It has been a good spring for flowers. This dahlia is beautiful. I get bulbs every spring and often get beautiful blooms.

I did the intermediate level Treetop Trek at Brevard Zoo today. It was great. I have been wanting to do it for years but did not have any of my friends that wanted to go. I went with a wonderful group from New Hope Lutheran. It was a more challenging course than I expected from an “intermediate”. The best zip line was the Tall Boy, which has a height of 85 feet.

The line over the alligators was part of the course too. The log swing part was fun. It was a grand day. I am so blessed.

I have never had poached eggs before. Mom never made them so I never tried them. I like soft boiled eggs, but shelling duck eggs is really difficult. Poached taste just like soft boiled but without the hassle of removing the shell. A wonderful breakfast.

I have had a lot of success with lilies . There are day lilies. My friend Sharon gave me the banner at Christmas .

I was able to get the vaccine today. I am looking forward to a return to normal life

I finally got a hyacinth bulb to grow well. It smells so good

Chicken Bob was the chicken that got broody last year and hatched Chicklet. I got her from 4H when Kathy, an abandon chick, I adopted needed a friend. As a chick she let anyone pick her up and had no fear response. She was named after my cat Bob who was a little off because of epilepsy.

Chicken Bob was a lap chicken and would sit in your lap if you had treats. She died in her sleep and we buried her today. I will miss her.

There was a Florida rain- Rain with sunshine. It made a rainbow. Such a wonderful sight.

I have a tradition of decorating gingerbread houses at Thanksgiving. In 2019 it was too hectic to get them decorated. Instead I decorated them at Christmas. With the pandemic this year was more difficult. A beautiful lady made me a gingerbread kit for Christmas. It was full of detail and love.

It even had candy windows and tea lights. It is the fanciest house I have built. Two chimneys, a door with a star window and a gable. I was careful assembling it.

I left the door open, because the door to my house is always open to family and friends. Although I have built gingerbread houses for decades, I don’t have much practice decorating them. I made them for the kids to decorate starting when Andrew was about 6. Everyone had a side to work on. With the grandkids I started to do villages instead of a single house. Everyone had there own house. Olivia was so creative decorating hers. It was wonderful to see them grow up. Mina and her friend Maddie had fun doing houses. Becky andI got to decorate them in 2018. It was the first time we both had a house to work on. Last Christmas I decorated a village with friends. It is always great fun to share the activity. With the pandemic this year it was nice to have a house to decorate. I think it turned out nice. I really like the candy stained glass windows. You can see the tea light shining through one.

The one thing 2020 has done is moved me to try other meats based on what I can order on line for pick up. This Christmas I got a rib roast and learned how to cook it. It was wonderful. I always got the roast my mom used and did not try others. It roasted potatoes and carrots with it.

Merry Christmas to all