This week’s Illustration Friday.

Have a good new year!

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Look Adina! I finished the Butterflies are Free scarf.

And in typical Kuky fashion I did the loop right before I went to visit Olinda for Christmas.The loop the butterfly sits on is really cool. I really like that idea. It’s similar to my favorite scarf, the windy city scarf, except I don’t have to pull it all the way out. I can just loosen it like a tie. I think I’ll have to make one for myself as well.

Olinda loved it and she thinks she has friends that will pay me to make scarves for them too! How cool is that?

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I was telling a friend about the tsunami and I could have just started to cry it’s so heartbreaking. All those lives gone. And it makes me mad too. On hearing that we’re giving what…$35 million in aid it made me mad thinking about the billions we’re spending on war. But I won’t dwell on that. I donated to the Bay Area Chapter of the American Red Cross but did you know you can also donate to the American Red Cross through Amazon?

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I had to pop back in and say hallo before the end of the year!!

We had a wonderful Christmas even though Alan was sick. He has a cold and a keep you awake in the wee hours of the morning and why didn’t you take some medicine damn it cough. But he’s almost better now.

I cooked for Christmas. Or I should say for Christmas Eve. We celebrate Christmas Eve with the family, Alan’s family usually. I don’t cook for Christmas normally but I’ve been in the cooking mood so I made yummies.

I made apple pie. My first apple pie. My first pie ever in fact.

I hand made each leaf. I made 58 individual leaves.

It took FOREVER! Olinda asked me why didn’t I make bigger leaves. Well I don’t know. It’s my first pie ever that’s why. I’m thinking if I ever plan to make this pie again I would much appreciate a leaf cutter. I cooked it a little longer then I should have and it browned more then I would have liked but it was delicious! These are the before pictures (because after pictures would have required a more organized mind which after baking and preparing all night until 5am in the morning meant fuzzy thinking)

And I also made cookies! Vanilla sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies. (again these are the only pictures…fuzzy thinking again)

The gingerbread cookies were a PAIN. They kept sticking even with the flour I was using. I used a cookie cutter in the shape of a tulip and I had two disks of dough. After cutting out the first disk I baked it up thinking if these suck I’m not going to bother with the second disk of dough. But they were so good that I struggled with the second disk and made more.

And I also made a yummy yummy Sage Butter Turkey and green beans with almonds and garlic and mashed potatoes. Everything was delicious. I had a wonderful holiday visiting with family and friends and just got caught up with my sleep today.

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I am taking a break from my blog for about a week or so. Maybe even until the new year. So everyone enjoy your holidays!

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This week’s Illustration Friday is Home. Weird illustration for home huh? Well, when I think of home, I think of family and friends, but I mainly think of Alan. Wherever I am as long as I’m with Alan I’m always at home.

I took a picture of Alan that I didn’t post on here because he looked so silly. I took it on that day when we went and got our Christmas tree and I made Alan hug the tree. He was standing next to the tree and I had the camera in my hand and I pointed it at him and said smile honey! So he did this crazy fake smile with his mouth all distorted, his nose scrunched up a little, and his teeth showing. I love that photo. It’s completely silly and totally Alan.

So when I thought of home and Alan I knew I wanted to draw him. At first I thought I would draw a regular illustration like a portrait but then when I started I knew I wanted this silly one instead. And I love it just as much as I love the photograph. I’m thinking I want to do a whole series with my family and friends all making silly faces.

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Last night we finally got the rest of the ornaments up. And I would have taken pictures but I’ve been preoccupied with how lovely the tree looks at night. This childish joy just bubbles up when I can turn on the christmas lights and watch them sparkle and glow in the dark. Does everyone feel this way about Christmas lights?

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