In the oven: a double batch of Doreen Perry's Cookies, made with Rice Krispies, one cup of dark chocolate chips, and one cup of red, white and green holiday chips.
On the ground: no snow.
On the kitchen table: a jar of pennies, nickels and dimes, and another jar that's filling up gradually. Secret Saints (or Secret Santas) are trying to not get caught doing good...but you're allowed to mark your good deeds with a donation to the jar. (One-cent coins were supposed to be finished in Canada, but...like six-foot men and quarter-inch drill bits, we still seem to have an awful lot of them.)
On the radio: something about everybody hanging candy canes by windows I don't do that--do you? (Dollygirl would say she just wants to eat them. Candy canes are one of those things that we hold off on until closer to Christmas.)
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Crayons' photos: our bookshelves, the monkey mob, and Crystal's popcorn hat
Jeanne wanted to know where we put all our books.
Most of the school-related books are on this wallful of bookcases in our downstairs rec room. This is what you'd call a candid shot, because Mama Squirrel did not attempt to get rid of the leaners or the over-stackers before Crayons took the picture. You can see more books in the photos of Crayons' doll Crystal.
Mr. Fixit has a small personal bookcase in his workshop, and there are bookcases in the bedrooms. And a few cookbooks in the kitchen. But that's about it, except for a few boxes of stored books--our living room upstairs does not have a good spot for bookshelves. A few years ago, having an excess of time on my hands, I did a rough count, and I think it was about 1600 books. I cycle them in and out pretty evenly, so I still don't think we have over 2000 total: probably more than the average North American household, but still less than many homeschoolers we know.
Crystal has a new hat to cover up the fact that her back hair is embarrassingly skimpy. It started out to be a potholder, but the sides kept curving up and it just looked better as a hat. Mama Squirrel added chain-stitch ties to each side so that it can be tied under the chin or under her hair. Crayons is making Crystal a red holiday jumper at her Saturday sewing class, so this will finish off her outfit.
A back view--see the popcorn stitch?
I also stitched the monkeys' hands together so that they can hold candy canes. Much more cheerful, I thought. People can snip them apart later if they want.
All photos copyright by Crayons, 2011. All yarns are Red Heart SuperSaver.
Most of the school-related books are on this wallful of bookcases in our downstairs rec room. This is what you'd call a candid shot, because Mama Squirrel did not attempt to get rid of the leaners or the over-stackers before Crayons took the picture. You can see more books in the photos of Crayons' doll Crystal.
Mr. Fixit has a small personal bookcase in his workshop, and there are bookcases in the bedrooms. And a few cookbooks in the kitchen. But that's about it, except for a few boxes of stored books--our living room upstairs does not have a good spot for bookshelves. A few years ago, having an excess of time on my hands, I did a rough count, and I think it was about 1600 books. I cycle them in and out pretty evenly, so I still don't think we have over 2000 total: probably more than the average North American household, but still less than many homeschoolers we know.
Crystal has a new hat to cover up the fact that her back hair is embarrassingly skimpy. It started out to be a potholder, but the sides kept curving up and it just looked better as a hat. Mama Squirrel added chain-stitch ties to each side so that it can be tied under the chin or under her hair. Crayons is making Crystal a red holiday jumper at her Saturday sewing class, so this will finish off her outfit.
All photos copyright by Crayons, 2011. All yarns are Red Heart SuperSaver.
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