Some of My Favorites

Blessings to you and yours.
Peace
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My View

Yesterday morning, when I got back from my foray into town, I found my DH and DD had put up the Christmas tree!! I was satisfied with our tomato tree but I have to admit....this one is a winner....except one thing....that is now my view of the TV!:) That's ok...I rather have that beautiful tree with all our glass ornaments than a view of the TV...plus I can always snuggle with DH on the other side of the couch!!;)

I love the tree and my next favorite decoration is the kids stockings....I cross stitched DD and DS stockings the years they were born so now it has been 22/20 years that we have been hanging these stocking by the roaring......record collection!:) Yep, we don't have a fireplace right now but hopefully will have one next Christmas. Here's keeping my fingers crossed!

Peace

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Wordless Snowzilla Update...

21"

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Snowzilla on Steroids!!

Oh....my....gosh......I went out four hours ago and it was 17" deep and it has not stopped...if anything it is snowing harder! We are getting at least an inch an hour.....I'll go out and measure again tomorrow.

Dear Husband has been out there plowing for 3 hours with our little tiny Ford tractor and the only way he was able to play is because a lovely neighbor came up our driveway with his big boy tractor!:) The wind is blowing snow everywhere, especially in your face!

In D.C. alone this is now the 6th largest snowstorm on record and the largest December storm ever! Loudoun County has already canceled school for Monday and Tuesday so the local kids are starting their Winter break early...Merry Christmas to them!:)

Our driveway is about 2/10ths of a mile long....ugh....but this time the evergreens on both sides are really helping with drifting...a living snow fence.

It is dark now....I think I am going to be scared to look outside tomorrow morning....I'm hoping to be greeted by the sun!!

I know lots of kids are going to be adding sleds to their wish list....I just want snowboots that keep me warm!;)

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Snowzilla

We are having a monster of a snowstorm....going to be one for the record books....biggest December snowstorm ever...

And it is officially still Autumn!

Let it snow, let it snow...let it snow!

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Merry Christmas Tomato Tree!

Yep, you read that right...as of now we are using our cherry tomato plant for a Christmas tree....don't believe me....look here.....you don't need to adjust your computer....those are cherry tomatoes!!:) We'll see if the kids let this fly!!;)

Peace

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An Intercourse Fabric....

....Store...I knew that would get your attention!:)

Yesterday I went on a road trip to Intercourse, PA with my friend Sandie. I had no thoughts to what the day held except a nice drive up to Amish Country and some jerky...she promised me really good jerky.

Two and a half hours later we arrived that the most wonderful place. Horse and buggies all around and it was wash day so everywhere you looked there were these fantasticly long lines of colorful shirts and black pants and skirts. It was amazing. I wish the light had been better for pictures but it wasn't so you will have to use your imaginations.

Our main goal was getting Sandie's Christmas ham. First we stopped at Stoltzfus Meats Deli, a most wonderful place with spices, packaged soups, dried fruits and nuts, candy, perserves and of course MEAT!:) But this isn't where she purchased her ham...

our next stop was the Kitchen Kettle Village right across the street.

The Kitchen Kettle Village is 39 little specialty shops with everything from fudge, coffee beans, quilted bags, leather goods, pottery, engraved signs, music boxes and of course meat!:) You walk down Pepper Lane and all the little shops have their wares inviting you to come in. There's a ton more but too much to list so you can visit the above link!:) So now Sandie had her ham and what a lovely ham it was. I myself was sucked in to buying cheese...because of the samples...that's what happens when there are samples...these people know we are weak! We didn't have to get lunch that's for sure!:)

There was so much to see in Intercourse, I was just overwhelmed...but I came to my senses when Sandie brought me to Zook's Fabric Store!! To say I was a kid in a candy store just doesn't cover it! Rows and rows of fabric....I just walked all the way to the back of the store and then started looking....one row later (that's all...just one row!) and I had nine bolts of fabric in my arms...this picture on the right shows my haul....each only $3.49 per yard!!

OK, so I figure I need to stop right there so I took them to the nice lady doing the cutting....and I she says why don't I go look around more while she cut.....bad advice for me....good for her though because I noticed a treasure room several steps down!!!! That's where the true remnants were!! All $2.29 a yard!!! They were in hunks anywhere from 7/8 a yard to 3 or 4 yards and the only thing was these could not be cut...you took it all or nothing.....I took it ALL!! I mean for $2.49 who can resist...not me!

Then...I look behind me.... oh..... my..... gosh.....Kona solids for $3.69 per yd!!!! I bravely held myself up and even more bravely picked out just three...just three!:) That's the picture at the top, three Kona's on the left and my remnants on the right. I mean I really had to stop myself....worst of all I found out they have a website...the prices on remnants are really good there too but much better at the physical stores of course.

Lesson learned my friends....where there is meat....there is FABRIC!!!:)

Oh.....and moon pies...oops...I mean whoopie pies!!

Thanks Sandie!!

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