It snowed last night but warmed up by morning, so everything was wet and a bit rainy when I got up to fetch the Times and make coffee.

I was a cranky mess, fretting about money and my leg hurt.  Feeling much better after giving my leg a rest and watching “American Horror Story”, Season 3 this afternoon/evening.

Ron is doing chairs and getting into other mischief in WH.

I just put a salmon filet and a not-quite-too-far-gone acorn squash in the oven.

Got laundry, sheets and transfer station run done.  Ron re-hung the first terrarium and I finally finished the second.  Ron is about finished with the repair of the sideboard.

Got the holiday lights off the bushes and downstairs, ready to be put away whenever I find the box.

I planted stakes for burlap around two of the new bushes.  Ron picked up a hatchet so we can sharpen stakes for two more.  Supposed to get very cold tomorrow night, so setting these up is a priority for tomorrow.  It took me forever to get my mind set on how to do this, but I think four stakes in a box shape should work fine.  Fortunately, we don’t have to buy extra materials for this.

Conni dropped off the draft Sea Mist sale docs.

Ron drove John and I to a meeting for the NEPS web gang at Cycles!128.

It was a good meeting.  We stopped in to the Job Lot in Bourne on the way back, and we were relieved to be home by the time the snow started this afternoon.  I’ve been listening to it slide off the solar panels!

Ron and I went to a whiskey tasting at Andy’s.

It was too cold for walks – and anyway, my right leg is still pretty bad – so we were indoors all day, starting with a brunch and visit with Emma (and Mr. Baby and parents Junean and Mike; aunt Deona called), hot buttered rum with Joe and Laura, and a brief hello from Jim who stopped by to borrow my guitar for the night.

I got a cookie kit on sale at Stop & Shop, figuring Ron would like them.

I was trying to come up with a nice way to announce our Christmas gifts to the grands, so I used the kit to decorate cookies for everyone.

They were good, too!

Talked with Attorney Baker last night about closing docs for sale of Sea Mist timeshare.

Peter and Bonnie gave us a shopping bag of gourmet coffee for Christmas – nice!

Ed dropped by yesterday.

The electricians are here for the solar panel installation.

We made a trip to New Bedford yesterday. We loaded up on gourmet items from Sid Wainer and bargains from the produce market, including 2 1/2 pounds of honeydew for $2. Last night, I shucked oysters and steamed mussels from Kyler’s.

Today I made swordfish kebabs for supper and chicken soup for lunch.

We did the transfer station run and a pile of laundry, and changed the bedsheets.

Ron was able to pry me out of the house this morning for a day trip to Paxon and then to Tower Hill.

We visited Marjorie’s grave.  The baskets that the cemetery had placed are quite handsome.

We had lunch at Tower Hill – ham and cheese for Ron, salmon for me – admired the decorated indoor trees, several done with recycled materials, and strolled through the conservatories.

Got home in time to see the beginning of the sunset from the Bourne bridge and to do dishes and laundry while watching “Copper” on Netflix.

Ron drove for 4+ hours yesterday just so that I could visit my Mum’s grave. Talk about love!

Brunch at our new friends’ house: salmon with sauce bearnaise , bacon, quiche, fruit, potatoes, sticky rolls, cake, fruit galette.

Afterwards, we went for a nice walk in the cranberry bog between our friends’ property and Santuit Pond Estates.

My leg and hip were hurting, so we came home.  Ron chopped a pile of veg and fruit scraps and after a rest, I did a tiny bit of raking around the front bushes.

Great day to be outside: in the 60’s.  I’ll take this kind of Christmas ANY year.

We did some last-minute grocery shopping but poor Ron went back again for a couple of items I forgot for minestrone, a leek/bacon tart and a leek/goat cheese quiche.

We watched the last episodes of “Mozart in the Jungle” as well as the movie “Emperor”.  Enjoying our trial version of Prime immensely.

60 degrees today!  Rained all day, more expected tomorrow.