Hope you’ve had a lovely day.

Good afternoon Folks ~ Hope you’ve all had a good Christmas, with little or no drama, lots of love, laughter, good food and good conversations.

We had a nice quiet day and since I had packets in the freezer for today’s meal (from Thanksgiving), all I had to do was make cranberry sauce this morning, and heat up the meal in the freezer. Turkey breast with sherry, green bean casserole, and sausage cornbread stuffing. We also had some homemade chunky applesauce and a glass of white wine.

Here are some blooms from Tuesday morning.

Morning glories

Tecomaria capensis or Cape Honeysuckle and morning glories.

Prosperity roses with morning glories in the background.

Tuesday evening we celebrated DH’s birthday.  We had Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon with Orange and Ginger, delicious! Served it over rice with a side of broccoli and a couple of glasses of chardonnay. We started out with margaritas served with crackers spread with cream cheese and topped with a sliver of anchovy and a caper. For dessert we had Key Lime pie in a graham-coconut crust.  Yummy.

Wait, stop eating I want to get a picture.

Here are some pics of latest caravan work. After painting the floor with several coats of paint, DH drew the hexagonal tile shapes, then started painting the floor on his birthday.

Here the floor is as of the 22nd. He said he’s going to have to give it a second coat as it is thin in spots.  After that he will paint on a couple of coats of polyurethane. This is painstaking work, and he’s doing a great job. I wouldn’t be able to be on my knees doing that, hunched over.

He was sneaking around here the 22nd and 23rd working on something and I found out this morning what that something was.  We recently got a cell phone for me to use strictly for 911 calls or if I need to call him when I’m out on the road.  Neither of us likes using the phone and we are NOT giving this number out to anyone as there are limited minutes and it’s for our own use. We’re weird I know.  But anyway. He made me two boxes, one to store the info and charger in, and the other to hold the phone so it won’t get smashed in my bag that I carry to work.  He used oak laminate flooring, molding, and masonite. I love it and that he made it for me. The big box stays at home.

He made an opening in the bottom to keep dust from collecting.

Below are blooms from the 23rd.

Sea hibiscus or

Talipariti tiliaceum

I forgot to turn the flash off before taking the first picture below. This is our state butterfly, the Zebra Longwing.

I won’t add pictures about my tatting needles and first attempt.  You can see that blog post over at FlowerLady’s Creations.

Well, this is a long post, that’s what happens when I take a break from posting.

Enjoy this last week of 2011.

FlowerLady