Last year at this time we were hoping to move into our new home before the holidays, but it didn't work out that way.Fast forward one year later with escrow closed, we have the joy this year of holiday preparations in our own home.
Realizing all of our treasured Christmas ornaments were part of Pele's collection after the volcanic event last year in Puna, we were happy to receive many ornaments from friends -- plus a few from after holiday sales. |
| Treats? Presents? Cookies? Stockings? -- WE ARE READY |
Last week, we discovered there was a tree farm just down the highway and today, we got to set it up and decorate it.
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| No, Phil, not that kind of "skirt!" |
At our house blessing last month, attendees brought a variety of gifts including amaryllis, and a very special antique hand-made Persian Bakhtiari rug. The word Bakhtiari is the name of the town where the rug was made. The word Bakhtiari is a combination of two small Iranian words: Bakht (luck) and Yar (companion.)
POKO, LANI, AND TUDOR were most curious about the process and wanted to know where their "stockings" were.