On Monday night, Christmas Eve, we made fruitcake (mixed in a 5 gallon bucket),
then went to evening service at
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
in Saratoga. The music was amazing. Yesterday, we celebrated Christmas at our house.
Today, I learned to weld! It has been a busy time.
Our Christmas tree gained some new ornaments. There are now large sections
of the tree featuring frogs, fish, trains, and teacups. In addition to presents
in traditional paper wrappings and gift bags, we had some less
physical gifts to share. My daughter Jessi learned one of our friend Laura’s
favorite Nora Jones songs (“Come Away With Me”) then sang it for her. My husband
John set up a dedicated URL and blog for Jessi –
http://feelingelephants.com/. Jessi created a web page on WordPress for her
grandmother: Eleanor Dickinson.
John taught me
MIG (metal inert gas) welding today so I can work on our backyard caboose
(WP668) and make my own garden structures. Here is my first solo welding creation,
a 2-1/2″ tall steel box:
Here are more photos from our Christmas:
St. Andrew’s
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St. Andrew’s choir
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St. Andrew’s star
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Eleanor and Jessi making fruitcake 
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Jessi with fruitcake muffins 
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Our Christmas tree 
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Starfish Santa
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NASA space monkey
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The Misteltoad
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John’s Train
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Angels
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Jessi and Paul
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Bride
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Groom
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Mouse and Santa Duck
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Frog and Engine
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Green Fish School
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Fish, Teacups, Engine
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Images Copyright 2007 by Katy Dickinson and John Plocher
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