Today I’m posting recent photos, including a few gingerbread pictures that really get me into the spirit of the season.
The first is of a gingerbread house that two of my grandchildren decorated. You can see that they also made a garage from some extra pieces of gingerbread.
Next there’s one of my shadow pictures, followed by the random donkey that graces the yard at Boston’s old city hall.
Background for the photo after that: About a week ago all four grandchildren were at a Christmas crafts workshop where grownups in elf hats made everything run smoothly. The next day I found elf hats on parking meters around town.
Next are several gingerbread creations at annual displays in town. The tree house, hobbit house, Victorian advertisement for the Gentleman Handyman, and the Acton Dental house with Santa inside in the dentist chair are all at the Colonial Inn. The last gingerbread house is in the library and is created every year by a local physician who starts to work weeks in advance.
Finally, what’s this? Another shadow picture. A Christmas-y one this time.
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I love the gingerbread houses! The children did good on their house. Great wreath shadow.
Shadows usually catch me by surprise. I was just walking through the room and saw the wreath on the wall. It wasn’t anything planned.
Thanks for sharing. I love all the gingerbread houses.
I love how every year Erik and the kids get more confident with their own gingerbread creation. And you should see how the rest of the house is decorated! Very Swedish.
Wow– those gingerbread houses are stupendous. All I remember about local ginger-breading is that my niece made a house and one of my cats ate it . . . As usual, though, I like the shadow photos best of all!
Your cat story is reminding me that when my son was very small, he made tree ornaments out of dough. They were a big hit with the family — unfortunately, also with our old dog.