Peter Pan and his hat I made him.
I'm taking a photo of this eagle who is sitting on the radio antenna and Pan of course has to see too. The blinking light on top of the antenna reflected red on the eagles white head which I've never seen before. You can see his head lights up red like the light. 
Last night I took this shot of the trees in the drive we decorated. We had rain all day then at night it turned to snow and this morning I took the shot you see at the bottom, it's all white and pretty out until we start the melt down again. There is a nice layer of ice under this snow from all that rain.
This is our driveway this morning, a sheet of ice. My Suburu all wheel drive with studded tires can go right up and down this without a problem. 
Bob plays with Pan each day outside throwing the Frisbee in all weather. Today it's 22 and Pan seems not to notice it at all. He runs full speed out and so does Bob lol....they both fall. (photos will enlarge nicely)
We've been decorating today. The tree is up with all new LED lights. I got rid of all my old ones inside and out. I have lots of nativity figurines around the house as I have been collecting them. The bottom shows my quilt just back from the quilter today. The sides are still on it and I have to trim and make the binding yet. Not sure who this one is for yet. The pattern is daisy chain and the backing is bright red.
Bob playing with Pan today using the new rubber frisbee Pan can't chew up. Pan is out near the pond on the right side you can see him on enlargement. The weather has warmed up out of the teens and 20's to the high 30's and rain/snow is predicted. 
These are two little Brownies I made the other day for ornaments.
Took this shot of the eagle out the window this morning. This is one of our resident eagles. The elves I made from a pattern in Martha Steward Living Magazine. You can DL the hat, gloves, and shoes off her website with instructions in the magazine or on line.
Serves four.
Heat the olive oil in a 4-qt. low-sided soup pot or Dutch oven over medium to medium-high heat. Add the onion and pancetta and sauté until the onion is softened and both are browned, about 12 min. Add the garlic, stir, and sauté until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 min. Add the escarole and stir thoroughly to coat the leaves (and to deglaze the pan slightly with their moisture). Season with 1/2 tsp. of the salt and a few grinds of fresh pepper. Add the stock, stir well, and bring to a boil; cover the pot, lower to a simmer, and cook 8 to 10 min. Uncover the pot, add the beans, and simmer another 2 to 3 min. Add the lemon juice and turn off the heat. Ladle the soup into four shallow soup bowls and top each with 1 Tbs. of the cheese and a quarter of the croutons.
Rustic croutons
Heat 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 cups (lightly packed) 3/4-inch cubes of bread, cut from a good, airy, crusty loaf like ciabatta. Stir to coat the cubes with the oil, season with salt, and sauté, stirring constantly, until crisp and browned on most sides, 2 to 4 min.
Today my quilt kit came from Hancock's of Paduca Fabrics on line. It was back ordered as these quilts are quilt popular. This is a design by Mary Lee Bendolph called Strips & Strings and her design inspired this quilt design kit. She is the 7th of 17 children and descends from generations of accomplished quilt makers in Gee's Bend AL. She worked in the Alabama fields and attended school intermittently until she was 14 and then began her own family. The Gee's Bend quilts were on US Postal stamps a couple years back. This quilt is 50X70 fabric is all hand dyed by artisans at Gee's Bend. Actually this is the first kit I've ever bought so we'll see how I do.
This is the view out my computer window this morning. Right now I see 15 pheasant out in the yard which is open and clear of the tall Alaskan grasses, they are walking around and taking in the sun. I also feed them cracked corn. 
Pan checking out the new stair pads so he won't slip.
Pan in his favorite spot after coming in from outside. He stands very close to the wood stove absorbing the heat. When he is out he seems totally oblivious to the cold. We did put Puck's coat on him for his walk yesterday with Bob, that is the first time he wore it as it was in the high teens.
Click to enlarge. This is an active volcano in the Cook Inlet called Ilamna. This range can be seen all the way up the Inlet on the drive to Anchorage it's just spectacular on a clear day.
Pastor Rick pulling in his crab pot.
Moon over the Kenai Range in Kachemak Bay
A view of the Cook Inlet side with Augustine in the distance, another active volcano which we call the 'floating volcano.'
Below a crater is clearly visible in this mountain across from the Homer Spit. I had not noticed this crater prior to Bob's photo.
She came into this world 254 years ago and the world is still talking about her. Born on November 2, 1755, she was a tiny and healthy infant and the 15th child of Queen-Empress Maria Teresa. I do enjoy reading and seeing movies made about Marie. I like using her image and colors in scraping. She still has a lot of fans out there today.
Our order from Full Circle Farm arrived on Thursday so I'm now forced to use more greens in our diet which is a good thing right ! You understand being this is Alaska we often do not get the best in produce. They sent me Yukon Gold potatoes, celery, red onion, Golden Delicious apples, Orange Carrots, Bartlett Pears, Chioggia Beets, plums, mushrooms, kale, escarole and Romaine lettuce. This is an order for two people and it varies each time. I get mine every other week. By the way it's all organic.
Spicy Chicken and Vegetable Soup
by Nan
In a small amount of olive oil saute a couple slices of onion and a tsp of chopped garlic. Move this to a large soup pot.
Then in the fry pan saute chopped up chicken pieces. I used flash frozen breast and thigh pieces cut into strips then smaller sizes. Set the chicken aside when done and add to the soup pot the following.
Tiny whole potatoes (I used from our garden)
1 or 2 cups beet greens
1 or 2 cups Curly Kale
Couple slices red cabbage
Couple Sliced carrots
A few Cremini Mushrooms or other type
Celery chopped small (I use as a base powdered chicken stock without sodium making about 4 cups of stock.)
I added cayenne pepper, black pepper and some salt, Aleppo Pepper by Penzy Spice, and some oregano flakes. Cook this until until the potatoes are almost done then add the chicken and a couple ounces of Chinese Noodles and a 1/2 cup of canned kidney beans. Simmer a few until the noodles are done.
This soup went in a day for two people it was so good.
Well as it turns out after all my work of gathering and processing the jam it's extremely bitter ! I thought 4 cups of sugar would cue anything but I was wrong. I guess I'll have to just toss it darn it. I can't bring myself to do that yet, I'll let it sit around for awhile then toss it lol..
This dress up collar is so sparkly with peridot and AB crystals at 1 inch wide.
