It's a wrap!

All that is left are the memories (and a new craft studio.) 

We closed out the year with memories of friends and family.

ABN with sister, Mary

Tipsy Tuesday

Traditional Janne Christmas
Not!
Christmas at Biltmore

Destination Family Christmas in Ashville, N.C.
New tradition? Perhaps.

Along with the good times, 2023 brought us disappointment when COVID made it necessary to abort a visit with our granddaughter in North Carolina as well as with our good friends in the mountains.

We also had challenges with renovating and installing a dry basement system in our nearly 100 year-old house. (ABN is loving the new crafts pace, so it was worth the dust, work and inconvenience!)

Speaking of inconvenience, ABN was partially incapacitated following her 2nd shoulder replacement in September. The surgery and rehab went extremely well and she returned to her normal activities within a couple of months.

Fortunately ABN was near the end of her rehab when Captain dislocated his 27-year old artificial hip. Once again, we had to cancel a trip to North Carolina. The worn out parts were replaced and damaged muscle and tendon repaired in November. He is doing quite well but rehab is preventing our winter RV travel.

Captain ended the year trying to pass a kidney stone. (Hopefully that is the finale in our saga of woes.)

 As the writer of Ecclesiastes puts it,

 ”When times are good, you should be cheerful; when times are bad, think about what it means. God makes them both to keep us from knowing what will happen next.“ Ecclesiastes 7:14 CEV

 As we say good-by to 2023,  we leave you with our mantra, expect the unexpected.

 A special thanks to our friends who chauffeured, mowed, finished and winterized the sprinkler system and remained on stand-by to help during Captain’s rehab.