The six gingerbread displays are created by Seattle's architecture firms and the Sheraton's culinary staff. Donations from the displays support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 
Above, the Space Needle, Westlake Center & its winter festivities, Santa's Monorail, Mt. Rainier.
Pike Place Market with rooftop reindeer parking. More photos later.
Hmmm... quite the find at my favorite second hand shop! It looked like it had been a hanging decoration and it had a layer of dust on the flowers. A good soaking brightened it up. Check back in a few days and see if it shows up again!
A nice string of fish have mysteriously appeared! Hmmmm...
We've had quite a time with this tree. First, the serious challenge of getting lights to the top of it (really, honey, they don't have to go ALL the way to top). Then the lights went out and it was only on Saturday DH discovered the cut wires (creatures or clippers, we cannot imagine?). New lights in place and now it's catching fish! So how to find out who has a fish story to tell...?
May all the joys of Christmastide
Jingle Jangle tree and reflection. The first outside night shots I've tried with this camera just aren't working like with my old camera. Sort of liked this one anyway. I'll try again if we can get the tree lights to work again ....
Beauty & Strength 2007:
On this third Sunday of Advent, I'm very grateful to be in my little home, warm and rested. After the windstorm Thursday night, there are still many without power, with big trees lying on and in their houses and other less than restful situations. It's cold now too, but the snow in the picture is gone.
Remember these bottle neck/bird house gourds growing on our pumpkin patch fence? We called DH's brother for some expert advice as we could not see how they would ever dry. Just about hopeless in the Pacific Northwest is what we all decided (see below). Brother M recognized the disappointed sound in my voice and surprised us with a nice variety of quality AZ dried gourds!Washington grown and mostly rotting gourds, in the barn: 
And a few trying to dry in the house:
Thanks, Brother M! This is indeed better than my suggestion of mailing you our moldy, undrying ones.
And it doesn't say "Do not open until Christmas!" But just in case, Santa, note this isn't me.
This cheery banner hangs in our entry every Christmas. It is another creation from Sis. DH has had this one longer than he's had me, I think. The garden (& other) critters are a joy to have around during these rainy, dark days.
I'm making my list and checking it two, three or four times. Gonna leave it laying around the house 'cause Dear Husband needs to knows how much to put on the gift certificate he'll make and leave in my stocking. But shhh... he likes it when he surprises me.
We'll have an outside Christmas tree this year so Sis' (DH's sister) little angel will stay inside with us. She's topped all the trees since we've been married and happily announces Christmas from tabletop or tree alike.
We have a mole problem. Well, we thought we had an industrial size mole problem. But now we see what is going on. Initially, there was one natural aerator at work and we sort of ignored him. The first one wanted more time to spend in the fluffy garden soil so he called in reinforcements to handle the pasture - from all corners of the universe, apparently.
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