Happy Thanksgiving!

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Wishing everyone in the USA a wonderful, and safe Thanksgiving,  and friends around the world a lovely  and safe week, and week-end!

Happy Thanksgiving

Watercolor made with Turner Watercolors on Strathemore Card Stock  watercolor paper, image made with my Nikon D700, and 105mm lens, cs6.

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P52 14/52: Easter Cupcakes

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P52 14 of 52 Easter Cupcakes

Thanks to Betty Crocker these were a breeze to make. 🙂 I found the little Bunny decorations at Michael’s several weeks ago. They’re made by Wilton.

I’m really looking forward to Easter this year because #1 Grandson will be more into it, and he should love the Easter Egg Hunt, and his Easter Basket.

Happy Easter!

If you don’t celebrate it I hope you have a great Sunday!

Nikon Df| AF-D Nikkor 105mm Micro lens| SB600 camera right| SU800 wireless trigger| Hand-held

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Gingerbread House

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It’s been a long time since I last made/decorated a Gingerbread house.

Gingerbread House

This time I bought a Gingerbread House kit to save me some time fooling around with a template, and measuring and marking the doors, and windows myself. As it turned out this particular kit didn’t have the door or windows stamped on the Gingerbread so I ended up having to do that anyway. It also didn’t have enough icing. Next time I’ll make my own Royal Icing. Piping, icing, and working with fondant is challenging. I need a lot more practice, but it was fun watching the transformation from plain Gingerbread to the finished house, and I think my Gingerbread Christmas Trees look pretty good with the house, and next year I’ll make a couple taller trees too.

Nikon Df| AF-D Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 @f/4.5| ISO 250| Tripod| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering
SB 910 @ 1/32 pwr camera left front high through shoot through umbrella, SB 600 @ 1/32 pwr camera front low as fill light for the tree behind the Gingerbread house.Triggered w/ SU800

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P52 51/52 Christmas Cookies

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I saw these in my grocery store’s Holiday magazine and thought they were cute so, I bought all the ingredients to make Gingerbread Cookies, and new cookie cutters in order to make them.
I think they’ll look great with the Gingerbread House I plan to make next.

Do you do a lot of Christmas or Hanukkah baking? Me. Some years I do a lot and others next to none.

P52 51 of 52 Christmas Cookies

Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8g| SB910 camera left low bounced off ceiling @1/8 power|

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P52 50/52 Season’s Greetings

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P52 50 of 52 Season's Greetings!

Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream, Shaved Dark Chocolate, and a Peppermint Spoon.

Nikon Df| AF-D Nikkor 105mm macro lens| Tripod

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P52 48/52: Give Thanks

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I have so much to be Thankful for this Thanksgiving. He-Man is recovering from the knee surgery really well, and he’s allowed to put weight on the leg now. He starts physical therapy tomorrow!

Big Baby Boy is on his way home for a long week-end, and Baby Girl has the day off and she too is home for the holiday along with #1 Grandson.

I’m Thankful for their health, a roof over our heads, plenty of food to keep us nourished, and warm coats, but most of all I’m thankful that we’re all together, and our little family is still together, and we enjoy being together.

I’m thankful for you Dear Friends for your unwavering friendship, love, support and encouragement to never give up on my dreams and goals.

Give ThanksMay your heart be filled with joy, and thankfulness on this Thanksgiving Day.

Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 50mm f1.8G| Hand-held| Natural light

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