Ruby in New Mexico…

It’s time to visit Mary at Work of the Poet for Ruby Tuesday. Thanks for being a great hostess Mary! Christmas time is great for finding ruby all over the place. I took all these photos in New Mexico the weekend of Thanksgiving except for the kissing Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Those cuties are sitting [...]

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Three Cups of Tea ~ Bothell, Washington

The girls in my extended family have started a Black Friday tradition of shopping at Goodwill and then going to Tea. We were so happy to find this relatively new Tea Room in Bothell, Washington. Three Cups of Tea has a well rounded combination of great teas, really good food, and a wonderful ambiance. We [...]

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Jerusalem, Lift Up Thy Voice ~ Advent

Jerusalem, Lift Up Thy Voice Jerusalem, lift up thy voice! Daughter of Zion, now rejoice! Thy King is come, whose mighty hand Henceforth shall reign o’er every land. He comes to every tribe and race, A Messenger of truth and grace: With peace He comes from Heaven above On earth to found His realm of [...]

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Frosty!

We had a very cold frosty morning in the 20′s and the frost hung around into the afternoon. Brrrrr… My son and DIL delivered the tree and now all I have to do is put lights on and decorate it. It already smells more like Christmas around here with the tree in it’s place.

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The Wedding Gown

Katie in my wedding gown in February of 2001. She is 16 here. Our Wedding Day, December 6, 1974 ~ Ellen b. with her niece Jenna… Our Anniversary is tomorrow and Dear is in New Orleans at a conference and I’m in Seattle. We’ll have to put off celebrating till later in December. Oh and [...]

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Friday’s Fave Five ~ December 4th

Wowie Zowie!! So many favorites especially since I missed last week. Thank you Susanne for hosting this great weekly event. Visit Living to Tell the Story to join in. 1. Thanksgiving weekend is one of my favorite times of the year. We usually have my brother Tim and his wife Letty stay with us which [...]

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She Has Style…

This is my sweet Grand Niece modeling the hat we bought her for Christmas. Couldn’t wait so I gave it to her early. To see more photos of the flower that’s bigger then her face visit my niece Michelle’s blog here.

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A Funny Thing Happened…

…on the way to Thanksgiving! I spent so much time enjoying real live people and real good food that I didn’t have time to upload photos and post about it. I’m re-winding now and getting caught up. Please bear with me. Have you read or seen the T.V. shows about those great Food Trucks that [...]

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Christmas Star Table ~

It’s been a while since I participated in Tablescape Thursday so I’m happy to join back in this week. Please visit our fabulous hostess Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to see lots of tables set for entertaining. Today I pulled out some of my Christmas decor which included two Nativity sets I purchased [...]

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Back From Sun Country…

where it snowed on us and I didn’t use my sunglasses once until this morning at the Albuquerque Sunport! It was good to be with my sons and see them enjoy each other! Hey, Willow, if you look closely you’ll see I’m wearing the scarf you knitted for me. Josh and I stood out like [...]

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