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I had a wonderful Christmas. Everything went so well. I got the gifts bought/made and wrapped early, got all the Christmas baking done a couple days early, and got to have a very relaxing time on the actual day. Yay me! We had Christmas Eve dinner at my brother-in-laws house with family. My nephew cooked the Prime Rib and it was unbelievably good. Best I've ever had in my life. The young man has a good talent for cooking. It was a very relaxing evening. I enjoyed it so much. On Christmas day we went to my best friends house for dinner and played cards until the wee hours of the morning. Lots and lots of delicious food and fun was had by all. I have been a busy bee though. This year I made 8 loaves of Italian Christmas Bread for gifts. They turned out beautiful! My arms and shoulders ached the next day from so much dough kneeding. Fun times! I also baked several dozen dog cookies for all the dogs in the family. Zoey was my official tester. I did 2 different recipes, both of which sh

Happy Solstice everyone! Spring is on the way. Hurray! Live long and prosper. \\//

I've finished another pair of child size mittens. Pattern : Classic Mittens No. 615 by Bernhard Ulmann Co. Made For : KnitWits Size : Childs 5-7 Yarn : Lion Brand Pound of Love Content : 100% Acrylic Color : Light green Needles : Circular size 5 Started : November 26, 2017 Finished : December 2, 2017 Comment : I tried a new stitch pattern on this pair. It's named Seersucker Stitch. A nice subtle diamond pattern. You can find it here:  Seersucker Stitch in the Round . Zoey paused for a picture, though her tail was flapping like crazy. She's 17 months old now, but still very much a puppy. I started a sweater for her yesterday.  As I was working on it, I realized she doesn't have a Christmas stocking for me to put it in when it's done. I need to fix that. It has been fridgidly cold this week. A high pressure system has moved in giving us daytime temps that don't get above freezing. The sky is clear and the sun is shining, but it's not warming anything up much.