One and half weeks...

Time before Christmas went fast.

It was Winter Solstice before I really realized it.

Maybe the weather had something to do with it:

no snow, no frost.

But dark, so much darkness.

We light up lights on front yard.

Hubby even lighted up old hurricane lamps,

but there was still dark.

Whole family gathered for Winter Solstice dinner.

We might need a third table in future...

Kittens have had fun.

Specially with Christmas tree.

Sometimes it is hard to believe,

that these two sweeties can be such a pain in the a...

When I got dishes done from Winter Solstice,

it was already time to set table up for Christmas Eve.

There was only eight of us then,

so I used plates I could put in dishing machine.

While I was working in kitchen with curious little cats

hubby had fun in the yard.

He made some changes

and carried stones for border.

Will be nice during becoming summer,

And then my mother called,

that she will come over on Christmas Day.

What in Earth?

For years she have said,

that "no way I am coming over there way out from wolf line".

And now,

she informed,

that she wants to meet everyone

- including kittens.

My mother is the matriarch of our family,

and her visit is like you'll get Queen of England visiting...

So at one o'clock we all were around and behaving.

Table was set first for coffee,

with bunnies she had baked in the morning,

and later for dinner.

Christmas food, of course.

The moon is still gorgeous,

even though it isn't full anymore.

Worth of admiring, though.