This week has been a whirlwind of trying to complete projects for gift giving. I knew I had three days, because tomorrow and Friday I'm in the library at school again. Friday's just a half day.
Today, around 4:00 pm, I checked the last item off my list. And started to think about dinner. Tim eats just about anything I cook, and the past few days have been fairly minimal in the cooking department. So this evening, I decided to make a bit more of an effort.
A friend gifted me with the pretty red bird and snowflake fabric. I can't bear to cut it yet, until I find just the right project. I thought it made a rather festive tablecloth. We've had no snow here, although it's falling in many places around us.
After dinner, we watched a sentimental Christmas movie, then went for a walk. The driving rain and wind has ceased, for now. A relaxing evening was just the ticket. Tomorrow night I'll begin wrapping gifts and tying up the loose ends.
I think that these few days before the 24th are the very best ones. Gifts have been bought and mailed if necessary, preparations for the big day are in hand and we can start to relax and enjoy ourselves.
ReplyDeleteYour tablecloth is lovely!
Merry Christmas dear friend x
ReplyDeleteHmmm...
ReplyDeleteOkay, and you're not going to tell us the movie? Love that fabric...it's uniquely beautiful. A tablecloth makes very good use of it especially since it complements your dishes so very well.
Hi Vee - the movie was one in a set of 6 I purchased recently. "I'll be Home for Christmas" is the title. It was a little too saccharine for me. I like the old classics best - Christmas in Connecticut, The Bishop's Wife, It Happened on 5th Avenue - but I loaned that disc to my parents earlier and don't have it back yet.
DeleteGlad you were able to enjoy a relaxing, but festive, evening! Sometimes that's just what we need to give us that next burst of energy, isn't it? You set such a lovely table!
ReplyDeleteHello Lorrie,
ReplyDeleteDo you have any snow?
Gabriela
No snow at all, Gabriela. I keep hoping. Vancouver had a real pile fall yesterday, ours was just rain, rain, rain.
DeleteI like that fabric. I've enjoyed other black with red and green fabrics this season. One of my bloggy friends completed a quilt with those colors in the fabric. Very striking. Enjoy your wrapping. That's what I have left...
ReplyDeleteIt all sounds lovely. I'm just about finished with most everything. I love that fabric! How clever to use it for a tablecloth right now. Have a blessed Christmas!
ReplyDeleteSounds like our kind of an evening. And the fabric is gorgeous--looks great as a tablecloth!
ReplyDeleteThe walk and the movie sound just about perfect! That's what we enjoy when we have a free evening... soon .. I hope. =)
ReplyDeleteDinner à deux, followed by a walk and a movie...sounds perfect! Merry Christmas to you two.
ReplyDeleteLorrie, this is so charming and such a thoughtful gesture especially in this busy season...Tim is a lucky man! :)))
ReplyDeleteLove,
Tracey
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The fabric does make a pretty tablecloth and oh the scent of fresh Rosemary as one sits down to dinner.
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