The Gallery/Sitting area transformation is coming along pretty well, not 100% complete yet but it won't be long now...










Another week and should be good here!

As we sat and watched the fire in the firepit tonight this sort of came to mind:

Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

And so this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just begun. And so this is Christmas, I hope you have fun, The near and the dear ones, the old and the young. A very Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year. Let's hope it's a good one, Without any fear. And so this is Christmas, for weak and for strong, For rich and for poor ones, the war is so wrong. And so happy Christmas, for black and for white, For yellow and red ones, let's stop all the fight. A very Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year. Let's hope it's a good one, Without any fear. So this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just begun. And so happy Christmas, I hope you have fun, The near and the dear ones, the old and the young. A very Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year. Let's hope it's a good one, Without any fear. John Lennon Wishing you all a prosperous and enjoyable Holiday Season! Don, Kiran, and Roxie

Roxie's Failure

The protector of the house, Roxie the boxer dog, has failed to keep a vermin armadillo from getting in and chewing up part of our dishwasher...we discovered this sad crime when we started the dishwasher and water went everywhere...personally I think "Grinch" has paid us a visit...LOL...Its the Holiday Season so "Murphy's Law" is in effect...

Moss on the trees out by Cheneire Bayou...northern Louisiana...

Back from Louisiana and ready to go back to work on the house...

The expected weather event in Dallas did not really materialize as bad as it could have...parts of town were hit harder than others, and Dallas is virtually shut down this AM with school closings and the like, but here in McKinney all we got was a dusting, and most of that was sleet, not snow...so the roads are treacherous. Wind chills here this AM are in the 0-minus 10 range, actual temp is about 16 right now...another happy day in north Texas...

Well...I guess a weight control program of some sort is in order here...

Work on the house continues this week as we wait to see if this "winter storm event" is going to materialize or not, but my guess is that I should not hold my breath since the moisture part of this deal is coming from the south...of course I have been known to be wrong before...LOL...

The first good front of the season has arrived and "wufless" dog has assumed her position of responsibility until its over...