Enjoying a quiet morning of saturated beauty… on display at Navy Pier with the Driehaus Collection of stained glass windows. The colors, composition & craftsmanship are all so impressive!

Christmas may be over…
but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate a “minty Saturday,” right???
Trying to clean & pack up some of the Holiday Home Show stuff.
But always looking for a little sweet pick-me-up treat while cleaning!!!

Looks like there was some yummy Christmas morning brunch happening down in central Illinois yesterday. Yummy monkey bread with fruit & coffee… all in some fun holiday pottery!!! Thanks for sharing your morning moments with us Allyn!

And just in case somebody didn’t want cheesecake yesterday… I also made a batch of Pumpkin Cake Bars. A childhood flashback from my Mom’s recipe! I mean… no such thing as too many desserts, right?!

Just a little something-something for our family Christmas get-together.
A little chocolate, a few cherries & a lot of cheesecake!
Homemade food always tastes better on handmade pottery!

Merry Christmas everyone… hope you’re enjoying your festivities today!

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season…. filled with family, friends & festivities!
A great time to relax & appreciate all of your “gifts” the whole year through.
A huge Thank You to all of you for being so faithful, encouraging & supportive
throughout the year. You guys are the BEST!!!

Merry Christmas to you ALL!!!

Looks like Bethany’s newest Christmas Tree arrived just in time…
making her wonderful & ever-growing tree collection even more special
for today’s festivities! Looks like someone might need a bigger table next year?!!!
Just sayin’…

Thanks for sharing Bethany… have a happy holiday!

Last minute touches… cheery cherries being added one-at-a-time
to today’s dessert headed to our family Christmas get-together!

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas… and all through the house…
I’m wrapping, packing & baking… and trying to take time to relax & enjoy my own holiday decorations. Appreciating a wide assortment of ceramic ornaments I’ve made over the years… and realizing I might “need” to make some NEW ornaments for new year. Keeping the “standard ornaments” of course… let’s not get crazy!

Finally a morning where the roads weren’t wet or shiny… and the clouds gave us a chance for a colorful morning. Well, the clouds had potential…. but the “cloud-ness” won out over a colorful skyshow. We got a brief splash of color… and then back to gray clouds. And it felt great to be back out on my bike… even if it was gray & cloudy!