Let's get it on like Flannel", was the comment my husband made when he saw this picture of all of the girls in the family on Christmas.

my favorite tree ornaments are the ones made by my kids when they were young.

the most popular december fruit

Festivities in Belgium always start with Sinterklaas, and this page is showing my favorite Sinterklaas candy "kruidnoten"

My Aunt and my Grampa always loved "Silver Bells", and on Christmas Eve, they would sing it as a duet with my Grampa on the organ. Sounds weird, but it was beautiful! This song always brings a smile to my face and a remembrance of the both of them.

"Carol of the Bells" is a Ukrainian Christmas song that has gained worldwide popularity in the musical arrangement by Nikolay Leontovich. I am Ukrainian and I am pleased that part of the culture and everyday life of my people has become a world treasure.

For the 12 Days redo challenge, I, once again, used a photo of that naughty kitty Fritz. Fritz belongs to a dear friend. He's an orange, furry Christmas tree-wrecking machine. We have a game when we bet on on how many hours/days Fritz can stand it—until he becomes Kamikaze Kitty. No more pretty...

This is for the 12 Days of December Day 4 Challenge of re-doing a winter layout.

DAY 4 REDO A LAYOUT CHALLENGE *** Created with the 2022 GATHER Christmas Collaboration kit by the Oscraps designers. FREE for a limited time during the 12 Days of December Event, starting December 1st. 2022

It is tradition to send cards to friends, acquaintances and family at Christmas and New Year. All well intended, but we want to get rid of it, because it is actually a big charade. If you get cards from people you didn't expect a card from, you quickly send a card back. We think sending an...

For the "Use the same photo" challenge in the 12 Days of December!

DAY 3 USE THE SAME PHOTO CHALLENGE

Chain Scraplift for the 12 Days of Christmas Event I used the 2022 Christmas Colab I scraplifted the gallery from @Cherylndesigns

This is a photo of me in 1970 when I got my treasured pair of Indian moccasins! As a family we had gone to the Grand Canyon the summer before and I wanted a pair, but my mom said they "Didn't have my size". They did. She saved them for Christmas!

Created with the 2022 GATHER Christmas Collaboration kit by the Oscraps designers.

My page was created with the Gather collab, available as a daily download during the 12 Days of December.