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Happy New Year’s Eve

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My “Ready for countdown” self-portrait New Year illustration.

Sparkling Christmas Tree

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We found this beautiful Christmas tree in the dark when we drove around a new development area at Black Diamond.

Still in Christmas Mode

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A couple more photos of Christmas decorations at Carpinito Brothers.

Tunnel of Lights

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Here are a couple more photos of Carpinito Brothers. A new addition this year is this Christmas lights tent on the site next to the reindeer paddock.

Cran-cherry Pie

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Here comes a photo of my cranberry and cherry filling pie for dessert.

Christmas Dinner

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Our Christmas feast menu: Appetizer Baked Brie and bagel chips Main Course Smoked pork shoulder aka Boston butt Beef brisket Side Brussels sprouts and kale casserole Sweet potato Kabocha squash Dessert Cran-cherry pie (The photo is coming soon)

Merry Christmas ๐ŸŽ„

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My “Santa Claus” self-portrait Christmas illustration

Merry Christmas Eve

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My “Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer” self-portrait Christmas illustration.

Christmas Cards

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My Christmas card project is finally done. Sorry for the delay in advance to my family and friends, but your card is coming to your mail box.

Holiday Surprise

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Guess who else joined the holiday fun at Carpinito Brothers? Newman the two-humped camel and Ziggy the zebra. They are getting along with each other pretty well.

Live Reindeer

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Two live reindeer are back at Carpinito Brothers welcoming holiday customers.

Calligraphy Art

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Today’s phrase: Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be

Bento-ya Goemon

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Lunch special combo bento box from Bento-ya Goemon. My choice was grilled salmon and salmon rolls. Ronnie picked chicken karaage and spicy tuna rolls. Dessert was covered by Pastry Mitten.

Reindeer in Rain

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Sparkling reindeer statues at Issaquah Commons.

Christmas Tree and More

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More photos of Christmas decorations at Bellevue Square center court.

Snowflake Lane

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The Bellevue Collection presents annual Snowflake Lane before Christmas. The parade includes singing, dancing, floats with performers and characters, and bubbly fake snow. This year, they do not have a show time, yet holiday music and lights are blinking along Bellevue Way NE.

Rudolph the White Nose Reindeer

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Meet Rudolph and other reindeer at Bellevue Square. They are ready to run and pull a sled full of  Christmas gifs. However, something is not right on the light of Rudolph’s nose. He does not have a very shiny nose this year.

Mexi-Japan Tacos

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Tortilla chips + avocado + tomato + ground beef + Italian parsley + shredded cheese

Calligraphy Art

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 Today’s proverb: Laugh and prosper

Poinsettia cheers me up

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This little poinsettia pot was $3.99 + tax at Trader Joe’s. It brightens up our room with holiday color.

Emoticon Sticker

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My “Sorry” self-portrait emoticon sticker.

Swanson Nursery

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Our holiday tradition of visiting Swanson Nursery. This year, we have to make a reservation beforehand.  Unfortunately, no reindeer was on site.

Curry Night

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Curry with adzuki red bean rice

Holiday Peanuts Pavilion

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Our Collection of Charlie Brown Christmas tree and Santa Snoopies.

Cyber Monday Shopping

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This is my Cyber Monday shopping order. An alkaline water pitcher. Woo-hoo, so excited!

Calligraphy Art

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Today’s proverb: Tomorrow is another day

The Very Merry Christmas House

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This house located in Covington, WA has tons of holiday lights, some are animated, and music. Peanuts gang are dancing. It plays Holly Jolly Christmas entertaining show every year.๐ŸŽ„

Sewing Factory

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I found soft touch mask strings made in Japan at Daiso. I had to open up a little factory to make extras. Now we are all covered with face covers.

Thanksgiving Feast

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We got a surprise of some sample dishes from our next door neighbor. It made our dinner table more festive. Thanks for giving for Thanksgiving.