In and Out

Merry Christmas from the land of birch and cedar, snow and stars! In this season when nights are long and dark, I hope your holidays are bright and sparkling.

Rising temperatures and freezing rain are predicted for tomorrow here, unfortunately. But for now we have rather a lot of snow outside:

And we have snow inside, too!
Gingerbread snow:

Window snow:

And a flurry of craftiness, too. I declared a moratorium on house projects for the month of December, and filled the gap with heaps of other things. I returned to the long-standing tradition that I missed last year and made a stack of cards to mail out to friends across the country.

And now I have at least five more works in progress and not one complete! This may be the Christmas of half-finished handmade. Knitting with needles still attached and clothes with the seams unsewn. If it’s the thought that counts, then I’m thinking I’d better start earlier next year!