And the quilt top is done!  It needs two borders added, but the blocks are done and put together!!  (Borders are easy, and it will be too big to put up on the wall for a picture...)

 

And this is why Luna cannot play with the cat toys......

 

Another quiet Christmas has come and gone.  I kept busy in the kitchen and at the sewing machine, but everyone else (aka Ralph) spent the day napping.  We finally got some rain in, so it was a good day to bake bread - rolls for Christmas dinner.  They didn't turn out as I wanted, but they tasted good.  They went quite nicely with the ham and fixings.....

Everyone was happy with their presents, except Luna.  Here she is, surrounded by new toys, and what does she do?

 

She steals the new cat toys.....

I finally got a video from the Redding Garden of Lights up - this was just one small section.  

Alex and I joined the Fisher clan for Redding's Garden of Lights last weekend.  Beautiful!  I admit, I had fairly low expectations, but they did a great job!  (and even better - masks were on everyone!!)  It was so fun to walk through the Arboretum all done up in lights (and I mean ALL done up in lights....)

 

My 2021 calendar has been ordered....here's what's in it this year:

 

Saturday, I went for a walk with Chris and Meredith by Clear Creek.  We walked down to the old highway and old bridge (built in the late 20's???)  Here's a view of the bridge from the "new" highway.

And the "new" highway from the "old" bridge:

The old highway is still walkable, and a nice walk!

 

The Day Program that Alli was attending pre-COVID brings us weekly projects to do.  This week, we received the makings for cinnamon ornaments, and I put Alli to work!  (Okay - I put her to work for a few seconds here and there.....)

Here are a couple of videos showing her 'real' work...

 

 

And the leaves will never end!!!  This week, while I'm on vacation and before it rains, I'm on a mission to get the majority of the leaves out of the yard.  Mainly because it is sooooo much easier to move them before the get wet!  I got the koi pond corner cleaned out - here's what the pond looked like after I blew the leaves out from behind it:

And after:

We had to vacuum out the leaves that had fallen to the bottom of the pond - and Alex was a huge help.  Koori, on the other hand, not so much....

 

My Christmas decorations are up, and I'm on vacation for a week!  Woohoo!  I made one new decoration this year - a large vase with lights and ornaments.  That's about as creative as I feel this year.  I've done very little in the way of crafting this year, unfortunately.  (Masks don't really count as creative - after you made more than a dozen, it's just routine.  I'm close to 200 of them now...)

 

Indy found a sunny spot....