Christmas at the Cabin

 Hello Everyone,

While getting ready for Christmas, I'm clearing out the bins of fabrics and kits I have stored in the garage and putting everything in my Etsy shop.  If you want to see the fabrics, go to my shop and select the FABRIC section and they will all display.

Maybe if I clear out enough bins, I'll be able to get one of the cars in the garage before the snow flies!  I still have to finish posting all of the Gentry's Mill fabric, Cheddar and Coal and then Laurel Ridge.  I want to have the shelves cleared so I can stock up on some of the new lines coming out from the talented designers at Marcus Fabrics.

For me, Christmas is all about carrying on the traditions that shaped our family. My grandmother always made frosted sugar cookies, and that sweet ritual has now been passed down to me. On Monday, I baked a double batch and tucked some into the box of gifts headed to my granddaughter and her fiancé. I still use my grandmother’s old cookie cutters, and I know she’d be so happy to see her legacy continue.

I know myself, and I know that if those cookies were sitting in the cabin, Mr. Joe and I would polish them off long before Christmas. So, they’re safely tucked away in the freezer up in the garage, which at least makes me think twice before sneaking one. And yes, I can confirm from personal experience that they taste just as good frozen!  To get to the garage, I have to walk up a steep driveway to get there, and sometimes it's the only exercise I get all day long.

The tree and cabin are all decorated and we've been enjoying the twinkling lights of the season.  This is the view from my recliner where I'm happily and firmly planted every evening.

I have to wrap the presents this weekend which I always do during the Sunday football games the weekend before Christmas.  I actually love to wrap as to me it is part of the gift. 

The first of many storms rolled in yesterday, and we stayed tucked inside, warm and toasty by the fire. An atmospheric river is settling in through Christmas, and they’re predicting 9–11 inches of rain in the coming week. Sounds like the perfect excuse to bake another batch of cookies… just in case the ones in the garage mysteriously disappear into the paws of a passing bear!

Soon,

Lynn