Picture the Holidays

I have not been doing too well keeping up with my daily prompts.

It’s just so hard with so much that still needs to be done around here.

My boys will be home soon. Son #2 should be here in the next day or two.

Son #1 and his fiancé will be here Christmas Eve. It will be her first Christmas away from her 6 yr old son. He will be spending Christmas with his dad. I know it will be hard for her.

I hope we can help fill a little bit of the void.

So here are a few shots from my daily prompts.

Day 9:  It’s a Sign

I like to think I have a few angels watching over me. You?

Day 13: Simply Divine

Hubby brought me outside to show me what sprouted up in the middle of the lawn.

A lonely cosmo. I thought it was divine!

Day 16: The Season of Lights

Played with some bokeh.

Day 18: Recharge

A hot cup of tea and some homemade molasses cookies.

I made a couple of batches today and sent some to my mom. They are a good cookie to mail.

It’s a really easy and quick recipe so I thought I’d pass it along to you all.

I found the recipe on Allrecipes.com. It’s a great site and I use it all the time. I can save my recipes right there and even add notes to them.  It yielded more cookies for me then it stated. 

Here is the link to the recipe.

Crackle Top Molasses Cookies

I hope you’ll give them a try.

Have a great week! 

We’re in the final count down to the big day!

Picture the Holiday and a Winner!

Okay, this week is already zipping by. I need to get my lists in order so I can check things off and I will feel like I’m accomplishing something. Right now, not so much. 

I thought I’d show you a few pictures from a project I started.

I’ve been participating in a photo group called Picture the Holidays. 

It’s was put together by Tracy Clark and Paper Coterier. 

Every day for the month of December we will get a prompt to help guide us for our photos.

Day 5 was The View from Here.

The photo above was my view tonight while outside hanging lights. 

Yes, I’m a little behind.

Day 6 was Every Little Thing. (It’s a JUNIOR mint! And it’s very refreshing!)

It’s definitely been a challenge for me. But I will do as much as I can and hope to improve along the way.

Okay, now for the winner of the FOLK magazine and the mini stockings!

Number 2 is Allison! Allison doesn’t have a blog but she really should.

She is the sweetest person and leaves me the loveliest comments.

So Yay Allison! Email me your address and I will get those out to you soon!

Fear not, I will be having another giveaway soon. 

I have Christmas stockings of another kind to giveaway this time. 

I hope you will come back and try again!

One more picture before I go from Day 4 You Hold the Key.

The key to helping me refocus is the sand, sea and salty air.

Have a great week everyone!