129 Snowman

Rich says he's scary because it glows from the inside. A snowman with an inner light.  Since he's made of metal he's not melting sitting on the widow sill.

128 Graveside

127 Sam & Estizer

Our photo documentary class received our copies of the book we worked on during December's First Friday at the Banana Factory and our working prints were exhibited around the room. Several shots of the Boor family at dinner were in the book and on the walls and Alison and Sam came to the event while Christian was at a Boy Scout event. Here Sam signs the page his picture is on for Estizer, one of my classmates. Behind Sam are some favorite people; Alison, Sharon Ann and Rich. I don't know who is behind Estizer.

126 Ten Dozen

Shortbread cookies for Christmas

125 It's All About the Chocolate

I'm getting a head started with the holiday baking and most of it is chocolate. Two types of fudge, toffee bars, chocolate peppermint bark, mocha swirls, and mint brownies lead the list followed by shortbread cookies and gingerbread bowls and lastly a small pan of cherry bars.

124 Moonrise

123 The Whole Musical Ensemble

I will grant that we are a bit of a musical family. After all, Rich owns 11 guitars,  Nate is studying at Berklee School of Music, and both boys played in the Liberty High School Band. But there is a whole other side to the whole musical ensemble.  Every Easter Vigil Rich reads the story of the three men and the fiery furnace that repeats the  line,  "When you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, drum, and entire musical ensemble, you are to fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up." I don't think this is the same musical ensemble as King Nebuchadnezzar. This one has an accordion.