Busy ~ Busy

Wow ~ what a week-end

I woke up this morning hoping that it was not Monday

but alas ~ it was....

Friday night I stopped by one of my favorite shops

and picked up a couple of little things for me

after all ~ it IS the season for giving

and receiving ~ right??!!

these were taken with my phone and I think they turned out

pretty good

you can see why I love this store and this was just a little corner of it.

after supper we brought in the tree ~ looking good!

I spent the better part of Saturday putting on the lights

until I ran out ~ so off we went to the store for more

and 3 stops later ~ we were back home in time

to get ready for my department party

which we had a blast

good food and some drinks

and a designated driver made the night complete.

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Sunday was baking day

getting everything ready

I made 4 kinds of cookies ~ yummy!

love my old recipe cards

this one is my Aunt's handwriting

little things like this I cherish

my 30 day cake is almost ready to go

the fruit has been fermenting since the 15th of November

and they are best tasting cakes ever

we also got a knock on the door while we were having brunch

and this Christmas neckerchief was delivered for Miss Molly

by the best next door neighbor ever

she is going to look some spiffy Christmas Day!

last night we decorated the tree

drank eggnog and ate cookies

it was a busy but productive week-end

so the tree is trimmed

I am setting up my wrap center this week

so I hope to have everything wrapped by the week-end

a few little things left to do

but my goal of having nothing to do next week

is looking good

wish me luck!

How was your week-end??

Project Generator

Happy Saturday peeps!

I am so excited to tell you about a couple of things

that warm this little ole heart of mine

my dear dear friend Simone

over at The Bottom of the Ironing Basket

has done something for another friend

and after all ~ it is the season for giving....right?!

Project Generator

is an appeal for 

Jaaja Barb's Home of Angels

I will not go on about it here, but please visit Simone's

blog here and read about what she is doing

she is a doll ~ she really is.

I also have an exciting giveaway to tell you about

another dear friend ~ who just happens to be Jaja Barb's daughter

and someone that some of you know and love

is having a giveaway

Kim of the beautiful Kimberly Taylor Images

has one of these babies 

I want I want I want

plus a couple of other things

so if you head on over there and show her some love

this could be yours...

plus if you make a donation to Project Generator

you will receive an extra entry

that's a win ~ win in my book of love today!

I am off to put a million little lights on my tree

and take my butter out of the fridge ~ I see cookies in my future!

Happy Week-end everyone

and show some love.

xo

Friday Potpourri & A Winner!

Hello there

Happy Friday!

what a great week it has been

productive and just a little stressful

Mom and I had a shopping outing and I am pleased to say

that my shopping is complete

well there may be a few little odds and ends to pick up

but nothing major

I dropped my cards in the mail last night

the decorations are all up

and the tree will make it's grand entrance tonight

so this week-end we will trim the tree

do some baking

set up my wrapping center

and attend party #1

looking forward to it all.

Now for the winner of my giveaway is

Becky from

Farmgirl Paints!!

Congratulations girlie

I will package it up over the week-end and get it out to you.

Wishing you all a wonderful week-end

and all the season has to offer.

Wordless Wednesday ~ A touch of Red

I cannot imagine my Christmas 

without my favorite color

there is just something about red that pops

and says ~ it's Christmastime!!

There is still chance to win my giveaway here

I will announce the winner on Friday

Happy Wednesday.

Hello Monday

Good morning

well ~ it is morning here!

it was the kind of week-end

that I wish had at least 3 days

instead of 2...

I look back at all the things I got accomplished

and at my list of things left to do

the house is trimmed though

for the most part

 

it took most of the day Saturday

and after supper I ran a hot bath

put on a face mask ~ grabbed my book

and disappeared for an hour

it was bliss!

my Christmas cards are all written up

just have to pop those in the mail

as I sat down Sunday afternoon

I wondered how many people still go old school

and write out Christmas cards

I still do it because I love receiving them

although the cost of mailing them is crazy expensive

but I can do it ~ so I do

Sunday we also went to the local nursery

and picked out our tree

they get them locally ~ fresh cut

smells like heaven

so we will bring it in on Friday

set it up so I can put the lights on it Sat

and decorate it on Sunday

I like a million or so lights

give or take

so it takes me a couple of hours

in and out each branch.

Lots planned for this week

a shopping trip with Mom on Tuesday night

then little things sprinkled throughout the week

to help alleviate the stress on the week-end

as it will be a busy one.

Hope you had a wonderful week-end.

Don't forget about my giveaway ~ I will be closing comments on 

Thursday night and announcing the winner on Friday

just click here!

Have a great week!

Hello December & a Giveaway!

It's December

and you know what that means...

I can deck my halls

turn on my Christmas lights

start my baking

finish my shopping

write up and mail my Christmas cards

plan my menus

and get my party shoes out

"swoon"

it is going to be a crazy busy time

but oh so much fun

please remind me that I said this in a couple of weeks!

Actually right now I feel pretty good

organization is my friend

because I feel like I am on my "A" game right now

I thought I would have a little giveaway!

I am pleased to present a little something

that I love and use on a daily basis

Epicure Spices!

this is a proud Canadian company

started back in 1991 in Victoria, BC

 

the spices include:

Lemon Dilly ~ Cheese, Chive & Bacon

and 3 Onion

with this little trio you can make 

Epicure's Extraordinary Cheese Dip

and it is to-die-for!

the spices can also be used in many other recipes

as well as a veggie dip ~ each on their own.

I gave away this trio this summer but it was only 

available to my Canadian readers

I am happy to say that this time it is open to everyone

all you have to do to enter is:

be a follower and leave me a comment

it's that simple! 

Blog or Tweet about it ~ let me know

and you will get another chance to win

I will announce the winner next Friday

December 9th

Good luck and spread the word!