Bag Tag

 
          Blackbelt Oma  tagged me for this meme because she thinks it’s time for a little whimsey here.  She’s probably right, but I’m warning you, I’m a meme virgin.  I don’t know how to do all that tagging and linking and stuff so if I don’t get it right, you’re just gonna have to coach [...]

Head/Heart Argument

 
I don’t want this to be Tuesday.  Or, if it has to be, then I want it to stay Tuesday for at least another week.  Yesterday I posted about being a happy empty-nest mom.  Today, I’m feeling that niggling pain that comes with knowing our military son will be leaving early Thursday morning. 
 
It hurts.  I don’t [...]

I’m a Happy Empty-Nest Mom

 
 
 
 As any empty-nest mom knows, it’s a happy day when all the “kids” are home.  And mine are.  Including our oldest son, (center) a lst Lieutenant in the Air Force, who arrived home on Christmas Eve…just like the Hallmark card commercial.  While all the chicks (in my case, men!) are in the nest, this blogging mom will be [...]

Good Tidings of Great Joy!

 
 
 
 
“Composer George Frideric Handel was bankrupt when in 1741 a group of Dublin charities offered him a commission to write a musical work.  It was for a benefit performance to raise funds to free men from a debtors’ prison.  He accepted that commission and gave himself tirelessly to work on it. 
 
“In just 24 days, Handel [...]

Guess What I Want for Christmas – The Answers

 
 
 
 

 
Okay, here we go:
 
1.) Chocolate-Covered Pretzels – g. ) I want this but please don’t give it to me.   Seriously, these things are sooo good that I’m better off not eating any!  Know what I mean? 
 
2.) DVD – “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” starring Jane Seymour – d.) Saw this years ago and have wanted it ever since.  Such a [...]

Oh, Joy! An Answer to Prayer!

 

I just had the most wonderful thing happen!  I’ve been out Christmas shopping most of the day, and have everything pretty much finished.  Except for one person, (and I can’t say who).  I’ve been thinking and thinking about what to get for this one, and, just this afternoon, finally came up with a great idea.  Problem was, this [...]

Guess What I Want For Christmas!

 

 
Here’s a list of things I’d like for Christmas.  Or not.  But which is which?  See if you can match items 1 through 10 with clues a. through j.   If we don’t lose power from the coming snow and/or ice storm, I’ll post the answers Friday.  Here we go…
 
1.) Chocolate-covered Pretzels
2.) DVD – Scarlet Pimpernel” – [...]

Artificial Christmas Tree?

 
I only have a minute so I’m gonna make this short.  If you love the smell of evergreens but have an artificial Christmas tree, check out the link below. 
 
Aromatique has the most elegant decorative fragrances out there (they don’t call it potpourri).  Two of my favorites for this time of year are:  “The Smell of [...]

“A Christmas Story” – Era Vintage Jacket

 
I just have to show you this jacket that I found a few years ago at a church yard sale when we lived in the south. 
 

 
In the first place, I don’t know why it would be in the south, since it doesn’t get all that cold down there.   Not like up here in the Midwest, anyway.  The minute [...]

Who’s Makin’ a List, Checkin’ it Twice?

 
“Oh, he’s makin’ a list, checkin it twice; gonna find out who’s naughty or nice…”  Yup.  It’s time to take stock of who gets toys and who gets coal.  ‘Cuz Santa Clause is comin’ to town.
 
 There’s always a little tension at this time of year about who gets the most attention – Santa Clause or [...]