December 31

Drawing assignment:  Draw a bar of soap.

For my birthday in December 2012, in anticipation of my year of origami, Rick used our big old paper cutter to cut an entire ream of white paper into 6 inch squares for practice paper.  I thought it was only appropriate to end the year with a piece made from that paper.

 365 Days of Origami and 1096 Days of Blogging

Meeko helped take the pictures

December 30

Assignment:  Draw a clock.  Rick's parents received this "Golden Hour" clock as a wedding present.  We even have picture of them in their wedding clothes in front of their gifts, and this clock is in the photo. 

Basically forever this clock sat on top of their china cabinet in the dining room.  Rick's sister Katie took the clock when we broke up their house after they both passed away two years ago.  Katie had the clock rewired and gave it to Rick for his birthday that year.  It now lives on top of teak hutch in our living room.

On a Golden Hour clock, the hands don't turn themselves.  They remain fixed on the rotating glass face.  To everyone in the family this clock was the most iconic item from Kate and Con's home.  We are very lucky to have the safe keeping of the clock....  Mary

December 29

Drawing assignment:  Draw something from your favorite hobby.  This is my favorite block in the new quilt top I'm working on....  Mary

December 28

Drawing assignment:  Free choice.  When the girls were little we would do the Twelve Days of Christmas beginning on the Dec 26.  They would get some little gift on their bedside table, a little shaped eraser, a colored pencil, something.  Then on Jan 6 we'd have a Twelfth Night party with a cake and party crackers.

Anne found crackers for us this year at World Market.  When Eileen and Warren were here on the 26th for Christmas, we popped the crackers.  They had grown up presents in them instead of children's toys:  a tiny motorcycle with sidecar, measuring spoons, and this little picture frame, and, of course, jokes and paper crowns.  It was great fun to have crackers again....  Mary

December 27

Assignment:  Draw a candle....  Mary

December 26

Drawing assignment:  Draw a pillow.  One of the geometric patterned pillows from the sofa.... Mary

December 25

Merry Christmas!  Assignment:  Draw something sentimental.  This is the yellow melamine divided vegetable dish that belonged to Rick's mom.  This dish ended up in our care and carries decades of memories of meals in Rick's family....  Mary