Christmas

My photography skills are about on the level of my painting skills. There didn't seem to be a time when the whole family was together. So I am including just a few snaps. The best seems to be of my old cat, Bootsie.
What a great family I belong to. I am talking about the extended family.. in laws and their relatives. Wish the oldest son and his family were here.
Merry Christmas!

Chilling Time

Okay, so in between sewing, knitting, and painting [presents to finish], I play games on the computer. Dynamite is an occasional thing. I was doing great until I glanced at the score. I was further ahead than I ever had been. Shouldn't have looked. Crashed fast. This is the highest score I have ever made.














Every morning Sis and I play Word Roundup and Word Sense Challenge. It has become a contest to see who can make the highest score. Usually Mary does. This is my score from this morning. Highest ever for me.

The scenery picture is of Crow Peak near Spearfish. Took it out of the car window one Saturday [before the blizzards].

Back to knitting and painting. Finished the sewing. [Still have cookies to make, but will wait until Friday to start]

We had a great bonfire tonight. Lots of trash piled up. We had to wait till there was hardly any wind and then my son called the fire dept. to let them know that we were burning a trash pile. For the pictures of the beginning of the bonfire, go to Mary's blog[link on my page to "Prairie Home"] I didn't take my camera; but grabbed it when we went home to see if Dennis, Mary's cat, was ready to go inside.. after a couple of hours outside. So I experimented with my night setting. I got a few good pictures, but need more practice. Mary got some spectacular ones. Be sure to check her site. When the fire died down, everyone was hungry, so they dug a little pit in the dirt, put a grate over the top, and cooked hot dogs. I like this last picture... the roots from the spruce or juniper or whatever it was that the neighbors threw on the fire looked like french fries or shoestring potatoes. It was cool. The company was great and it was fun! I think they are planning on having another one soon. That would give me another chance to use my night setting. If I take my tripod, I am sure I can get better pictures.