Celebrating Advent - Creative Monday Blog Hop

  I was the lucky winner of the E-book 'Celebrate Jesus' by Amy Blevins in a giveaway.  It certainly inspired me to have Advent Candles this year.  I have two items featuring  Nativity scenes that I think are perfect to surround with candles.  The first is a globe that my mom got over 50 years ago. She had two of them but now there is only one and it has been on my bookshelf for many years. It has always been treasured by my twin and me. The second one is a plaque.

            

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Favourite Christmas Designs - Creative Monday Blog Hop

     During the holiday season I love to see items with beautiful Christmas designs. As a matter of fact I use them for decorative purposes only. I can just imagine the joy felt by those talented persons as the patterns unfolded. Below are some of my favourites.

   It is great to see items with the colour red at Christmas so I like this beautiful towel that features a Christmas tree with a star on top.

      Can you imagine a cactus being decorated like a small Christmas tree?  This design is on a white towel.  The lights bring back memories of the good times my twin and I had decorating with  Christmas lights. 

       This design is featured all over a round tablecloth.  It certainly helps to create the Christmas atmosphere. 

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Christmas Draws Near - Creative Monday Blog Hop

     
      Can you believe that we are actually in the month of December?!  The days are moving so quickly. Before we know it Christmas will be here. My twin and I enjoyed decorating our home at Christmas and also taking pictures beside the decorations.  I decided that I would  make a Christmas collage of some of these pictures and use it for my header during this month. 
      Christmas decorations certainly help to lift one's spirit and I am glad that I have been able to decorate our home after the loss of my twin and again after my brother Sutcliffe died during the Christmas season of 2011. There was a time when I felt that decorating was a thing of the past for me.  
      I look forward to decorating a special memory table for my departed loved ones again this year.  I am usually a bit late with the decorating but for sure it will be done. How is your decorating coming along?

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Favourite Animal Figurines - Creative Monday Blog Hop

   My twin and I loved buying figurines and found it difficult to pass many when we were out Christmas shopping. Of course it is no secret that we have a huge bird figurine collection. With the holiday season fast approaching I need to muster the energy to take all the birds out of my display unit and rearrange them. If I do get to do that I will be sure to post it here.  In the meantime I will share some  favourite animal figurines that we have used to decorate our home over the years. 

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Let The Colours Glow! - Creative Monday Blog Hop

Decorative Candle Holder

        I have so many candle holders in my home but I find it difficult to use some of them. This is the latest one and it has a beautiful pink candle inside. I just love the colours and the fact that it is shaped like a vase.  I may light it some day but for now I will just use it to decorate a table in our living-room and as my headline states 'Let The Colours Glow!" The crochet doily brings back memories of the times when my twin and I would sit in our living-room and crochet a variety of items for several hours. Janine and I made this one.  We loved crocheting in gold.

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Our Treasured Plates - Creative Monday Blog Hop

   Some weeks ago I shared the special decorative cups that my family and I have had for many years. This week I am sharing the special plates that my twin sister and I have treasured over the years and used to decorate our home.

    This was a gift that my twin sister received which featured the Chinese zodiac signs. As you can see it came in the year of the rabbit.

 Being bird enthusiasts we were thrilled to receive these small plates featuring colourful birds.

  We are in autumn so this lovely little plate featuring autumn scenes is perfect to be on display at this time.

   We have always had an insatiable curiosity about the flora of countries around the world so we were happy to get this souvenir from our Australian cousin Christine. 

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Creamed Potatoes With Mixed Vegetables - Creative Monday Blog Hop

          I am a big fan of potatoes - creamed, baked, potato salad etc. I also like to try new recipes and recently I prepared creamed potatoes with mixed vegetables.

Ingredients
4 Medium Irish Potatoes
1 Tablespoon of butter
1 tin of mixed vegetables
1 teaspoon of salt

Method
1. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to water and bring to a boil
2. Put potatoes to boil until tender
3. Drain 
4. Cream Irish Potatoes with butter
5. Add mixed vegetables and stir
6. Serve hot

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Do You Know The Guinep? - Creative Monday Blog Hop

           I have a lot of fruit trees around. Last year my Lychee tree went down with Hurricane Sandy's onslaught so I am missing lychees or what are otherwise called Chinese guineps.  However the other type of guinep has been in abundance with one tree near to my home bearing heavily.  Many persons keep coming for more and more guineps and they are quite sweet too.  Do you know the guinep? Here are some pictures of a bunch of guineps and one showing the inside of the fruit.

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Tribute To A Departed Cousin - Creative Monday Blog Hop

Kay Davitian

          This week on Creative Monday I pay tribute to my first cousin Kay Davitian who died on October 2, 2013.  She was very creative and made her mark in the fashion industry. A special time for her was when she got the opportunity to make her signature jumpsuits for jazz singer Carmen McRae, Hollywood actress Jane Russell and Frank Sinatra's mom. 
         When she lived in New York she worked for Ce Bon's Fashions on Broadway. Many of her designs were worn by TV and film stars and appeared in the New York Times.  A major achievement for her was when she became the first Jamaican woman to be hired by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
         Her career took her to many countries.  During her 15 year stint as quality control technician for Jones of New York she travelled to 50 of the 90 countries where they had operations. Kay also spent many years in Italy where she worked with top designers.
          In recent years she was the mentor to the designers on the popular Television Jamaica reality show Mission Catwalk. I always looked forward to her emails and phone calls.   Below are some of the beautiful kaftans that she made.

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The Pimento Flavour - Creative Monday Blog Hop

       I must apologize for posting later than usual but I was so sick yesterday afternoon and part of last night that it is good to be feeling a bit better to post this hop today.
     Pimento is being reaped on our farm and some are already dry.  As soon as it is cleaned I look forward to adding it to some recipes. I love the flavour of pimento and use the dried unripe berries when cooking rice and peas, soup, escoveitched fish etc. 
       The pimento tree was said to be discovered in Jamaica in about 1509. Another name for pimento is allspice as its versatile flavour and smell remind one of pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.  Allspice is a very important ingredient in the popular Jamaican jerk seasoning.  Have you ever used pimento when cooking?

Pimento drying in the sun

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