“I heard the bells, on Christmas Day, Their old, familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the words repeat of peace on earth, goodwill to men.” …Henry Wadsworth Longfellow       Merry Christmas Everyone!   French… Joyeux Noel German… Froehliche Weihnachten Italian… Buone Feste Natalizie Japanese… Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto Norwegian… God Jul or Gledelig Jul Portuguese… Feliz…

I feel like the sleigh Santa uses turned into a locomotive! Since when did Christmas come so fast? Yesterday my grand-daughter announced the imminent arrival of Christmas and I couldn’t believe it. No! I need more time! Santa’s coming in a locomotive! I’ve been busy trying to fitting in all those holiday traditions. We all have them, the things we…

And the lion shall lay down with the lamb… But at my house the lamb is glittered pink, and who knows what color the lion will be. I haven’t found a lion I love yet. Humm…wonder if they come in pink? I started counting the days with this beautiful advent calendar my friend Nancy made for me. (It has pockets…

The Christmas decorating started this weekend and of course, it involved a bunny. This little bunny sits among many other ornaments on my Christmas tree. He’s a bit like Peter Rabbit…a little different than all the rest but loved none the less. Mooch took right to the tree skirt fabric and made herself at home! Chelsea was busy burying bones…