Merry Christmas!

 Hope everyone else is a having a safe holiday season. It is my first Christmas with family over Zoom. For my mother and sister, it was the first time using Zoom. My mother, sister, brother, and I all have iPhones so we are use to FaceTime. My daughter recently had a baby boy so we wanted her in on the festivities. My mother and siblings live in a different state than I do, so it is not uncommon to not meet up on Christmas. However my husband and I usually do have a Christmas party with our kids and my brother-in-law and his family and friends for over the past 20 years. This is the first time in a long time that we have not gotten together.

Thanks COVID.

However, I do want to keep things positive and focus on the things I have done to celebrate the holiday spirit.

Did a lot of baking this week. I made fruit cake for the first time. Also made divinity for the first time. I also made flourless peanut butter cookies, peanut clusters, and fudge.

I also had done a few Christmas related projects this week. I put together this stocking, I did not follow a pattern.

Created this chevron tree.

Made up these shelled Christmas tree, which I did write a pattern for and can be found here.

I am also trying to improve my knitting skills by making these ornaments. I still feel I have a lot of work to do.

After opening our presents and having the Zoom family gathering, I finished up a blanket I was working on. I followed a pattern on a yarn label that I have since misplaced and just winged a border. Did find the pattern online.

I finished up the night by going out for a walk and looking at other people's lights, and, of course, writing up this blog post.

Overall, family and friends are having a safe holiday season and I hope you are too. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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