Yearly Archives: 2011

First Morning

This photo was taken early on the first morning of 2011.  I looked out the window while I was making my morning coffee, and noticed the clear skies and the pink sunrise. Grabbing my camera, I ran to the upstairs window to capture the fresh new year’s emerging light. For the first time, I didn’t...

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The Christmas Table

This year the Christmas table was so pretty, I just had to share a few pictures of it.  Several years ago, my mother bought me some Christmas china.  She has Alzheimer’s now, but at Christmas dinner she looked at the plates and declared to everyone how she had bought the plates for me.  It is...

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Don’t Take Down the Mistletoe

“It is December 26, the presents are all gone.  Still some people get their kicks shopping all day long.  But we can just stay in, and watch the snow.  So don’t take down, don’t take down, the mistletoe. It is January third today, and the tree is getting dry. We’ll pack away the holiday; please...

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Merry Christmas

“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories  and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” Laura Ingalls Wilder   May wonderful childhood memories warm you this Christmas. With love and blessings,  

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Christmas Baking Day

It is Christmas baking day at our house today.  My daughter flies in tomorrow from Denver (I am hoping with the winter storm coming she can get out!) so I hope to have all the baking done today and tomorrow.  Oh I know we don’t need all of these wonderful goodies, but Christmas is only...

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