Good morning, my friends. This will be a quick post today since yesterday's comings and goings were pretty dull. Of course, I did my morning's slow stitching. This is Tiny Treasure #34. It has French knots, stem stitch, straight stitch, and lazy daisies.
And that was all the sewing I did yesterday. The rest of the day was spent putting sheets on the bed in the RV, doing a little laundry, finishing up one last housekeeping chore, and making a beef stew. When all that was finished, I took some time to write my "Best of" post for the "Best of 2025" linky party coming up on Friday. Originally, I'd planned to do that today, but now it's ready to go. It means I'll have more time for other things today.
On today's list of to-do's, I'm going to do a little cooking and baking. I'll be making Divinity...aptly named, in my opinion. It's one of my favorite Christmas candies. Also, I'm going to bake some Cranberry-orange Bread With Grand Marnier Glaze. The recipe originally appeared in Sunset magazine more years ago than I care to think about. I tried doing a search to find when it was first published in the magazine. The earliest date I could find said 2011, but I know I've been making it for decades longer than that. Anyway...that's what's on today's list. I expect I'll finish both by early afternoon, which will leave me some time in the day for something else. I might pack up my sewing stuff today. We'll see how much energy I have left after I finish in the kitchen.
Okay, so that's all I have for you today. How are your holiday preparations going?
6 comments:
Thanks you for reminding me about the best of 2025 linky party, it's always fun to look back and see what has been achieved over the year. The cranberry - orange bread sounds yummy. I may give it a try after Christmas as I don't have time before. Christmas preparations are almost complete and if I've forgotten anything it's not the end of the world. I hope your travel preparations are almost finished and you can just enjoy Christmas dinner with the family. Looking forward to following your trip.
We are as ready as we will be for our "day after" gathering...just a little bit of dusting and picking up tomorrow left to do...I hope your trip will be a really nice getaway and that your travels are safe....I always enjoy reading your adventures....
Hugs, julierose
I’m going to bake a few things tomorrow including Tourtiere (Canadian meat pie) for dinner. It’s become our tradition. I did a bunch of cleaning today and then worked on a little flannel quilt. When finished, it will go to a child going into foster care along with another scrappy quilt. I’m trying to finish UFOs so I can start the new year semi-fresh quilt wise. Merry Christmas!
Have a blessed and wonderful Christmas Barbara - to you and yours.
Those Tiny Treasures are fairly detailed considering how small they are. Hope preparations for the trip are going well.
Well, I'm almost at post holiday here, the "kids" will be here today, and then the Christmas season is a wrap. I'm sure there was a lovely aroma through the house while you were baking that bread!
Post a Comment