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    • 366 for 2016 in the books!

      Posted at 3:12 pm by Kris McNeil, on January 12, 2017

      Wahoo! I wrapped up my 366 project with – drumroll please – 366 photos! I know 365s are kind of old hat, but this is the first one I’ve completed, so I’m a happy girl.

      I put together everything in one fast paced video and I was kind of going for the big finale fireworks effect I was feeling at the time. That can be seen here.

      I did make milestone videos along the way and those can be found here.

      The whole photo album is on Flickr.

      I’m thinking for 2017 I need to complete a couple actual physical albums of a few trips. I still owe my sister an album from the Paris and London trip we took in 2010 for one. Yes, that’s how far back some of these edits go. Yikes! I also have all my mom’s slides and photos and I should really clean those up and scan them for my siblings. And I dusted off my film camera last weekend. Very tempting. I have a few photos dancing in my head asking to be shot. And my oldest is getting married in August, so you know there needs to be a video for that weekend. Oh yeah.

      I hope all your 2017 projects bring you joy.

      xoxo

       

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    • 5 on 5 january 2017

      Posted at 5:03 pm by Kris McNeil, on January 4, 2017

      5 on 5 is a photographic blog circle of friends posting 5 photos on the 5th of the month. Come take a walk through our circle. It will do your heart and soul some good. 

      Happy New Year, all y’all!

      December was a bit of a blur of travel and cookies and more travel and more cookies… This is what happens when one has kids in both college and the Navy.  And every bit was good even if our weather was a little warm.

      moms-christmas-ornaments

      Mom’s ornaments. My mom made dozens of little felt ornaments in the 60s and 70s. They were always on the tree when I was a kid, but she upgraded herself to a fancier tree once we all moved out. I had to have these cuties on our tree though even if only to have a little bit of her with us this Christmas.  

      And did I mention cookies?? While my mom passed away only this year, we lost my husband’s wonderful mom in 2005. Every year with her we made these sugar cookies. Now we all have our own little tweaked versions of them, but we all still make them. We made them with our kids every year and still do. This year I passed the recipe to my son and his fiancée and gave them their own rolling pin. My other son got them cookie cutters for Christmas. We take this cookie thing pretty seriously.

      christmas-cookie-dough

      Mix the flour in by hand. It’s the only way. This is my husband’s job.

      christmas-cookies

      Awesomeness. Frosting is key.

      Don’t let the simplicity fool you. It has been claimed by others that these cookies have led to at least two pregnancies. All I know is that people were trying to conceive and after having our cookies – ta dah! Crazy, I know. I make no claims to this myself. Just passing on what I have been told by people who have had these cookies, but just saying, if you don’t need another baby, might want to be careful.

      I mentioned the warm December we had, which while not great for roasting chestnuts on an open fire, has been nice for being outside while the south prepares to host winter guests. While everyone up north is hunkering down, we’re setting the table. All the berry bushes around town are full up with the banquet for the coming birds.

      feed-the-birds The birds will flock in and pick this all clean in no time at all. 

      Wishing you all the very best in 2017. xoxo

      new-years-eve

      Please continue around the 5 on 5 circle with the delightful work of Kim Thompson Steel. You’ll be glad you did!

       

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