Morning in the mountains, sunrise during or after I walk Zoe. Sometimes I rush home just to get the camera. We don’t have a tree. Jim’s allergic so we’ve never had one, so this year we have a red and gold jingle bell wreath in the front hallway and an evergreen wreath on the front door.
Our front door is at least 9′ tall and made of knotty alder. Beautiful! Don’t worry, we didn’t put a nail in it! We got an evergreen and pinecone wreath from Whole Foods and decorated it with just a few ornaments. Ornaments were always sacred in our family. We each got one every year then when we left home we got our own in a box to take to college or work thereafter. I’ve tried to get themed ornaments for Jim and me over the years, starting with wooden painted stockings, right up to the Scottish ones I bought while we were there. Everything is in storage. Thus the wreath.
When we first came to Utah earlier this year, we had no idea how long we’d stay or where we’d live. Early on we passed a gift shop with all kinds of Utah items and I found ornaments. Since Jim has actually gone fly fishing, he’s the moose on the trout, I’m the bear on the sled. This weekend we found one for Zoe and one for the family. Zoe’s is a hand-knit mitten and ours is a star made of recycled glass, both from the Swaner EcoCenter down the road.
I know you always love photos, and I haven’t been taking many lately. As for wildlife, I’ve seen a few geese over the past few weeks, nothing else. As long as we’re here, I’ll keep an eye on the Preserve and perhaps get you a photo of moose or elk. Cheers! Dee
Cooking with Dee 