Sunday, January 29, 2023
A month passed. I had a Holiday Party in mid-December. I decorated, cleaned house, and cooked. I made lots of gingerbread and sugar cookies (remember, don't use Better Homes sugar cookie recipe).
Martha Stewart's sugar cookies.
Right before the party a bunch of people cancelled and I wondered if anyone was going to show up. And then they did. It was a nice party.
Shannon and Jeffrey.
Christopher.
My favorite new vintage decoration- a plastic canvas village.
Plastic canvas church.
I made a lot of tin can luminarias. They are fun, both to make, and to light up.
Tin can luminaria.
Matt and I went to Summerhaven and walked through the neighborhood to see the lights. It was fun.
Summerhaven.
Matt and the so-called Virgin Mary.
Jiffy Pop.
While he was gone there was a really nice sunset.
Sunset.
I was asked to make my co-worker Jenny's birthday cake. We sat next to each other in grad school in 1988. I made a yellow cake, adding Meyer lemon juice and zest, and then dripping bittersweet ganache over it. It was delicious.
Jenny's Birthday cake.
Brent and I went to northwest Arizona to do an archaeological survey. This is a part of the state I had not been to.
Boundary Cone along Route 66.
We ended up close to the western part of the Grand Canyon where there is a beautiful Joshua Tree forest,
Joshua tree and Homer.
Joshua Tree forest.
This weekend Matt and I went to an antique store.
Matt and Homer.
I wanted to get a plate to add to my kitchen wall. I found one dating to the 1820s that was inexpensive due to wear and tear.
Some of the plates.
