Just Another rainy Monday...

or not. It was rainy but it was also windier than we have ever experienced at this house in 24 years. Wow!! I was sure we would a) lose power and b) lose trees. Happily, neither happened but we did have a few stutters in the power supply, just enough to neccessitate resetting the clocks. Farther North, in Oxford and Franklin counties, they are dealing with major flooding, a combination of all the rain and snow melt, as they still had a good snow pack from last week and the week before. (Saddleback started last weekend almost fully open!!!!) And the rivers down here in Central Maine will crest tomorrow once all the water makes its way downstream. I just messaged my niece to say we will not be attending the family Christmas dinner in a week and it was a good call. They all have have COVID there and are still recovering. No thank you, been there done that this year! We will stay home and have a quiet dinner - turkey with GRAVY (missing from Thanksgiving!) and a few trimmings. None of this over the top amount of food. We had brunch at the Weathervane in Readfield yesterday with the Longfellow's alums. Fun time and good food. Then we visited with Brenda and Garrett for a while before coming home for naps. Such is the retird life.

Holiday Show +

While D. was sunning and golfing in Florida, I was busy making money at the UMC Holiday show at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland. This was a new venue for this show and it was a joy to work in. Easy in and out - no stairs, lots of parking. Nice decor - very cozy and attactive space. It was another good show for LeafLady - sold another throw, a tree skirt and runners and placemats. It all adds up. The only negative was the weather - while sunny and cool on Saturday it was another dicey ride home on Sunday - rain in Portland kept the speeds down on 295 all the way to Gardiner, where it turned to snow - hypnotizing snow!! Fortunately, people behaved themselves and the road had been treated enough to be just wet but I was happy to pull into the driveway and the garage when the trip was over. And I had people checking up on me, which was nice. Overnight we got 5-6" of snow so it was good that I had decided to stay home on Monday and decompress. Noah plowed, I shovelled and it was all good. Had to scrape the driveway on Tuesday before I went out on errands. Groceries have been procured and I just have another trip to Portland to donate my extra sewing machine today then home to make more cookies and do more decorating. D. arrives mid-afternoon, much to Div's delight. While it's been a nice break with no real set schedules, I'll have to adjust to regular meals etc. again. Tree is the first thing on the agenda for Friday, and maybe a trip to Grateful Grains for Greek food on Saturday. Once the cookies are made, it will be time to do a deep clean on the studio in preparation for next year's projects - 2 throws, 2 tree skirts and some wall hangings. (I sold 2 of the 4 projects I hustled up between the last 2 shows this weekend, which is always gratifying.)