Lunar eclipses occur when the sun, Earth, and moon line up in such a way that it creates a shadow on the moon. There are three types of eclipses—a penumbral eclipse (like the one we're in for) and a total and partial eclipse. When a penumbral eclipse happens, the moon passes through the dim, outer edge of the Earth's shadow—aka the penumbra—making it look slightly darker than usual.
As planned, my mom and I spent the entire day today baking cookies at her house. This had been a sort of holiday tradition for us for many years but somehow took a back seat to other life events. It was such an enjoyable day and we both needed it - this year especially.
We made cut-out cookies using my Nana's old family recipe ...
Snowmen, bells, angels, stars, cats ...
Delicious chocolate chip cookies ...
Happy Saturday! Yesterday, I cleaned the house and decorated for the holiday season. Sir Leo was happy to supervise as usual ...
Some kitchen adornments ...
Greetings all! I hope that everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving holiday (for those of you who celebrate it with their family and friends). Yesterday, we had a very small gathering at my MIL's since many of our elderly family members have already passed on years back.
That being said, we spent a nice day together eating some delicious food and enjoying one another's company ...
We ordered our dinner from a wonderful place located directly across the street from our home called, "Around the Family Table." They cook and bake homemade meals and desserts daily and their holiday dinners are THE BEST since my nana stopped cooking them years ago. We had mashed potatos, stuffing, turkey, ham, green bean casserole with generous pieces of bacon, corn, and fresh buns! And, ALL of that for under $50.00! :)
My mom chipped in and brought two desserts - the traditional pumpkin pie and pumpkin spice cheescakes! YUMMY GOOD!
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Today, I will continue my yearly Black Friday tradition of putting away the fall and Halloween decor and switching up the Halloween tree with Yule/Christmas ornaments - adorning the rest of the house with my winter decorations. While at a local flea market last weekend, I found this set of salt and pepper shakers for only $3.00 - what a bargain! 👍
Greetings and salutations, my friends! I hope all are doing well. The weather here has been rather unusually warm even for this time of the year. Yesterday, my sister and I took advantage of it and decided to stop off at one of our local dollar stores to pick up a few cheap items. While there, we were surprised to find a store called, "Uniquely Local." This store is exactly what is says it is - all local artists, bakers, crafters, etc. who sell their uniquite items and at terrific prices at that! From an array of handmade jewelry to decorations, candy, snacks, macrame, knitted, and crocheted items to even wall paintings ...
Hey there, friends!
I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend! Mine was quite nice. My one string of lights on my Halloween Tree burned out so I improvised and used my small string of orange ones I had adorned at my halloway enterance ...
And, my mom made some of her yummy homemade chicken corn noodle soup and sent some home for me. Aurora and I ate it for dinner later on that evening ...
