leftover.

finally finished off
and developed
that last roll of film from christmas.
when there was light
and ribbons
and cookies.

cookies.

these are the best sugar cookies on the face of the earth.
and my sister has been making them
for as long as i can remember
from a recipe she got from my mom
who got it from a coworker
years and years ago.

holiday.

instead of snow on christmas
there was ice.
thank goodness for
the lights, fire, and warmth
inside.

blue.

my sister's getting married, too.
and look at that!
she already has
her something blue.

first.

oh my. it's december! and there's no snow on the ground!
this photo was taken the day after thanksgiving
on a walk with my sister and dad.
there was no snow on the ground that day, either.
it will come, though.
winter, i mean.
and when it does, well,
i will take lots of photos of snow.

turkey.

he rubbed it with an herb butter
and it was perfect.

holiday.

how i spent my thanksgiving.
oh, and there was food, too.

michigan.

i'd never seen michigan in november until just last weekend.
it was sunny.
but the sky was gray, and the trees were bare, and the water so still.
i really love that last picture
of boots and stairs.
just looking at it makes me happy.
not bad for a roll of expired film from ebay.

typical.

just another weekend
at home
with family.

zoe.

and twelve years later
she still looks like a kitten.

her.

this is me
wearing fingerless gloves
that my sister knit for me.
oh
and she can paint, too.