resting up

Now is when time slows down.
Naps, tea, quiet books, introspection . . .
Sahara and I had a big girl morning together. We enjoyed the library without a toddler tearing around. Lydia likes to throw off her shoes and run up and down and all around the aisles in the children's area. Sahara and I would rather sit in a secluded spot and savor the treasures that thousands of books serve us.
From a local bookstore we also chose a calendar - Sierra Club - with gorgeous photos to grace our kitchen wall in 2010. I look forward to flipping through and filling it already, but I'll give myself another day or two before I take a pen to its pages.
It is raining and that's alright for we are cozied up inside dreaming about nothing in particular

Holiday Cards

Pablo and I stayed up last night finishing our yearly Holiday greeting cards. I didn't get a letter done which feels crummy, but hey, it's pretty incredible that we are even getting cards out today. Hopefully most will reach their destinations before Christmas.


And now I must finish my last minute knitting and sewing projects!

Cookies!

We made a lot and then we had A LOT of fun giving plates of treats to friends and neighbors. This might become a tradition. Choosing which ones to make was the hardest part. Eating them continues to be the easiest part. The most difficult one was the rugelach. My favorite will always be the peanut butter blossoms.