Kaleberg Archive for Keyword: christmas, Page: 2

12/13/18 - Cookie Party We held our annual Christmas Cookie Party and set our friends and loved ones to the arduous task of decorating gingerbread cookies for our cookie tree. Thanks to the help of a timely houseguest, the big tree was fully decorated, and we had put the final touches on our science fiction themed Christmas decorated fireplace mantel.	The big tree
The cookie tree with the candles lit	Iberico ham, winter salad, chocolate persimmons and saucisson en croute
Our science fiction mantel	The cookie party

Keywords: christmas

12/12/18 - Christmas Swans and Ornaments The swans are back for the season in the farm fields along Towne Road. We saw a big flock of them from the Dungeness Dike. We also saw that someone had decorated one of the holly trees along the trail. Christmas is a-coming in.	Swans
More swans	Christmas ornaments

Keywords: christmas, dungeness

12/07/18 - Seattle Christmas Sidewalks Every Christmas season we head into Seattle for an urban Christmas experience. We dropped by the JDRF Christmas Gingerbread Village which was back in the Sheraton lobby this year. The theme this year was How The Grinch Stole Christmas with scenes from the Dr. Suess book rendered in gingerbread and a variety of candies. Then we stepped outside to enjoy the downtown Christmas lights.	Towards sunset in Seattle
A scene from How The Grinch	Another scene
Christmas lights and Christmas goodies	A scene from Whoville
Meanwhile, back in Seattle	More city lights
Street crossing	The carousel
The Christmas tree and Macy's star	The tree and the star again

Keywords: christmas, seattle

12/30/17 - Christmas Roundup We've been busy this Christmas season, so we haven't posted much. There were the two trees, including the Monster, perhaps the largest, thickest, deepest tree we've ever had the pleasure to put an ornament on. It was nearly impossible to water, so we needed a special self regulating watering system. (Thank you Amazon.) Then there were the two parties, the grownup's party and the cookie party. Thanks to our friends, our little (barely over six feet) cookie tree was adorned with gingerbread, sugar icing and lots of dragee. The candle lighting went smoothly with a new fire marshall and rapid response team. It was a cassoulet year, but in all the excitement, we didn't get a photo of the cassoulet. It moved too quickly. Once again, a wonderful Christmas season and lots of 2018 to get ready for the next one.	The big tree - That's a 10' 6" ceiling.
The big tree decorated and illuminated	The cookie tree
Godzilla in seasonal apparel	The big tree at home
The cookie tree with its candles lit	The whole cookie tree
Linzer tortes	Snow for Christmas
Cookies - the post mortem	A last goodbye

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12/14/17 - Seen Around Port Angeles Here are some things we've been seeing around Port Angeles.	A Christmas Tree on the Olympic Discovery Trail west of Morse Creek
A fireboat in the harbor	Some strange clouds that look like trilobites
A little lizard, not a salamander, on the Olympic Discovery Trail	Seen on the internet - We love artificial intelligence.

Keywords: christmas, morse creek, port angeles, salamander

12/09/17 - Cookie City Seattle Every Christmas we look forward to the Christmas gingerbread village displays in Seattle. Usually, they are at the Sheraton downtown, but this year they were across the street. As usual, the display was for the benefit of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and some serious design and baking talent was involved. This year the theme was Seattle and Seattle history, so we recognized a lot of the landmarks. There were the Ballard Locks, the ferris wheel down at the waterfront and a Jetsons' vision that included the Space Needle and Rosie, the Jetsons' robot maid. There was also a bigfoot riding a girder. We'll have to check some of those construction cranes that have taken residence in town.	The waterfront
Seattle at night	Bertha makes an appearance.
Some details	The Ballard Locks
Jetsons' Seattle with Rosie up near the Space Bus	Under the sea
More of Seattle	Seattle's future skyline, except edible
Pioneer Square	Bigfoot on the move

Keywords: christmas, seattle

12/14/16 - Christmas at the Kalebergs We've got both trees up and decorated. The little tree, the one with the candles is decorated with gingerbread cookies lovingly decorated by our friends who are by far more talented than we are. We provide the cookies and the colored ices, but our friends provide the love and imagination. Every year we hold our cookie party, and our table is surrounded by careful artisans decorating cookies, pausing only for a sip or two of champagne. When the sky darkens, we light the candles and celebrate the start of winter and the coming end of the year.	The cookie tree illuminated
The big tree	Some cookies
More cookies	Even more cookies
Did we mention cookies?	It's a beautiful tree.

Keywords: christmas

12/09/16 - Christmas Fire Truck - Operation Candy Cane Guess who's coming to town? It's the Port Angeles Operation Candy Cane Christmas Fire Truck. It definitely brightened up our evening.	Coming ...
Still coming ...	He's almost here!
	Until next year ...

Keywords: christmas, port angeles

12/07/16 - Christmas Conservatory Every Christmas we try to check out the seasonal display at the Volunteer Park Conservatory. Sometimes they are closed for remodeling or the like, but this time they were open, and the train was running. We admired the orchids and carnivorous plants as we always do, but particularly enjoyed the charming Christmas village. Then, we warmed up with the cactus.	Still in Seattle
Christmas railroad	Santa's chair
Poinsettias and nutcrackers	Christmas village
Christmas tree stand	More of the village
We almost missed the Christmas raccoons.	Cactus, perfect for the winter season

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12/03/16 - Christmas in Seattle - Part 2 Here is some more Harry Potter in gingerbread and some more Seattle street scenes around Christmas. We are definitely getting into the spirit of things.	Dumbledore & Fawkes
A gingerbread street scene	Magic in action
We love the little details.	Another closeup
Seattle streets	Another street scene
More Christmas magic	The big tree
Macy's star	Another Seattle street

Keywords: christmas, seattle

12/02/16 - Christmas in Seattle - Part 1 We are just back from a few days exploring Seattle. We love the city around Christmas. It really makes us appreciate short nights and electric lighting. We watched the sunset, then we set forth for the Sheraton lobby where we admired this year's gingerbread competition. This year each confection was based on one of the original Harry Potter books, so we had a fine time exploring Hogwart's and reuniting with the old gang.	The sunset starts
The sunset continues	The city after dark
Hogwart's in gingerbread	Another Christmas scene
Rowling really did capture the magic of Christmas.	It looks good enough to eat.
More magic	Is that the goblet of fire?
An old friend down in front	Another confection

Keywords: christmas, seattle

12/21/15 - Cookie Party We held our annual tree decorating party, and all of our friends helped us decorate our cookie tree. Then we lit the candles. With fire marshalls standing by and extinguishers at the ready we stood in quiet awe admiring the glow of the candle flame. There is nothing quite like it. (Amusingly, one of our friends with a new iPhone took a few Live Photos, and they captured the subtle motion of the candle light very well.)	The tree lit
Another view	An evocative - we hope - close up
It's not the same with electric lights.	Either our friends, admiring the tree, or a shadowy group of conspirators.

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12/16/15 - Our Christmas Advent Calendar

Our Christmas Advent calendar game is online again. Just click the link and use the arrow keys to explore our Christmas village. The lights come on, and the trees light up as you explore. You can explore on a cell phone or tablet using the touch screen. It is sort of minimal, but sometimes you only have time to enjoy Christmas on the go.

Keywords: christmas, software

12/14/15 - More Signs of Christmas

Do you recognize that thing to the right? That's our Christmas cassoulet, franks and beans a la Francaise. It's a dish of white beans full of duck confit, garlic sausage, pig's feet, pig skin, bacon, pork shoulder, andouille and so on, all rounded out with a bucket of chicken stock.

The other two pictures are of our Christmas party and our two Christmas trees, one large, one small. With the two trees and the roping the place turns into quite a grove, and it's all illuminated by Godzilla's atomic fire. So, there are definitely signs of Christmas chez Kaleberg.

Cassoulet - That's not perspective; that's gravitational warping.

The big tree

The little tree - That's Godzilla glowing with atomic fire on the right.

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12/11/15 - Signs of Christmas We Kalebergs are dangerously over-excited. Christmas has come in with a vengeance. We were out for the Port Angeles Christmas fire truck, and our house has been invaded by trees.	The fire truck comes
That's Santa up there.	In passing
Our big tree	After a bit of work

Keywords: christmas, port angeles

12/09/15 - Gingerbread Star Wars at the Sheraton Every Christmas season we try to drop by the Sheraton in Seattle and check out the gingerbread cookie displays in the lobby. This year the theme was Star Wars, and they had six gingerbread concoctions, one based on each of the movies. Being fans of IV through VI, we probably missed some of the references in the cookie palaces based on episodes I through III. As best we could tell, Jar Jar Binks does not make an appearance. Every year, there is a lot of wonderful imagination at work in creating these confections, and there is a lot of technical skill involved. They aren't just cookies with a bit of icing. There is a whole confectionary along with the appropriate lighting and sometimes motion. Even if you aren't a Star Wars fan, it is worth dropping by the Sheraton and getting a dose of the Christmas spirit.	Star Wars in gingerbread
Is that the Death Star?	Is this episode II?
More Star Wars magic	Darth Santa being pulled by two AT-ATs.
The Death Star to the rescue, or was it the other way around?	Jawas
More Star Wars	Uneasy lies the head and all that ...
More magic	Who gets to eat the leftovers?

Keywords: christmas, seattle

12/04/15 - Seattle - City Christmas We were in Seattle for a few days last week and walked back from Fremont to our hotel. Cities are always beautiful around this time of year. Businesses and homes put up their Christmas lights to counter the winter darkness. Since half of Seattle seems to be under construction, it's great that so many of the looming construction cranes are illuminated as well.	We tried to get into the Volunteer Park Conservatory, but it was closed for a few days.
	A view from Fremont Bridge
Along the waterfront	Construction cranes alight
A view across Lake Union	The Space Needle and a bit of a crane
City lights	City sidewalks

Keywords: christmas, seattle, winter

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