Here's my start on this year's ornament from Barbara Jackson for Shining Needle Society.
Aside from a bare-naked tree standing in the corner--not a light or ornament to be seen--this is the extent of my Christmas preparations this year.
Normally I would be running around like a deranged Ghost of Christmas Uh-Oh, trying to pull a Martha Stewart celebration out of the air. For some reason, this year I'm not making myself crazy. Maybe I'm finally growing out of that first-born-girl-child-who-is-responsible-for-the-turning-of-the-world-on-its-axis.
All this occurred to me today when I was thinking about stitching this ornament AND the five others I bought in Williamsburg last week AND knitting The Flash a pair of mittens AND baking a dozen different kinds of cookies.
And then I realized that Christmas is two weeks from tomorrow.
This year I'm going to putter. As I've decided with my needlework, I get more done when I don't give myself deadlines and rules. So tonight, I'm going to stitch a bit and knit a bit and enjoy the aroma of the tree. It still smells wonderful, whether it has ornaments and lights or not.
I'm happy that you're leaning back and smelling the...not roses, but pine trees. Glad you're easing your way into the holidays.
ReplyDeleteAs I read your post, I realized that I too am a putterer. A little of this and that, now and then, and it eventually gets done. :)
ReplyDeleteGood for you--sometimes super woman needs to hang up her cape and take a break--no one says we have to do it all
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