Harvest Lane Cottage

A Homemade Christmas   It seems like all the world is caught up in the hustle and bustle of Christmas right now. Buying the right gifts, going to the concerts, the plays, the parties, and the events. The first two weeks of December nearly wore me out, and I did hardly any of those things!     Are you feeling a pinch from all the must dos as Christmas Day quickly approaches? For most of us, we have just seven days including today to prepare.  Are you ready? Are you panicked? Maybe this is the year for a different approach.... Read more . ♥♥♥ This is the intro to the guest post I wrote at my daughter's blog, Hands Made to Love. Please go read the rest and leave a comment! I invite you to take a look around at her blog while you're there. Happy Christmas! Laura Homemaking Party Reader Tip Tuesday

Photo from Pexels I haven't had much time to write lately. I feel like I'm running hither and yon and meeting myself on the return trip.  I hope that next week things will begin to slow down a bit. I don't know why everyone thinks everything needs to be done the first week or two of December! Laura Lately...  I am regaining energy steadily after treatments and surgery. I've been taking my little dog for walks downtown. I'm trying to teach her not to pull and to be friendlier. She isn't very well socialized, because I worked and drove a lot when she was a pup. I've been knitting a lot.    I've knit more little hats for a children's clothing ministry. I finished a sweater for my dog. I've finished one gift and another will probably be finished by Wednesday. I'm learning fair isle knitting and knitting with double pointed needles. I'm thinking about joining the Yarn Along at  Small Things   to encourage myse...

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