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Saturday, December 31, 2011

I hope your seas are calm, my Captain!

This beautiful Charles Wysocki artwork came from a calendar that I had in the early 1990s ... maybe ... not sure of the exact year. It's so wistful! His Americana artwork is a favorite of mine. Here's a link to see some more ~~~~~> http://www.charleswysocki.com/



Friday, December 30, 2011

So True!

That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.

Henry David Thoreau

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Marshmallow World



Congealed Salad

Judging by the handwriting, I must have written this recipe down sometime in the 1970s.  I don't remember who served it or who I got the recipe from but I must have liked it!  When did fruit cocktail become salad??  The word "congealed" doesn't appeal to me these days ... it makes me think of sludge.  Let's call this "Colorful & Fluffy Fruit Cocktail" ... I'm in!  


Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas

Best Wishes for a very merry Christmas!!

 

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!



For you, Granddaughter at Christmas

My grandmother sent me this card in the 1970s and it has such a sweet design!  She would have turned 101 years old two days ago and I miss her terribly.  She could be so acerbic ... I even miss that part!!  She would come to visit at Christmastime and bring tins and tins and more tins of homemade cookies ... we'd be eating them well into February.  And they were so delicious!  My favorite were the little round cookie balls that had chopped walnuts and were rolled in red or green glitter jimmies.  Most times when thoughts of Christmas come to me, they are thoughts of the Christmases of my childhood more so than Christmases of today.  Merry Christmas, Grandma!!  

Inside the card:  You're as pretty as the ornaments that hang upon the tree, as sweet as Christmas candy, and as dear as you can be!  Have a Merry Christmas!"



Friday, December 9, 2011

Santa's Hat

Yes, as incredible as it seems, I will even keep a gift tag if it strikes my fancy!!  This beaut came with a gift a few years ago and it is so perfect!  The santa hat cut-out is lavishly covered with red and white glitter.  The red is so red and the white is so white ... it's gorgeous!!