I Like Thursday: A Busy Season

Time to link up with LeeAnna's I Like Thursday for my weekly likes.  I need to focus on some good stuff, since the short days, rainy weather and being pulled in a dozen directions is fraying my calm.

I put up our Christmas candles in the sunroom.  I had to work around a tomato plant and some kale that just keep right on going!  I've never had a tomato last this long - there's at least five of them still on the plant (although I may need to bring them in for any hopes of them ripening).  Ha!  Maybe I should put Christmas lights on the tomato plant?  Wouldn't that be festive!

This week's prompt is favorite holiday treats.  It's hard to limit the list to just a few!  Berger Cookies are a treat and bring back some great memories.  White Chocolate Molasses Cookies (I add a half cup of chopped candied ginger) are popular with everyone.  The one thing I love this time of year (but rarely treat myself) is dark and white chocolate peppermint bark.  I could eat WAY too much of that! 

Attended a dance and a game day last week.  Both helped boost my mood so much!  (I only wish the effects lasted longer than they did.)

We did a holiday shoot with Mark on Monday.  My write up made drew the attention of Dakin's media relations person.  Because of that, Mark is being whisked off today to star on WWLP's Mass Appeal's pet of the week.  Think he'll find a forever home for Christmas?  Stay tuned!

Have you heard of The Appreciation Effect site?  It's an interesting project/concept to create a campaign of appreciation to a recipient.  I've bookmarked the page, but am wary about randomly giving a third-party site someone else's email address to kick it all off.  But I really like the concept.

In between the baking cookies, writing cards, ripping out most of the quilting I've done <sigh> and editing photos/videos/blog posts, we've been watching a variety of TV.  We've been enjoying the Royal Flying Doctor Service in PBS Passport (only two episodes so far).  We've just finished the second season of Miss Scarlet and the Duke.  I heard about Three Pines (while I'm awaiting the next Louise Penny book) and am two episodes into that.  I like the show, but find it jarring from where it's straying from the books. 

A friend of mine posted a link to the German version of the Shawn the Sheep Christmas special.  He said don't worry, it's all in sheep, so no translation necessary.  I laughed out loud a few times while watching it.  Very clever.

I hope you are enjoying the uplifting bits of the season.  Hugs!