Weather and the Holiday Rush
Posted by lynnette on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Weather and the Holiday Rush
Good morning from the land of record rain, wind, lightening and thunder, flooding, and landslides. We are thankful that everything is okay in our neck of the woods.
It’s been a doozy of a late fall for the northwest. We had a wild week before Thanksgiving, and now we are now experiencing the “Pineapple Express” this week. We had record rain totals in just about every nook and cranny of Western Washington. Given that this is “Rainy Seattle” – you know it’s gotta be bad! My heart goes out to those with flooded homes and homes affected by landslides. It’s really devastating any time of year, but at holiday time it hits especially hard.
We have had some sleepless nights but so far we are fine here.
The only picture I have taken of this wild weather is at our local park. This is normally a lovely grassy area. I do love that a little boy was playing in the water. Note that he had a life vest on and his dad was nearby.
The walking path is behind the water.
The tree is in water and lots of debris.
We set up for Christmas last week and here are some pictures.
Our tree - a Nordman Fir. It's beautiful - I'll share indoor pictures next week.
Outside our front entrance - see Frosty?
By the back door - a little spray Dave and I made.
Another for the Jones' and Sandbloom's Post Boxes.
Laura and I are excited about a recent order of fabulous books from C & T Publishing. I hope you have some of these titles on your Christmas list. I would recommend every single one.
And finally, we have been making a Circle Time mat from the Clothwork fabric mentioned previously. Here is a picture. It’s going to be a part of a trunk show mailing tomorrow.
And our dear friends from Rockland are getting a High Chair Helper mat made from mostly their fabrics (with a little bit of Urban Landscapes by Kathy York for Clothworks in the form of stars - couldn’t resist adding in those bright pops of color!). The glue is still drying on this so it shows – BUT it will dry clear!
Hope you are having some creative spark this week! And remember to breathe deeply at this most busy of seasons!
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