Bloomin' New Year

 

Happy 2026 to You and Yours

Bully

 

We ate lunch at Hacienda Restaurant today. A bright festive place on a gray damp day. Watching over us as we ate our burritos was el toro negro. 

I feel "puzzled" out after doing a 1,000-piecer last week, but probably next week I will work on the jigsaw puzzle given to me by my husband for Christmas. 

This personalized puzzle was based on a photo at Flagler Beach, Florida in 2022. This was the kind of restaurant where the facilities are marked gulls and buoys for the female and male bathrooms. Though we enjoyed my birthday lunch, we were grieving the loss of my sister-in-law four days earlier. We stayed in a rental at Palm Coast. 

I am starting to put away some of the Christmas decorations. The lighted tree and the main creche are still up though. 

Do you leave your Christmas decor up well past New Year's Day?

Have a Blessed Christmas

 

Have a Blessed Christmas

Stained Glass Gift

 

Today when my husband went to the workshop, the stained glass creator was there with a gift for us. A cardinal couple suncatcher in a cute cloth bag made by his wife. He always includes the suction cup with his gift, too. How thoughtful.

Don is doing more advanced work now. Notice the metal leaves and the incorporation of glass beads.

Today when I did my grocery pickup all but one spot was full of cars. I usually go on Thursday or Friday so maybe because of it being Saturday it was busier. But by the size of the orders being loaded into the vehicles, I suspect people were getting ready for Christmas Eve and Christmas. I know some of my grocery items are for the holiday. 

My reindeer amaryllis is now taller than the clock. Still not ready to bloom, but it is fun to see the growth.