On the fifth day of Christmas ...

intarsia wood wreath by Del Holbrook

Five perfect bows! and an angel.
Everybody needs an angel at Christmas - especially My True Love, who inexplicably locked both sets of keys inside the car last night when we were downtown for a theatre outing.

As I walk away to get a better cell signal for calling BCAA, I hear him exclaim "Let me sort this!" and turn just in time to see him raising a handy lump of sidewalk from the road and hurling it through the passenger window.

At around midnight, when I had managed to sign him out of the police station, he then re-discovered the inside pocket of his new jacket.
This morning it appears that he's shattered the only replacement glass not in stock.
Ho ho ho.

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On the fourth day of Christmas ...

stained glass panel by Margret Billings

Now he's getting mathematical.
This evening's 'fresh from the giftshop' piece was delivered with a flourish and unwrapped in confusion.
"But it's not a four of anything," I cried, puzzled at this sudden departure from festive form.
My True Love sighed, looking a trifle disappointed so I looked down at the beautiful stained glass window hanging once more.
And there it was, a perfect four-by-four sixteen complete squares of glass, neatly and expertly foiled into place.

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On the third day of Christmas ...

carved bears by Tom Reid

On the third day of Christmas, My True Love is most definitely on a Remembrance of Things Past kick - these charming three bears are a great reminder of an interesting hiking encounter out on the trails earlier this year.
My! I didn't know I could beat him climbing over a trellis fence these days! Or that he could scream louder than me.
Oh my!

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On the second day of Christmas ...

ceramic lock by Jan Pavlic Falkenberg

I'm not sure if he's giving me the keys to his heart, or commenting on the fact that I've locked myself out of the car several times this year?
Whatever it is, these are certainly graceful reminders of one or the other.

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Meet Your Makers: Sarah Ronald

Button Making by Sarah Ronald

Join Blackberry Artist Sarah Ronald from 2 to 4pm this Saturday, December 7th, for a fun Christmas craft demo.

Bring along your own photo or favourite old Christmas card and make a 2” button for a minimum donation of $2 (all proceeds going to SHARE). Buttons make great gift toppers and fun stocking stuffers!

The demo will be held as part of our Christmas Marketplace show & sale, on the main floor of the Port Moody Arts Centre.

Wordless Wednesday: Little Fellow

Hand-carved BC jade frog by Tom Reid

 Exquisite stone carvings by Tom Reid, large and small...must be seen to truly appreciate....

Experience the Blackberry Artist's Society's Christmas Marketplace at the Port Moody Arts Centre. Hours are Mon.-Fri, 10 am-6 pm, Sat., 10 am-5 pm, and Sun. 12 pm-4 pm.

On the first day of Christmas ...

Eagle (image on metal) by Stephen Tobin

So, it's been more years than I care to remember since My True Love first started the seasonal inundation with gifts but it's not something that I'm in any hurry to stop.
Certainly, there have been years when the theme left a lot to be desired. For example, we try to forget our third Christmas together - there's only so much leather a gal can deal with (or that's tasteful IMHO). He struggled with the pregnancy-inspired Thai-crabcakes-and-jello fest one year also.
Lately though, he's been a lot more thoughtful about gifting.
Especially with this season's start - he's going big!

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