Christmas treats in progress

Monkeying around the Christmas tree. 

Tall tree, Yorktowne Hotel. 

Christmas card signing. 

The variegated shrubs look festive in red and green. 

Christmas Cookie Exchange. Peppermint and frosting, powdered sugar and pretty packages, family and fun.

Walnuts and butter and sugar, oh my! My mom’s walnut crescents might be my favorite Christmas cookie.

The red star on my sister’s Christmas tree.
—Chestnut House Concerts  

The cardinal partakes of an evening meal, lit by Christmas tree sparkles.
  

Hangers-on