It is right around the corner, not sure how it got here already and feels like it will be the new year in a blink of an eye!
We will likely not come up for air before the new year so we will consider this our last post of 2024. I really have no idea where this year went. But what an amazing year it has been. We bought and moved into our new home. I started a new job. We returned to the US for a quick visit. We saw the Aurora Australis and spent much time working on house projects and hanging with good friends.
As for Thanksgiving, there is certainly lots to be thankful for! We did indeed celebrate here, just a few days later with some dear friends and other ex-pats. I can’t believe we did not take a photo of the group, but we were so busy eating and having fun that we forgot. The meal was delicious with everyone chipping in.
In addition, more yard work and weeding has occurred. Eric spent a good part of last Sunday with our neighbor trimming back a bunch of trees and dead branches. We have not yet done much planting. But the Hydrangeas are looking great and the Dalias and calla lilies I stuck in the ground a few month back are doing well. I am looking forward to more planting next season.
The days have gotten long, which we love. Daylight til 9:00pm. We are enjoying walking in the evenings and watching the beautiful late sunsets.
We have decorated some of the house for the holidays and will be hosting a small gathering here on the 24th. I also continued the tradition of “elf toes”. It is more fun here when it’s warm and you can wear open toed shoes, as opposed to Seattle when it’s cold and rainy.
Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and we will continue our adventures in the new year!
