PILLOWCASES

This is what I do in my spare time (and I have lots of spare time.)  I received two pairs as Christmas presents.  I finished these the other day. They have been washed and ironed and put away and will be given as a gift to someone.  When I am not embroidering I am crocheting granny afghans that are also given as gifts.  Right now I am working on the other pillowcases.

SNOWMEN COLLECTION

These are four of my new snowmen added to my collection this year thanks to my daughter, Deann who gave them to me.

This one sits in my living room next to my franklin stove.

This one I call the tin man if you touch him he jiggles.

This one is cute and a little on the heavy side.

This one is made of wood I have him hanging in the back room off my kitchen.

The following pictures are some of my older collection and are my favorites.

I have always liked this one.

This one hangs on the back door.  I think I got it at a yard sale years ago.

This one I brought at K-Mart a couple of years ago.

This one is made of glass I got it at a yard sale.

Ceramic snowmen with a saying I have always liked (Snowflakes are angel kisses.)

Not sure where are when I got this one .  He also sits on my franklin stove in the living room.

This snowman dressed in gold sits on the railing in my living  room.

Another snowman also sitting on my railing in the living room.

I believe I got this little fellow at K-Mart.

This little fellow is holding a towel.  Not sure where I got him.

Here are a few more of my collection.

These four snowmen are made of tin. The second from the left is a birdhouse.

Snowman tin, snowmen dishes, and a couple of snowmen I have on my coffee table in the great room.

More snowmen.  I have sitting around.

This is the last snowman I have purchased a door hanger. 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my collection hope I have not bored you with this long post.

WELCOM THE NEW YEAR 2016

"January is here, with eyes that keenly glow, a frost-mailed warrior striding a shadowy steed of snow"  ~Edgar Fawcett~

"The first of January rolls around like clockwork it appears I find it timing most profound as it brings us each new year.

Right on time, it's never late as never ever blown it apparently this wise old date refuses to postpone it.

Drink a toast to January one for annual consistence it's coming means the old year's done let's drink to it's persistence.   ~Stanley Cooper~

"January opens the box of the year and brings out days that are bright and clear and brings out days that are cold and grey and shouts, "Come see what I brought today."  ~Leland B. Jacobs~

"Little January tapped at my door today.   And said, "put on your winter wraps, and come outdoors and play."  Little January is always full of fun; until the set of sun.   Little January will stay a month with me and we will have such jolly time-just come along and see."  ~Winifred c. Marshall~ 

Happy New Year may you be blessed this year.

NEW YEARS EVE

"New Year's eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless moment of silence among created things that the passage of another twelve months may be noted; and yet no man has quite the same thoughts this evening that come with the coming of darkness on  other nights."
            ~Hamilton Wright Mabie







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MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas from my house to yours.   May you have a blessed Christmas.

CHRISTMAS EVE

FIRST DAY OF WINTER

CHRISTMAS TREE OH CHRISTMAS TREE

I have a tree up in every room of my house.  3 are just 2 foot, 1 in 4 foot and 3 are 6 foot . 

This is the 6 foot white with clear lights and gold ornaments I have up in my living room.

This is the 6 foot green with colored lights and ornaments with my grandchildren and great grandchildren picture and ornaments that my family have given me over the years it is in my great room.

This is the 6 foot green with colored lights and the ornaments are in pastel colors it is in my bedroom.

This  4 foot white with clear lights and old fashion ornaments is in my computer room.

I did not take pictures of my little trees.   Please don't laugh but I even have a small green 2 foot tree in my bathroom.

SANTA CLAUSE IS COMING TO TOWN

Here are the Santa's I have collected over the years and use in my Christmas decorations.

This little Santa sits in my computer room.

These two Santa's are really tree tops but I just use them on a cabinet I have in my great room.

My Santa pillow in the great room sitting in a rocking chair.

These three Santa's are in my living room.   I use pink to decorate in this room. 

Another pink Santa in my living room next to my pink poinsettia.

This Santa plays a song when you press his hand.  He is in the little room off my kitchen.

This old timey Santa is also in my little room off the kitchen.

This little Santa also shares a place in the little room off the kitchen.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing just some of my decorations.   I use a lot of poinsettias in my decorations and many items that have been given to me by my family over the years. 

PEARL HARBOR

Let us not forget what happened 74 years ago when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

WELCOME DECEMBER

"I heard a bird sing in the dark of December a magical thing and sweet to remember.  'We are nearer to spring than we were in September,' I heard a bird sing in the dark of December."
                    ~Oliver Herford~

"Every year at just this time, in  cold and dark  December, families around the world are gather to remember, with presents and with parties, with feasting and with fun, customs and traditions for people old and young."
                     ~Helen H. Moore~

 

Have a wonderful month of  December and a blessed Christmas.