Amaryllis and Christmas Goodies

 

I suggested to my husband that I would like an amaryllis for Christmas. He bought me two! In the past the plant has been in a pot. I have never seen them attached to a decorative board. On Christmas day none of the blossoms were visible. Today the first bloom opened fully. You can see there are some more flowers slowly opening.

The bulb on the other board has growth, but not yet stems.

It will be nice to have a second plant that blooms later in the winter.

We still have Christmas goodies to eat.

I bought the Cheryl's cookies for myself. I froze some of them. Just 5 left on the plate. 

The red tin holds the last of the Moose Munch. There were 3 bags, and I must confess though they were a gift to my husband, I am the one who has eaten most of it. We did get an early pre-Christmas start to munching.

The See's walnut fudge I just opened up today. I have been saving it for this weekend. I had a piece at lunch. Delicious!

Still have in the jar peppermint pretzels that I bought pre-COVID. I opened the large bag around Thanksgiving time. We are still working on the tuxedo cake I bought on sale at Costco. I froze some of it; looks like we will finish the unfrozen pieces for New Year's Eve for my husband's birthday. I am grateful that I did not lose my sense of smell or taste from the COVID infection. 

HAPPY 2024 TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

The Spider Won

 We have been enjoying the See's fudge my sister sent us from California. Only a few pieces left now. I would highly recommend it. It is not too sweet, just right, and chock full of walnuts. I put it in a Christmas tin covered with plastic wrap to keep it from drying out once I sliced it into pieces; it comes as a big slab.

All that remains

This morning after breakfast I saw a small insect on the counter. It looked like a spider. This was an extraordinary spider it turns out. I brought the heel of my right hand down to smash it, and it jumped from the counter into the adjacent kitchen sink. I didn't go after it  right away because my hand was hurting. I guess I "broke" a vessel. By the time I looked again I could not see it. I have a purple hand. The spider won.

We have mostly grass to view from our windows as we are in the 40's and today 50's. Rain the next few days will finish off the piled-up snow. Have a blessed 2023.