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Tag: holiday
I’ve no better image for the holiday
A Reblog with the date of Presidents Day changed. If you’ve followed the blog for a time, you’re familiar with the teapot.
PRESIDENTS ON A TEAPOT – 1966
LBJ is the last president printed on it.
My friend Joanne give me the teapot.
This year – Monday February 19 (2024) is Presidents Day-clickHistory here
The date imprinted on the bottom of the teapot is 1966. Not sure if newer versions of Presidents on a teapot exist.
Edit 9:32 AM Eastern time
Look what dc found as he searched for an updated teapot
My Sister Prepares Breakfast in Zagreb
A little Trappist cheese in the eggs made the breakfast incredibly satisfying. If you’ve been following the blog for a time you’ve seen Mary’s kitchen in NYC
Holiday dining at the finest level.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
How lovely are your branches!
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
How lovely are your branches!
Not only green in summer’s heat,
But also winter’s snow and sleet.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How lovely are your branches!
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
Of all the trees most lovely;
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
Of all the trees most lovely.
Each year you bring to us delight
With brightly shining Christmas light!
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
Of all the trees most lovely.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
We learn from all your beauty;
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
We learn from all your beauty.
Your bright green leaves with festive cheer,
Give hope and strength throughout the year.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
We learn from all your beauty.
A Yarn Bomb Tree Guest Blog
My family knows how I feel about yarn. It’s nice to be thought of- Laura and Charlie saw this Yarn Bomb Tree Season of Celebrations at COSI in Columbus Ohio and sent me these photos.
Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular Guest Blog
Eileen shares 2023 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular photos taken in Providence, Rhode Island at Roger Williams Park Zoo
“Linda and I discovered this totally fun event a couple of years ago and now we make the effort to go every year. The theme changes but the experience is the same as it takes us back to fond childhood memories of anticipating the excitement of Halloween. Living in the city, I collected a ton of candy and used a pillow case as most bags or buckets were just too small! I remember dumping it all on my bedroom floor and then organizing by candy type. I could trade the ones I didn’t like or leave them until last! My Favorite was Milky Way and Caramel Cremes. A person on our street was a sales person for M&M Mars and they always had FULL SIZE bars. There was a line at that house 🙂 A Wise Potato chip distribution facility was down the street and everyone on that street had a variety of chips so we always saved that street for last so the chips didn’t get crushed by candy. Fond memories of Halloween for me.
‘Take a trip around the world at this year’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: Pumpkins Around the World,”presented by Citizens. From the website Roger Williams Park Zoo website
From the Roger Williams Park Zoo page
Thanks Eileen. Last years blog was popular. Thanks for sharing your photos this year.
Wordless Wednesday
Preparing the Eggs in 1986 and 2010
Annual Fruitcake Reveal
Thank you for the gift of a delicious homemade fruitcake like none other!
I’m loving that darling Tea Cozy too. No matches allowed near that muslin cloth wrapping it!
My sister Mary and I indulged today, now we are back in the Burgh.
A great way to start the new year.
Winter Frost Pineberries
All I can say is I would not buy them again. Oh, that’s right, I didn’t buy them in the first place. Laura did. They were pretty and tasted fresh but I couldn’t describe the flavor. Not strawberry.
“Pineberry is a hybrid cross from Fragaria chiloensis and Fragaria virginiana.[1] A pineberry is smaller than a common strawberry, measuring between 15 to 23 mm (0.6 to 0.9 in). When ripe, it is almost completely white, but with red achenes (the seeds). The plant is disease-resistant, and highly priced, although not profitable due to small-scale farming, small berry size and low yield.[2]” Wikipedia