I have a couple finishes!

 I'm off to a good start so far.  We'll see how long it lasts! LOL!  I finished my Christmas ornament for this year so this Friday I will final finish all 3....mine and the grands....

I also finished my first book for the Good Reads Challenge......one book read and only 51 left to go!

I started this book in 2022 but finished it in 2023.  This was a delightful book of short stories about Christmas by Louisa May Alcott.  I might have to read it every Christmas it was so enjoyable.

My dishwasher wasn't cleaning very well so I got some dishwasher cleaner and ran it through.  I hope it does the trick!  I know you're supposed to clean your filter but I have an old dishwasher and I'm not sure it is removable.   I've tried but it doesn't budge.  Yesterday I made a menu and grocery list and ordered my groceries.  I picked them up and did the usual routine of disinfecting and putting them all away.  

 I put together my list of cross stitch projects to rotate and work on until done.  I replaced the ornament with another small; the Mill Hill Baby Jesus which I will work on now until done.    The others are a focus piece, Elizabeth's Squirrel; a piece that is close to being done, the pumpkin alphabet; the mini-quaker which was my New Year's Day start, and Winter which was my New Year's Eve start but I have to wait for the material and dye which is on the way.

Last night we had a humdinger of a storm and a tornado watch and flood warnings.  We didn't lose power and it was a great evening to read my Plum Island mystery!  Today, I have the windows open and it is 70 F!  But not for long evidently. It will be going down into the 50's soon.  But it was a great day to be out and about.

I hope you are having good weather.

Happy Trails!!!