Tag: Christmas 2018

family

Christmas Night at the Farm

After the present opening chaos, we took a nice walk, did a few chores around the house, and had our traditional tamale supper. Merry Christmas! Related posts: Saturday Night at the Farm: Margies, Movies and a Marvelous Sunset Tamale Supper […]

family

Christmas Morning: Present Madness

Christmas morning for a seven-year-old! We slept til 9 (go Sammy!) and opened gifts by the fire. Sam got: a LOL doll, a Beanie Boo, a joke book, Squishmallows, binoculars, an Electromagnetic toy kit, a rocket toy kit, a LOT […]

family

Christmas Eve 2018

We celebrated in the traditional way, by attending the early Christmas Eve service and dining at Sondra and Leigh’s afterward. We had oysters — Pemaquids, this time, from a great mail-order company we just discovered called Real Oyster Cult — […]

recipes

Cauliflower Puree

When you don’t do carbs, but you want something like mashed potatoes to go with your big holiday meal. Or just your roast chicken. This recipe is super-easy, and very, very rich. There is more butter in this than I […]

family

Holiday Traditions at UNES

This year, for the winter party at Sam’s school, the children were asked to do a project that represents their holiday traditions. Sam chose cutting down our Christmas tree (a long-standing SCF tradition that dates back to 2017). We came […]

family

Pageant Rehearsal

Some photos from the rehearsal for the Christmas Pageant. Related posts: A Christmas Sunday Messiah Sing! Christmas Pageant at Grace Church Christmas Pageant at Grace Church

family

Camel Repairs and a Messiah Sing

A big day at church today. I took the camel from the Christmas pageant home for repairs. Then brought it back at 4 p.m. for the Messiah Sing. I sat with the altos and did the best I could. More […]

family

Christmas Tree is Up!

The 2018 Christmas tree, friends. No Radko ornaments this year. I couldn’t bring myself to bring up 5 boxes from the basement. I think it looks pretty good! Related posts: The Concept Tree at Sour Cherry Farm The Tree is […]

family, outings

To Emmerich Tree Farm, for the Tree

Cutting down our own tree is a tradition we started just last year, but one we really look forward to. And our Christmas trees are healthier and last longer because of it. Merry Christmas! Related posts: Merry Christmas from Sour […]

garden

New Bows for the Farm’s Wreaths

It was time. The old bows were ratty and ripped. I ordered new ones, handmade by TheHandmadeBow.com, and was so pleased! Beautiful and well made. Nice to have an update for the holiday season. Related posts: The Carriage House Market […]