Ice.

 We came home to a rainy Burlington and then a freezing Burlington.  This led to some gorgeous flooded and frozen fields.  We wandered, we explored, we slid, and we  enjoyed the sheer beauty of so much ice.  

The Owl and the Turkeys

Right alongside the driveway at Claes's we had the good fortune of some beautiful, feathered visitors.  First, a giant barred owl which sat there in a tree branch for two days, watching, watching, watching for prey.  Then, a congress of turkeys that found their way past the house pecking and preening the entire way. The turkeys came back each day.  

Lucky us.  Lucky birds.

 

Puzzle Me This

 

No Thelemarck Christmas would be complete without a ridiculously hard puzzle to complete. This year we did three. They kept getting harder. 

Five Cousins in New Hampshire for Christmas

 

Instead of matching pajamas for Christmas this year, we bought all of the kids matching red Swix hats.  They are the best group of cousins for sure, so we spent time photographing them. Kaj had a bit of a meltdown the day we wanted to get group shots, but he pulled through at the end. It's no fun at all keeping up with the older kids when you are the youngest of five!   

Thelemarck Christmas

We celebrated Christmas in New Hampshire this year.
Bjorn flew in from Arizona.  Barbro and Dave drove from Vermont, and of course all of the cousins and aunts and uncles were there too.  We ate a lot, had Swedish smorgesbord, made pasta for christmas dinner, sang lots of Swedish songs, drank Glug, and went walking and sliding in the beautiful the snowy woods. It was a lovely holiday this year.  

 

Solstice Eve

winter solstice hike 

up the snowy path with friends 

crunch crunch the cold snow

Christmas Images 2022

As always, Christmas was beautiful in our home.  I love the decorations and the time we take to make sure it looks festive.   Here are some simple snapshots of things around the house.