~In light of recent unfortunate events~

Good afternoon. It is snowing ever so lightly here while I enjoy a cup of gingerbread coffee and write this blog post. MUCH different than the weather we experienced just two days ago...A VERY nasty rain & wind storm hit our area on Wednesday..knocking out power, phone & internet services to thousands of people in Vermont. It was NOT pleasant..we had a very large area of shingles ripped off the roof..tree limbs, branches and yard debris everywhere and of course......the generator decided it did not want to work during this particular storm..so we had a very, very flooded basement. On the bright side...right before we lost power I had made a big batch of homemade turkey soup..so I simply moved it over to the wood stove and kept it warm for our dinner. We certainly did not have it nearly as bad as some...many people had trees' fall on their homes, many are still without power and many do not have a wood stove to heat their homes when the power goes out..so we are thankful for the "positives" of this little event...however, times like these certainly make you appreciate the power...of POWER (electricity as it were)

In light of these recent unfortunate events...I find it necessary to reschedule A Yuletide Merriment..I absolute hate to do this..but ...it was so dark in here...(even with my lovely candles and what should have been day light outside) it was just too dark to do even the simplest of hand stitching..so...I was unable to work..therefore...I am now running around like a maniac...trying to finish up my offerings....AND So....

~A YULETIDE MERRIMENT will now take place on Sunday, December 5th at 1pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I'm off now to finish Father Christmas..who you see in the photo above and then I need to finish a sweet little bear. Wishing you a wonderful day, Doreen