Daily Gratitude

A diamond-shaped wood splitting maul that will help us finally be able to chop the wood in the woodpile so that it actually fits in our small fireplace.

A husband who takes over splitting wood after I've had my three test whacks. The splitter works great. My bad shoulder, not so much...

A full wood holder by the back door.

Aromaleigh mineral makeup sending out inexpensive trial packets (with no shipping charges) so I can play around and see what actually works with my skin tone (please excuse the rare and icky photo of my tired-looking, winter-weary, test-makeup face with no foundation.)
The generous samples are enough for several uses. If you have trouble matching your skin tone, see their "linen" foundation shades.





A husband who believes the dogs value his cheffing skills as much as anyone; Molly is waiting impatiently for her venison tenderloin and brown rice dinner on a fancy plate for New Year's:



Dogs that play together so nicely but pretend to be fierce, making "WAAH WAAH WAAH!" noises while gnashing teeth that somehow never actually touch:



New yoga DVD#1 (with meditation talk by the Dalai Lama).

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Zakuski

A favorite meal of ours is one consisting of zakuski - a Russian word for appetizers. Chef Jeff prepared a zakuski meal for New Year's.



It was accompanied by my plum pudding (a/k/a flaming booze cake) which I'd prepared back in November, as is traditional.



It was also accompanied by vodka (traditional) and Scandinavian berry liqueurs (a new tradition).



К здоровью! *

* To health!

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Fiberarts

Finished keyhole scarf (one skein of Inka yarn).