Christmas 2017

     There are no grand children or great grands within a thousand miles, but we did get to share Christmas with Cindy. As a matter of record, it is the 57th consecutive Christmas she has spent with us. We had an assortment of rather pedestrian and practical gifts wrapped under the tree, but there was one spectacular framed photo from Jackie Fare.
     For many years the traditional meal on Christmas Eve has been lasagna. Here's Durelle nearly ready to put it in the oven.

     One of Cindy's gifts was a white Poinsettia.

     The lasagna was as good as it looks.

     When I went out to get the paper on Christmas morning, the sun was doing a nice job of illuminating the big holly bush in the front yard. It'll soon be a tree rather than a bush..

     Of course, calendars are a popular gift at Christmastime; and, of course, in our house they will feature pictures of golden retrievers.

          It was another fine Christmas. We hope yours was equally enjoyable.