Letting go

I hate to throw out a beautiful plant, but poinsettias have their season. I take mine out to the compost heap and "set them free," but not without a final closeup.

More gift tags

In cleaning out boxes and ribbons that are no longer suitable for recycling, I came across a box lid I could not bear to throw out. Instead, I turned it into gift tags for next year. I may go ahead and order a roll of plain red wrapping paper to use with them (and for Valentine's Day, soon.) I have dozens of white bows I could use with them, too.

Recycled Christmas Card Tags

I may not get my postcards done this month, but I did go through my Christmas cards for candidates for gift tags. All of these tags were cut from the fronts of received cards.

Lunch Money

We were having lunch at Cracker Barrel today and four soldiers came in. We couldn't afford to buy their lunch, but Kent, my husband, gave them some money toward the cost of it and told them he appreciated them. I'm very proud of him. He's keeping Christmas!

Hiding Christmas!

Here's a way I "keep" Christmas (out of sight) till next year!

Snowmen in January

I think I'll leave these little guys up a while longer. I use red & white in my kitchen, anyway.

Share the Warmth

In January, I used to give a donation to Duke Energy's Share the Warmth Fund. Last year, my check came back ,"Address unknown." I checked Duke energy's website, and it still lists the same P.O. box as last year. It also lists partner agencies with phone numbers. I'll try to call one of those, tomorrow.

A few years back, Duke Power cut off the electricity to an elderly woman who could not pay, and she froze to death. That should never, ever happen in America, today.