seeking peace and simple joy...

as i seek peace

and simple joy

this holiday season,

i will do so

in the quiet

of our home

on the prairie.

~~~

i will do so

leaving prairie pastimes

to rest

thruout the christmas season

~~~

and so i wish you

and all of yours

a very blessed

and merry christmas

and a happy and healthy 2011.

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~~~

~

may your christmas be full of

peace and simple joy...

peggy

christmas craftings...

as long as you're

"hanging" around here,

(and i'm glad you are!)

let me show you

some of the

christmas craftings

i've been working on

for the craft show

on saturday!

~~~

i've been sewing and stitching

several wool stockings,

one ready to be hung

by your chimney with care...

~~~

stockings are such

an old-fashioned

part of christmas.

~~~

i love them!

~~~

i love them wooly,

rustic,

and

simple.

~~~

i use recycled

and repurposed wool

for my stockings

and all my wooly creations.

~~~

i love mittens too!

~~~

wooly,

warm,

and cozy!

~~~

and again,

ready to be hung

by your chimney with care...

~~~

and what would christmas be

without a wooly

and jingly tree?

~~~

so...

if you happen to be

in the faulkton, sd area,

stop by

and check out

the 36th annual

arts and craft festival!

~~~

stop by my booth and

i'll treat you to one of my

homemade popcorn balls!

~~~~~

~~~

~

come see me...

peggy

the reason for the season...

truly the baby born today is the reason for the season, the reason we celebrate christmas. merry christmas to you and your family!

and there were shepherds keeping watch over their flocks by nite...

and there were shepherds keeping watch over their flocks by nite... it's christmas eve! an angel will appear to the shepherds to bring them good tidings of great joy! a baby will be born, wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger! the shepherds will go to bethlehem to find mary, joseph, and the baby jesus. glory to god in the highest and peace to his people on earth...

walking in a winter wonderland...

i am walking in a winter wonderland! and i love it! i walk thru this lane almost every morning. it's my favorite part of the walk because, in every season, it's beauty never ceases to amaze me.

the trees are sooo incredible frosty and beautiful.

the spruces are flocked and ready for christmas.

the beauty and peacefulness of this winter wonderland is so fitting for christmas.

may beauty and peace be yours this christmas...

it's december already...

hard to believe it's december already! i always look forward to christmas but i still am surprised how quickly it has come. my husband and i were on our annual christmas shopping trip this past weekend. we got most of our shopping done. and now i am ready to get busy decorating our home, baking some christmas goodies, and crafting some christmas things. i like to bake and i am all about homemade but these are our only christmas goodies so far!

chocolate balls...

and soft peppermints! i better get busy! busy, busy, busy!