Christmas is not far off

Strange Looking Bow 

I'm really getting into Christmas this year.  This morning I put up a wreath on the front door and put together a pot arrangement by the side door.



I finished a Christmas Tree Wall Hanging complete with small LED lights.  It really needs a bar in the bottom to help it hang a little better but overall I am really pleased with how it turned out (the picture doesn't do it justice).    This would be a great tree for someone living in a small space as you could pile presents on the floor under it.  Next on my list to decorate is our mantle; its looking very plain and bare.  I have bought presents for everyone and they are already wrapped.

Life continues to be interesting here.  Small village affairs are fascinating.  Life at my parents continues to be a challenge.  My dad doesn't have any good days; just days that are less bad than others.  I'm spending more and more time there as my mom's time is completely taken up caring for my dad and so I pick up the slack of cleaning, cooking and shopping and whatever else needs to be done.  Our family friends from St. Pierre & Miquelon are coming on Friday for a few weeks and they will be a great help to all of us.

The weather is quite strange.  It has not been very cold, I think the coldest has been 1 degree.  Today, it would snow one minute and the next minute the sun would be shining with a very brisk cold wind.

Hope everyone is doing well.