Tree’s still up. More bokeh. This is a Vintage by Crystal Santa sitting on a bell.

The tree is feeling a bit dry. But just a bit. We’re aiming for Sunday, the 12th. For now, it’s still heavenly seeing those lights throughout the day.

WIND. All day yesterday. More today. I am so over it! It seems as if we’ve been deluged with wind and fog in December and January.

I was trying to take pictures of the interior of the Lake House. which is all dark wood. Add to that the fact that it’s on top of the china cabinet in the den. It’s a real challenge.

Anyway, I’m showing this to remind you of the very high ceiling in the living room. With beams. It’s such a cool handmade, one-of-a-kind house. All of the furnishings are from my stash, which isn’t all that large, by the way. Note to self: I need to put some logs in that fireplace.

We’ve been watching Shrinking on Apple+. I took advantage of a free trial so we could watch it. Oh my, it’s fabulous! It’s a comedy about psychiatrists starring Jason Segal and Harrison Ford. The entire cast is excellent. The scripts are wonderfully written. It’s so good to see an intelligent comedy series. Harrison Ford is such a damn good actor. He takes risks, he makes it look easy, but trust me – it isn’t. It’s hard work.

I kept forgetting to share this with you, but if you’re interested in the ‘turkey’ that we eat on Thanksgiving and Christmas, this is the box it comes in:

We don’t like Tofurkey – the texture is rubbery. This, on the other hand, is so good! And that stuffing is mouth-watering. Included in the package is veggie gravy. Gardein is based in Canada.

Okay. We have to brave the cold to buy some groceries and return a book to the library.

For all those living in or near the wildfires in Pacific Palisades and Malibu – please evacuate and stay safe. We have many friends in that area.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

I’m sorry, but I don’t have a photo for today.

First, I want to let you know that our friend Kathy from Iowa lost her father last Monday. Let’s all send her our prayers, love, and support.

Late in the day yesterday, I learned that my dear friend Jan has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, which has most likely spread to her liver and stomach. It’s also likely that there is multiple myeloma in her bone marrow. She has decided against any chemotherapy and the doctors have recommended hospice/palliative care. My friend Joe has been her rock and has found a studio in the assisted living section of the complex in which Jan was living because she’s going to need 24/7 care. He will have to close up her apartment and move what he can to her studio. All of this has to be dealt with in the next 4 or 5 days, so that she can be transported there when the hospital releases her.

Probably too much information, but that’s pretty much all that’s on my mind today.

So, that will be it for today, my friends.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.