Quiet December Days

Greetings Everyone!

Life is quiet - no winds on our side of the island.  Temperatures have been holding at zero.  With the latest snowfall - we've been out cross country skiing along the lake shore and out in front of the cabin.  No signs of animals or birds - just us.  When we ski along the shore on the other side of the island, we need to cover our faces due to the chilly north winds - so we generally keep moving and don't see much.

Me (Deb) enjoying cross country skiing 

Next we are planning to get our snowshoes out and trek across the island.  Ernie also is beginning to work with the snow machine so that it will be ready to cross the ice later in January.  Plus, neither of us has much if any experience running one - so some practice is in order.

 We did take time to look for a Christmas tree.  After much debate we selected a tree and brought it back to thaw out.  While the tree thawed out, we made pizza from scratch - dough and all.  It was fun and we ate the whole thing.

Selecting our Christmas Tree

 Now our tree is up - minus tree lights - because the light would 'over power' the tree.  We did however, string some lights around the picture window.

Ready for Christmas!

  When we were almost finished decorating our Christmas tree, we realized that we did not have a 'topper' .  Ernie came up with the idea to make a star out of a paper plate and tied it to the top of the tree with a ribbon.  Perfect.

Now we prepare for Christmas Eve.  Ernie will be making his traditional family rum cake and I will make sweet rolls.

Happy Holidays Everyone!