December is almost over! Art collections are finished, Christmas music, and my favorite movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation are on replay. I’m concentrating on cleaning the house, making a menu for Christmas Day with some delicious desserts!

This time of year is bittersweet for a lot of us. We remember and miss those who are not with us, but, also delight in and enjoy those we are with every day. As we have lived through the last two years, we recognise and cherish our family and friends that are so dear to us. During this season let’s try and reach out to someone we don’t get to see as often. Share your joy and happiness of the season with them. It can be a card, a conversation, a zoom call or a lunch out; it’s all about Staying Connected!

All of these memories and realizations led me to creating The 12 Days of Snowflakes, simply said this collection is out of an abundance of fun childhood memories. Having lived in Minnesota for a period of time, as well as New York suburbs with heavy snowfalls; snow days happened often with snow angels being made, snowmen, snowball fights and large fluffy snowflakes landing on my tongue. I wanted to keep the memory alive by having a visual around, something that jiggles my memory when I see this on my shelf.

In the winter if I heard, “snow day” this meant snowflakes, hot cocoa, and a day home from school. Every child should get to experience the freedom and wonder of a snow day, at least once! If you don’t live in a cold area that creates snow you can experience my memories through the 12 Days of Snowflakes Collection.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Stay safe through the holiday season.

Katherine