I don't sew, but I write — patching together pieces of my life.
**For the month of November each year, I try to focus on something I’m thankful for each day. It is the month that holds Thanksgiving where I live, after all. Focusing on the positive and remembering the little things that make life great are things I should do more often. Last year I found that writing every day during the holiday time got a bit stressful. So this year I’m writing throughout the year and scheduling the posts to go out in November.
Generally we have a house rule that the Christmas season doesn’t kick off until after Santa waves at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but this year, Chris and broke the rules. We’re going wild now that the kids are grown and out of the house 😉 Friday night (yes, almost an entire week before Thanksgiving) found us heading to the Berkshire Museum for a fundraiser highlighting a Festival of Trees.
Persuading me to go was not difficult. 🙂
As a newbie to the area, it was really cool seeing all the different business represented. And seeing community members themselves coming to support the museum.
The video above this paragraph gives a bit of the feel of the museum. Love how the art is surrounded by so many different trees. If you listen closely, you can hear the high school choir singing “Silent Night” in the background.
The video below is of a tree depicting “Stairway to Heaven.” It was created by our friend Mark and his team. I think they did a fabulous job.
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Can you see it?
March 6 in western NY. Not a common sight for us at this time of year. If we can’t be on the hills snowboarding, we can at least enjoy the beauty and song of these creatures 🙂 There were a bunch of them. Here’s a close-up of one.
