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Christmas Seems Far Away
It has been a very mild December, so I have been working outside a bit. Catching up on those things that I put off during October. I was ready to take my knocks, and resign myself to whatever the winter would bring, but thankfully this window of nice temperatures and decent gardening weather has given me a chance to do some yard cleanup, clean the back porch, put up some Christmas lights (a humble display for sure, but festive) and clear away some garden debris.
I also did some organizing of my tools storage area.
I feel like buying some extra Christmas yard decorations, now. I think I will look for those lighted trees that go on the porch or something. This will be completely out of character for me, as I usually wait until after Christmas to buy any decorations or holiday supplies.
During Thanksgiving we went with the grandchildren to the Columbus Zoo “Wildlights”. It was very crowded. I think it is wiser to go a little before dark, see the zoo, and then leave a short time after the lights come on….just as the crowds are getting there!
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We’ve had an stretch of warm weather up here as well. I guess I’m glad it gave me a chance to do some outdoor projects that I didn’t get done this past summer (think digging errant raspberries!)
….BUT—It’s very hard to get in the mood for Christmas decorating whent there’s no snow in sight.
Hope the kids enjoyed the zoo lights–it’s tough fighting the crowds, but hopefully it was worth it.