Lee