YULETIDE GREETINGS

Yuletide Greetings! I hope your holiday is moving smoothly along. I feel pretty good about where I am . Just need a few stocking stuffers, but I really need to start wrapping some presents. They are starting to stack up and the tree looks so lonely! 

This is a picture of our little dog Dizzy. He is a cutie pie. He likes to stand in my lap. He is called a "Bug,". He's part Pug and part Boston Terrier. He's like a Mack truck. If he doesn't want to move, he doesn't. No amount of my pushing or pulling moves him. 

What do you have left to do this holiday season? Are you going to any parties? Having family over?  Whatever your plans I hope things go well for you.

MERRILY WE GO ALONG

 Hello! I hope your Christmas plans are going well. We're roiling along. I still have some shopping I need to do, just need to get out there and do it. I hate procrastinating stuff, but that's what I do. My daughter and I ate out last night and we were pleasantly surprised the restaurant was all decked out for Christmas. So not only did we get a nice meal, we were incased in holiday finery. 

It's a cold, blustery day today.  I'm sitting in my living room watching the trees out back sway in the heavy wind. I'm glad I don't have to walk the dogs. I can handle the cold, but not with wind. 

I'm really enjoying my Christmas tree this year (every year)/ Here are a few of my favorite Christmas ornaments. 

I know a lot of you are getting snow and really cold temperatures. Keep warm my friends. 

Dreamy Days

 Hello Friends, how have your days been? Mine have been quite lovely. A little rain this week, which I love. Mostly just misty and cold. Cold by my standards may seem silly to some. Our highs have been in the 40's. but with the dampness it feels really cold. On my way to church this morning it was very foggy. That really made me happy!

We had quite a lovely sunset yesterday. All peachy and yellow. Very pretty.

Hope your day has some lovely sherbert colored skies. Thanks for dropping by.

Christmastime

 It's been a lovely couple of days.  Friends over for chili and cards and granddaughter over to spend the night. We have given her Don's old room and she is so excited. She''s been working on it all day and it really looks cute.

 I woke up this morning at 8:30 and thought it was Sunday and I had to be at church in 30 minutes. The fear I felt was real, lol. Luckily, today is Saturday! I cannot keep up with the days of the week. I just hope my alarm works tomorrow morning when I do have to be at church. 

I love the livingroom when it's all dressed up in it's Christmas finery. So festive and pretty.

Arie likes to lay by the fire, soaking in the warmth. She is such a funny dog. Everything scares her. The fireplace smoked a little when we were first starting the fire and she freaked out and tried to hide. I feel sorry for her because I know she doesn't understand. But once the smoking stops she takes her place in front of the fire. 

I hope you're having some Christmastime fun. Thanks for stopping by.

WINTERISH FALL WEATHER

Gray days and cold temperatures have been delighting us here in Georgia. The trees have finally lost their leaves, it takes them so long. But bare branches and gray skies make such a pretty picture. 

Haven't gotten much more done on the Christmas decorations for the house, but we did manage to do the mantle. It's a pretty scene with the red quilts and the stockings. This picture was taken before I got out the other red and white quilt.

How has your day been? Any snow yet? Hope you're having a great day. Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Holidays

 

Hello friends.  It's been a while. I've been taking care of my husband who passed away November 9. Makes the holidays seem somewhat empty. Luckily I have my children around me. It's crazy how him being gone feels like he's just away for a while and he'll be back soon. It just doesn't feel like he's really gone. He loved the holidays so much, so we thought a lot about him as we decorated our Christmas tree and the house a little.  

We had a lovely Thanksgiving. I hope you did too.

An Obsession

 I have an obsession. I am a non stop player of the game Animal Crossing, New Horizons. This game came out during the pandemic and my daughter talked me into getting the game so we could play together. To play the game, you get a totally deserted island that you invite animals to come and live on.  You have the ability to build/destroy cliffs and rivers. You can build furniture, or buy furniture. You get to buy clothes or design clothes. What's not to love? I particularly love decorating the empty spaces. 

What about you? What is your guilty pleasure?

Sorry for the bad photos. I had to take the pictures on the Switch.

I hope you're having a great day. It's time for weekend fun,  Thanks for stopping by.

STRANGE SIGHTINGS

Hello Friends! How is everyone on this fine Thursday?  I'm recuperating from no sleep last night. Yesterday I took my friend for his surgery wound care. Afterwards we  stopped for breakfast at my favorite place and saw the most amusing sight. Didn't see anyone in particular that looked as if this bike was theirs. Was kind of expecting a short, circus looking person  to be chowing down. Anyway, I thought it kind of cute.

Surely this is a homemade bike. I love the helmet (hanging off the side). Gotta have spikes to ride this!

Hope you're having a great day. Going to lunch with my sister, looking forward to that. Thanks for stopping by!

PRETTY

 The Azaleas have been so pretty this year. I can't remember a year when they bloomed so beautifully. Did you watch any of the Master's? The azaleas were spectacular. Prettier than I've ever seen them.

I still have a large pink one to bloom. I'm looking forward to it's big pink blooms. 

I hope you have a great week. We are a bit warm here. Our temperatures reaching into the mid 80's already. 

Thanks for stopping by!

THERE'S A FUNGUS AMONG US!!

 

While walking the dogs this morning, my daughter spotted this fantastic, bright yellow fungus on a rotting log. It is such a pretty yellow. I'm so glad she came to get me so I could photograph it. I've never seen one like it, have you? It's called Fuligo Septica also  known as Scrambled Egg Slime. In Scandinavian folklore it is the droppings of a Troll Cat which is a familiar of a witch. How interesting!

How has everyone been? I hope Spring has sprung all over by now. I'll be doing my rounds in a bit, can't wait to see your posts. 

Hope your Thursday is fantastic. Thanks so much for stopping by.

A TRAIN TRIP

 Hellooooooo! I've been away for a bit. So happy to be back. Cant wait to see what everyone has been up to. Don and I celebrated our 40th anniversary by taking a train to New Orleans. A lovely 12 hour trip.  Train travel is really the only way to go! I just love the rocking and vibration of the train. 12 hours may seem like a long time, but I'm so enchanted with the train I don't mind. I had a game to play and plenty of snacks. They feed you 3 meals, which is included for those in a roomette, which we were. This was our third trip by train. Before covid, the meals were really good, prepared right there. I had a delicious steak on our first trip. Now they serve preprepared meals which leave a lot to be desired. 

This is before our train arrived at the station. A huge freight train came barreling through.

Along the way I spotted some beautiful cloud formations. I'm going to include this on Skywatch. 

The view from our room was of the Warehouse District. Not very pretty. The Mississippi is to the left.

 

The other side of the hotel was Harrah's Casino. It had a much better view. We visited the Casino and it was so huge, with many floors, we got lost. Took us 30 minutes to find our way back out. We broke even in our play. I'm not one for wasting my money in card play or slot machines. It was a wonderful 40th anniversary celebration (our actual anniversary is June 1). Don has promised me a steak dinner since I refused to pay $71.00 for a steak. Just a hamburger was $18.00!

It's good to be back home. The doggies were ecstatic to see us. Such a warm welcome. 

I hope you have a great week. Thanks for stopping by!