Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
"Pompkin Pie & Christmas Gifts"!!!
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My son bought me two, of these incredibly beautiful, Emile Henry Artisan Ruffled Pie Dishes, for Christmas!(WhooHoo!)... It didn't have anything to do with "All The Hints I made all year"...or the fact that "I'm the official Pie Maker of the family"...I certainly "Happy Danced" for quite a long time as I HUGGED my new bounty! And of course, my baby boy got just what he deserved after such a "WISE GIFT"... Lots and Lots of Pies!!! It's taking me a while to get used to that VERY DEEP RUFFLED EDGE... BUT... "It makes the prettiest pies EVER"! Thank you Sean, "Love you to Pieces"! If you'd like to see how they MADE my Emile Henry Artisan Ruffled Pie Dishes, check it out HERE...Have FUN while on tour in France at the factory... Do bring yourself home a few pieces too... I KNOW you'll love them!!! My pompkin pie today is from the "1796 American Cookery"(I have NOT misspelled pumpkin, this IS the spelling used in the Cookery)...The ingredients are very simple and "Oh So Good"! If you would like the recipe, I will add it here??? "Happy Happy New Year all My beautiful people in My Land of Blog"!!! |
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Living in the Twilight Zone
"I know you are all thinking Christmas right now...BUT...Since I've been living in The Twilight Zone I figured I'd give you a PEEK into my Parlor"... |
"Spooky Huh"??? |
These are the spirits that haunted my head as I tried to "Click a Comment to each and every one of you(My Dear Dear Friends, on the other side of the Looking Glass, in My Land of Blog)"... |
Time for a grog of hard cider... "Actually I'm a coffee gal, and rather consume a large carafe of Java from a favorite vintage stein"! |
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Oh Yes, My world has been "Upside Down" without you!!! |
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Since we last chatted, we've been through Mother Natures Storms here too... Hurricane Sandy had lots of anger in her path... This is the second year in a row that "Halloween was Postponed"...WOW!!! |
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Okay!!! I seem to be sitting UPRIGHT at the moment "AND" I want to share with you all!!! I've missed you all and "I'm sending you Big Squishy Hugs"!!! |
Saturday, September 1, 2012
"KAPUT"!!!
My "Komputer is Kaput"!!! "Oh My"!!! Did you all get the deep concentration of "ESP" I've been sending out??? I sat in my library in amazement of the deep feeling of LIMBO I was in "Not being able to visit My Land of Blog"!!! "Oh My", all my friends live there having "End of the Season Tea Parties" that I just could "Not Attend"!!!
"Sweet Sweet Mr Cottage" has bought and installed a new computer for me today... With a monitor SO BIG it's sending out a beam of light that can be seen in outer space! I kid you not...Climb up on your roof and look in my direction...See that "BEACON to the STARS"??? "It's just me, Smiling and Typing Away"!!! I may just "Stay up ALL NIGHT LONG"!!!
One teensy problem... "I have to learn ALL THIS NEW STUFF"!!! My Old "Puter" was from the LAST Millennium, and NOW "I'm State of the Art"!!!
My biggest problem is "All my Photos are on the old drive"(Bwaaaaa!!!)
I do have a clean slate here to start all over again... Hubby will be rescuing all my pictures soon(he promised), and all I have to do to get on his "good side" is bake an apple pie(or two)... "YUP, that'll do it"!!!
I'll be visiting you all VERY SOON!!!
Miss you all SO MUCH!
"Big Squishy Hugs"!!!
"Sweet Sweet Mr Cottage" has bought and installed a new computer for me today... With a monitor SO BIG it's sending out a beam of light that can be seen in outer space! I kid you not...Climb up on your roof and look in my direction...See that "BEACON to the STARS"??? "It's just me, Smiling and Typing Away"!!! I may just "Stay up ALL NIGHT LONG"!!!
One teensy problem... "I have to learn ALL THIS NEW STUFF"!!! My Old "Puter" was from the LAST Millennium, and NOW "I'm State of the Art"!!!
My biggest problem is "All my Photos are on the old drive"(Bwaaaaa!!!)
I do have a clean slate here to start all over again... Hubby will be rescuing all my pictures soon(he promised), and all I have to do to get on his "good side" is bake an apple pie(or two)... "YUP, that'll do it"!!!
I'll be visiting you all VERY SOON!!!
Miss you all SO MUCH!
"Big Squishy Hugs"!!!
Monday, August 13, 2012
"The Fabulous 50s"
This photo is of the city I was born, in the same year I was born... See that cop directing traffic??? It "MAY" be my Dad... He was a policeman at that time... I know every detail SO WELL of this photo, there are such fun memories linked to "Downtown"... The movie star "Rosalind Russel" was from my hometown and WAY IN the back of this old photo(if you squint to see), The STATE THEATER had a large bronze plaque dedicating the theater to her...If you're a FAN of Ms Russel you can read about HER & My Hometown Here... |
Isn't this the "Cutest Ever" little cow figurine? She just captured my heart one day while tagsailing!!! |
"Okay it's time to reveal my Fabulous 50s Fantastic Find"!!! It's this stacked Pyrex Pink Gooseberry Cinderella casseroles...Made in 1954!!! LOVE,LOVE,LOVE them!!! I did a little "Happy Dance" at Goodwill that day... YUP, I made a fool of myself and I don't even care..."Can you see me smiling with tears in my eyes"!!! Okay I have BEEN IN-LOVE with this set since "Our Sweetie Shelia" introduced me to it in "Note Songs HERE"... I was HOOKED, "Head over Heals in Love" with those pink cuties!!! Thank you, Thank you Shelia for all the fun I had "in my hunt"...It came out with a happy ending of $9 for the set... |
"GOOSEBERRIES"!!! |
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"Fun,Fun,Fun"!!! I grabbed this novel out of my personal library to read when I went to Florida last month... It was better than I expected... Just a pure Fun read!!! |
Just thought I'd put the Flamingos in a more tropical/jungle attire for you... |
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
"I LOVE YOU DADDY"!!!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
"NEED PRAYERS"!
"Once more I need the support and prayers of my wonderful friends here in my land of blog"... This time it is for my Dad... He is my Hero and he is in the hospital in Florida...He is very sick, Mom called for me to come... I do not know what the problem is YET..."I am leaving NOW"! I will not have any access to an internet to let you know what is going on...PLEASE, I ask you to continue your prayers... My Dad will be 87 on July 23rd... If I could describe my Dad in one word, that word is "PERFECT"!!!
Thank you my Dear Friends,
Love you all,
Donna
Thank you my Dear Friends,
Love you all,
Donna
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Captivated by Curiosities
Our little Miss Nelly Grey has a few handsome suitors today... |
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Mr Copperfield has hidden a bouquet of "butterfly blue pin cushion flowers" to impress our lil' Miss Nelly... He certainly has my attention... OH MY you know how I love blue flowers!!! |
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What a way to impress the guys ladies... Serving "Blueberry Pie"(or Apple), will always make them melt ... |
I always keep a plentiful supply of fresh whipped cream in my gardens... Would you like a scoop on your warm pie? |
"Is it wise to entertain more than one beau at a time"??? |
Miss Nelly said "As long as the table is set for three, of course it is wise to keep them both close. We shall see who wins my heart by asking for seconds of my warm blueberry pie"! |
Although for years I thought of it as a set, I discovered today that "It is Not"... I have identified the maker as American,"McKee" , pattern "Rock Crystal", Circa 1920s"... It is a creamer, but the open sugar is NOT the match(it isn't even a sugar??? )... It is a "Footed Jelly"... Both pieces have the company trademark on the bottom "a circle with the words pres cut"... |
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"Here you go"... |
Some of my garden blue...Clematis "Blue Angel", is one of my favorite. The texture reminds me of seersucker... |
I hope you've been captivating some curiosities of your own... I'll look forward to hearing all about them??? I'm LINKING TODAY to "Blue Monday@Smiling Sally" "Tea Time Tuesday@Rose Chintz Cottage" "Return to Loveliness@A Delightsome Life" "Table Top Tuesday@A Stroll Thru Life" "Nifty Thrifty Tuesday@Coastal Charm" "Tea Cup Tuesday@Artful Affirmations" "Home and Garden Thursday@A Delightsome Life" "Share your Cup Thursday @Have a Daily Cup of Mrs Olson" "Vintage Thingie Thursday@Coloradolady" "Tablescape Thursday@Between Naps on the Porch" "Vintage Inspiration@Common Ground" "Home Sweet Home Friday@The Charm of Home" "Thrifty Things Friday@The Thrifty Groove" "Feathered Nest Friday@French Country Cottage" "Seasonal Sundays@The Tablescaper" |
She Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore
"Today is ALL ABOUT THE BEACH"!!! I am RE-POSTING my INDOOR BEACH scene JUST FOR "Kathleen's Beach Party @ CUISINE KATHLEEN"... |
My VERY favorite beach snack is fruit...Grapes have always been a staple on my beach blanket... |
"Marydon, I LOVE the seams on your bags" ...This has become one of "My Very Favorite Things"! |
Keep peeking in on Conghaile Cottage to see more treasures I've won... AND to just say hello..."I Love you all"!!! |
Ebb Tide is one of the most beautiful songs of all times... This is my sheet music for my piano, I have had it since the 60s...Before you go any further "Listen Here for piano version" ..."Listen Here for Righteous Brothers version"... Both are guaranteed to make you melt... Ok, you can leave the music playing in the background while you move on to a little more "Beach combing"... |
It was Such Fun to morph my Living room into the Beach!!! |
This Sweet Face is a "Julie Good Kruger Little One"... She was born in Pennsylvania... Her Sand Bear Creation is a GUND... |
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"Marydon @ Blushing Rose GORGEOUS bag that "I Won" over at Coastal Charm... You MUST go explore Marydon's World AND Beautiful creations. "She has a Shop Too"!!! How Lucky are we to know her!!! Thank you "So Very Much" for my Nautical Bag"... "I LOVE IT"!!! "Big Squishy Hugs"... |
"Ok... Three times FAST...
She Sells Sea Shells By the Sea Shore...
She Sells Sea Shells By the Sea Shore...
She Sells Sea Shells By the Sea Shore...
Well? how did you do???
"I HOPE you all don't mind that I REPEATED this post"?
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