Day 6 (30 posts about anything at all)

[forest_choir]

Tomorrow, I'm going to begin a new crafting project: a small cross-stitched wreath.
Went out today to look for red floss for stitching the holly berries.
Very amused to discover that the perfect red colour is numbered 666.

Also surprised to find white glow-in-the-dark embroidery floss.
Must find a use for this... 

We're preparing for the Yule feast on Saturday.
Haven't bought nearly enough apples, potatoes, or cheese...
But enemyfrigate's present is done.
stormsongk's present is wrapped and hidden so he can't peek at it.

My sister W graduates from university tomorrow.
We're all so proud of her for going back to school in her 40s and graduating on-time despite recovering from back surgery. 
Bravo, sis!  We love you.

 

Comments

[forest-choir.livejournal.com]

Our feast isn't religious either.
In fact, it sounds a lot like yours. :)
My chosen family consists of Christians, Pagans, atheists, agnostics, and my husband's nearly Buddhist views.

Most of the time, we put up a small tree. (I'd love to plant Christmas trees at our house in the future.) We get together for a weekend - sometimes up to a dozen of us - and spend the time cooking, enjoying our time together, and exchanging gifts. (Frigate was a bit sad because we can't find Ritter Sport yogurt-flavoured chocolate bars over here.)

We have the "no fights" rule, too.
Some of us see each other so infrequently that we don't want to spend the time squabbling. This year, one friend drove 9 hours (each way) to spend the weekend with us.

[eviljy.livejournal.com]

Hah! You just gave me an idea for a Christmas present for her. :D

I still have some stuff I need to send her but I thought it would be better to wait till the new year, when the post service is less stressed. This means I've got time to hunt down some Ritter Sport for her.

This year our Christmas is going to be rather quiet and lonely with only my parents and me, eps. since I can barely manage to be up long enough to have dinner. But my brother and his wife are coming to visit after New Year's Eve and I haven't seen him in a year (his wife even longer) so I'm really looking forward to that. They're too packed with work themselves to make the trip during Christmas and also her family lives close by so it makes more sense for them to spend it there then drive 5-7hrs to our place. But I miss the "good old days".