Showing posts with label fireplace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fireplace. Show all posts

December 18, 2009

7 Days till Christmas

FireThe tree is all decorated, there's a crackling fire going in the fireplace, and Husband is asleep in the La-z-boy. It's cold enough outside that we can really enjoy the warmth of the fire, and we keep it cool enough inside to require fleece booties and a sweater.

I finished my first cabled scarf, and now I'm looking for a new project for a toasty greyish tweed yarn I bought. But I may put that on hold for a while and stop by Rumpelstiltskin on Sunday to find some silk-blend yarn to make fingerless gloves for Daughter. It would be a crochet project, so I think it would be quick to finish.

Winter arrived like a brick - it was just fine, warm, colorful fall, and then suddenly there was a HUGE rain storm, and after that the temperatures dropped into the 20s. We're now in the midst of what the meteorologists are calling "normal" storm tracking, where every few days we have rain showers, followed by a few days of fog. The temps are also back in the normal range of 40-60 degrees. It's been a couple of weeks since we've seen real sunshine, and it's beginning to tell on everyone's tempers.

Daughter and I have been baking cookies, and will probably do a few more. No plans for a gingerbread house this year, though. I bought Christmas stamps today, and hope to get cards in the mail tomorrow.

December 11, 2007

Only Two Weeks Till Christmas

Where's all the hubbub? Where's the tree? Somehow, this year, the Christmas spirit has been slow in coming to this household. Maybe it's because they started advertising Christmas specials before Halloween, and we're already jaded by the hype; maybe it's because the week I would have been preparing for Christmas we were in Malta. Maybe it's because we no longer have children in the house getting fired up about trees, Santa, and toys. In any case, we missed the boat. Now there's only two weeks left, and we still have all our prep to do!

We've started receiving Christmas cards from family and friends, but I haven't even looked at my stash to see if we have enough to send this year, nor have I even started to look for gifts for the family. Um ... does enyone know where I can get a shot of Christmas energy and inspiration?

California enacted burn restrictions effective December 1st. That means we have to check the air quality before using the fireplace or face fines up to $50. Right now, we're having some cold weather, and a fire would be cozy and comforting, but the fireplace is sitting dark and cold smack in the middle of the living room wall.