CRAFT SHOW

JACKIE AND I ENTERED A CRAFT SHOW THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE WEATHER WAS GREAT, AND I THINK EVERYONE WENT TO THE BEACH. IT WASN'T THE BEST TURN OUT, BUT IT TURNED OUT NICE. THIS IS JACKIE'S TABLE, SHE FORGOT HER SHELVES FOR THE TABLE, BUT SHE IMPROVISED, AND EVERYTHING WENT WELL. SHE SELLS HER CANDY ALL YEAR LONG. HER CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZELS ARE A HIT, THEY ARE REALLY YUMMY.
THIS IS MY TABLE, FORGOT MY SHELVES TOO, SO EVERYTHING IS FLAT. I MADE JOURNALS, WOOD HEARTS, AND "MY LIFE'S A BEACH" BOX WITH SHELLS. WELL, WE DIDN'T MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS, BUT WE HAD FUN. I THINK I'M GETTING TOO OLD MAKING CRAFTS, BUT I LOVE IT. THE TWINS DIDN'T GO HOME EMPTY HANDED, THEY BOUGHT LIZARDS, ONE WITH CHILD, AND THEY BOUGHT PUPPET DOGS, WHICH ARE ADORABLE. JENNA BOUGHT HERSELF A POCKET BOOK. JACKIE AND I JUST CAME HOME. RIZZI

HAPPY TO BE BACK

WELL, I SENT MY LAP TOP OUT TO BE FIXED, I TOLD THEM ABOUT HOW MY BLOG WAS ACTING UP, SO THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. I PAID THE $74.00 , AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME IN A FEW DAYS. MY LAP TOP CHECKED OUT GOOD, I SAID WHAT ABOUT MY BLOG, IT'S GIVING ME ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS. OH, THE MAN SAID WE DON'T FIX BLOGS, YOU HAVE TO GO TO BLOGGER. (HELLO!) WHY DIDN'T HE TELL ME THAT WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN. SOOOOO MY NEPHEW JOE FIXED MY BLOG FOR ME. HE LIVES IN COLORADO, AND I LIVE IN NEW JERSEY. WOW, WHAT CAN BE DONE TODAY SO MANY MILES A PART. (LIVE AND LEARN) I MISSED READING EVERYONE'S POSTS. WE HAD TERRIBLE WEATHER, NORTH EASTERN RAIN STORM.

TREES FELL, HIT THE BARN ROOF, AND MADE A HOLE IN IT, TREES WENT DOWN ON THE MAIN ROAD, WE HAD NO ELECTRICITY FOR ALMOST 3 DAYS. THANK GOD WE HAVE A GENERATOR. WE NEED ONE FOR MY DAUGHTER JENNY, SO EVERYTHING WORKS IN HER ROOM. OUR DOG TUCKER HAD TO BE PUT TO SLEEP. HE HAD CANCER AND HE WAS STARTING TO HAVE PAIN.

IT WAS SO SAD. ANIMALS ARE SO DEAR, AND LOVE YOU ALL THE TIME. HE WILL BE MISSED VERY MUCH.

WELL, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.........RIZZI

I'M SO GLAD YOU STOPPED BY......

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN NEW JERSEY TODAY. THE TEMPERATURE'S ARE IN THE 50'S, SO I DECIDED TO GO OUTSIDE AND SIT IN THE SUN. I HAVE A DOOR IN MY BEDROOM THAT GOES OUT TO THE SIDE YARD, AND WE HAVE A SMALL VEGETABLE GARDEN THERE IN THE SUMMER. THIS IS HOW IT STILL LOOKS FROM ALL THE SNOW WE HAD THIS WINTER.

BUT THEN, LOOK WHAT I SAW PEEKING THROUGH THE SNOW, NOW...I KNOW IT'S NOT THE GREATEST PLANT IN THE WORLD, BUT IT'S THE SIGN OF SPRING, WHICH BRINGS JOY TO MY HEART.

THEY LOOK LIKE LITTLE SHAMROCKS, JUST IN TIME FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY

I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING NICE WEATHER, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT ACTUALLY STOP SNOWING FOR A WHILE.

HELLO SPRING, I AM SO GLAD YOU STOPPED BY, COME IN AND HAVE A CUP OF TEA WITH ME.

KIDS ARE FUNNY!!!

A SECOND GRADER CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL AND SAID TO HER GRANDMOTHER, "GRANDMA, GUESS WHAT? WE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE BABIES TODAY." THE GRANDMOTHER, MORE THAN A LITTLE SURPRISED TRIED TO KEEP HER COOL, "THAT'S INTERESTING," SHE SAID, "HOW DO YOU MAKE BABIES?" "IT'S SIMPLE," REPLIED THE GIRL, "YOU JUST CHANGE THE Y TO I AND ADD ES."

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

A GROUP OF STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO LIST WHAT THEY THOUGHT WERE THE "SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD."
THOUGH THERE WERE SOME DISAGREEMENTS, THE FOLLOWING RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES.

1...THE GREAT PYRAMIDS
2...TAJ MAHAL
3...GRAND CANYON
4...PANAMA CANAL
5...EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
6...ST. PETERS BASILICA
7...GREAT WALL OF CHINA

WHILE GATHERING THE VOTES, THE TEACHER NOTED THAT ONE STUDENT HAD NOT FINISHED HER PAPER YET, SO SHE ASKED THE GIRL IF SHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HER LIST. THE GIRL REPLIED "YES, A LITTLE. I COULDN'T QUITE MAKEUP MY MIND BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY."
THE TEACHER SAID " WELL TELL US WHAT YOU HAVE, AND MAYBE WE CAN HELP." THE GIRL HESITATED, THEN READ:

I THINK THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD ARE:
1...TO SEE
2...TO HEAR
3...TO TOUCH
4...TO CRY
5...TO FEEL
6...TO LAUGH
7...TO LOVE

THE ROOM WAS SO QUITE YOU COULD HEAR A PIN DROP.

THE THINGS WE OVERLOOK AS SIMPLE AND ORDINARY AND THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED ARE TRULY WONDROUS!

FRIEND

MY NIECE LINDA SENT ME THIS THE OTHER DAY ON MY E-MAIL. I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY TOUCHING, AND I THINK WE WOULD ALL LIKE TO HEAR THESE WORDS.
I MAY NOT BE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE. I JUST HOPE THAT WHEN YOU HEAR MY NAME YOU SMILE AND SAY "THAT'S MY FRIEND"

THE TALE OF MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE

I WAS LOOKING THROUGH MY CHINA CLOSET OF ALL THE THINGS I COLLECTED THROUGH THE YEARS. I CAME ACROSS MY MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE COLLECTION. I HAVE THE BOOK WRITTEN BY BEATRIX POTTER.
BEATRIX POTTER WAS BORN IN LONDON IN 1866, SHE WAS LONELY AS A CHILD. SHE WENT TO ART SCHOOL, AND STUDIED HISTORY. THE FIRST PETER RABBIT WAS A SCHOOLROOM PET, SHE LOVED THE COUNTRYSIDE, AND SPENT HER HOLIDAYS IN SCOTLAND, AND LATER IN THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT, WHERE SHE MADE HER HOME FOR THE LAST THIRTY YEARS OF HER LIFE.


WHEN BEATRIX POTTER WROTE AND ILLUSTRATED THE STORY OF PETER RABBIT, SHE HAD NO IDEA HOW POPULAR THIS STORY WOULD BECOME.

SHE WROTE 22 MORE STORIES, AND THEY ALSO BECOME VERY POPULAR. MY FAVORITE IS THE TALE OF MRS TIGGY-WINKLE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.

THIS STORY IS ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL NAMED LUCIE, AND SHE LOST HER POCKET HANDKINS [HANDKERCHIEFS)

LUCIE LIVED AT A FARM CALLED LITTLE-TOWN. SHE WAS A GOOD LITTLE GIRL-ONLY SHE ALWAYS LOST HER POCKET HANDKERCHIEFS!

ONE DAY LITTLE LUCIE CAME INTO THE FARM-YARD CRYING--OH, SHE DID CRY SO! "I'VE LOST MY POCKET-HANDKIN! THREE HANDKINS AND A PINNY! HAVE YOU SEEN THEM, TABBY KITTEN?"

THE KITTEN WENT ON WASHING HER WHITE PAWS; SO LUCIE ASKED A SPECKLED HEN--'SALLY HENNY-PENNY, HAVE YOU FOUND THREE POCKET-HANDKINS?"

BUT THE SPECKLED HEN RAN INTO THE A BARN, CLUCKING--"I GO BAREFOOT, BAREFOOT, BAREFOOT!"

AND THEN LUCIE ASKED COCK ROBIN SITTING ON A TWIG. COCK ROBIN LOOKED SIDEWAYS AT LUCIE WITH HIS BRIGHT BLACK EYE, AND HE FLEW OVER A STILE AND AWAY. LUCIE SCRAMBLED UP THE HILL AS FAST AS HER STOUT LEGS WOULD CARRY HER; SHE RAN ALONG A STEEP PATHWAY--UP AND UP--UNTIL LITTLE-TOWN WAS RIGHT DOWN BELOW--LUCIE CAME TO A SPRING, BUBBLING OUT FROM THE HILL-SIDE. SOMEONE STOOD A TINY TIN CAN TO CATCH THE WATER--AND WHERE THE THE SAND UPON THE PATH WAS WET--THERE WERE TINY LITTLE FOOT-MARKS OF A VERY SMALL PERSON. LUCIE RAN ON AND ON. THE PATH ENDED UNDER A BIG ROCK. THE GRASS WAS SHORT AND GREEN, AND THERE WERE CLOTHES HANGING, AND CLOTHES PINS ALL AROUND. BUT NO POCKET- HANDKERCHIEFS!

BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE--A DOOR! STRAIGHT INTO THE HILL; AND INSIDE IT SOMEONE WAS SINGING.

"LILY-WHITE AND CLEAN, OH!

WITH LITTLE FRILLS BETWEEN, OH!

SMOOTH AND HOT--RED RUSTY SPOT

NEVER HERE BE SEEN OH!"

LUCIE, KNOCKED--ONCE--TWICE, AND INTERRUPTED THE SONG. A LITTLE FRIGHTENED VOICE CALLED OUT "WHO'S THAT?" LUCIE OPENED THE DOOR, AND WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS INSIDE THE HILL?--A NICE CLEAN KITCHEN WITH A FLAGGED FLOOR AND WOODEN BEAMS--JUST LIKE ANY OTHER FARM KITCHEN. ONLY THE CEILING WAS SO LOW THAT LUCIE'S HEAD NEARLY TOUCHED IT; AND THE POTS AND PANS WERE SMALL, AND SO WAS EVERYTHING THERE.

THERE WAS A NICE HOT SINGEY SMELL; AND AT THE TABLE, WITH AN IRON IN HER HAND STOOD A VERY STOUT SHORT PERSON STARING ANXIOUSLY AT LUCIE.

HER PRINT GOWN WAS TUCKED UP, AND SHE WAS WEARING A LARGE APRON OVER HER STRIPED PETTICOAT. HER LITTLE BLACK NOSE WENT SNIFFLE, SNIFFLE, SNIFFLE, AND HER EYES WENT TWINKLE, TWINKLE; AND UNDERNEATH HER CAP--WERE LUCIE HAS YELLOW CURLS--THAT LITTLE PERSON HAD PRICKLES!

"WHO ARE YOU?" SAID LUCIE. "HAVE YOU SEEN MY POCKET-HANDKINS?"

"OH, YES, IF YOU PLEASE'M; MY NAME IS MRS TIGGY-WINKLE; OH, YES IF YOU PLEASE'M I'M AN EXCELLENT CLEAR-STARCHER!" AND SHE TOOK SOMETHING OUT OF THE CLOTHES BASKET, AND SPREAD IT ON THE IRONING BLANKET.

"WHAT'S THAT THING?" SAID LUCIE--"THAT'S NOT MY POCKET HANDKIN?" "OH NO, IF YOU PLEASE'M; THAT'S A LITTLE SCARLET WAIST-COAT BELONGING TO COCK ROBIN!" SHE IRONED IT, AND FOLDED IT AND PUT IT ON THE SIDE.

THEN SHE TOOK SOMETHING ELSE OUT OF HER BASKET
"THAT'S NOT MY PINNY." (PINAFORE) "OH NO, IF YOU PLEASE'M; THAT'S A DAMASK TABLECLOTH BELONGING TO JENNY WREN; MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE'S NOSE WENT SNIFFLE, SNIFFLE, SNIFFLE, AND HER EYES WENT TWINKLE, TWINKLE; AND SHE FETCHED ANOTHER IRON FROM THE FIRE.
"THERE'S ONE OF MY POCKET HANDKINS!" CRIED LUCIE--"AND THERE'S MY PINNY!" MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE IRONED IT, AND GOFFERED IT, AND SHOOK OUT THE FRILLS. "OH THAT IS LOVELY!" SAID LUCIE.

"WHY THERE'S ANOTHER HANKERSNIFF----BUT IT ISN'T MINE; IT'S RED?" "OH NO, IF YOU PLEASE'M; THAT BELONS TO OLD MRS RABBIT, BUT I CAN'T GET THE ONION SMELL OUT." "THERE'S ANOTHER ONE OF MINE," SAID LUCIE.
"WHAT ARE THOSE FUNNY LITTLE WHITE THINGS?" "THAT'S A PAIR OF MITTENS BELONGING TO TABBY KITTEN; I ONLY HAVE TO IRON THEM, SHE WASHES THEM HERSELF."

"THERE'S MY LAST POCKET-HANDKIN!" SAID LUCIE.

MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE, KEPT BUSY WITH HER IRONING, SHE HAD A BASIN OF STARCH, AND SHE WAS DIPPING DICKY SHIRT-FRONTS BELONGING TO TOM TITMOUSE."NOW I FINISHED MY IRONING, MUST AIR SOME CLOTHES."

"WHAT ARE THESE DEAR SOFT FLUFFY THINGS"? SAID LUCIE. "OH THOSE ARE WOOLLY COATS BELONGING TO THE LITTLE LAMBS AT SKELGHYL." MRS TIGGY-WINKLE HUNG UP ALL THE REST OF HER WASH, SMALL BROWN COATS OF MICE; ONE VELETY BLACK MOLE SKIN WAIST-COAT; AND A VERY MUCH SHRUNK BLUE JACKET THAT BELONGED TO PETER RABBIT; AND A PETTICOAT NOT MARKED, FINALLY THE BASKET WAS EMPTY.

THEN MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE MADE TEA--A CUP FOR HERSELF AND A CUP FOR LUCIE. THEY SAT BEFORE THE FIRE ON A BENCH AND LOOKED SIDEWAYS AT ONE ANOTHER.

MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE'S HAND, HOLDING THE TEA-CUP WAS VERY VERY BROWN, AND VERY VERY WRINKLY WITH SOAP-SUDS; AND ALL THROUGH HER GOWN AND HER CAP, THERE WERE HAIRPINS STICKING WRONG END OUT; SO THAT LUCIE DIDN'T LIKE TO SIT TOO NEAR HER. WHEN THEY HAD FINISHED TEA THEY TIED UP THE CLOTHES IN BUNDLES; AND LUCIE'S POCKET-HANDKERCHIEFS WERE FOLDED UP INSIDE HER CLEAN PINNY, AND FASTENED WITH A SILVER SAFETY-PIN. AND THEN THEY MADE UP THE FIRE WITH TURF, AND CAME OUT AND LOCKED THE DOOR, AND HID THE KEY UNDER THE DOOR-SILL.

ALL THE WAY DOWN THE PATH LITTLE ANIMALS CAME OUT OF THE FERN TO MEET THEM; THE VERY FIRST THAT THEY MET WERE PETER RABBIT AND BENJAMIN BUNNY! ALL THE ANIMALS AND LITTLE BIRDS WERE SO VERY MUCH OBLIGED TO DEAR MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE.

SO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WHEN THEY CAME TO THE STILE, THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO CARRY EXCEPT LUCIE'S ONE LITTLE BUNDLE.

LUCIE SCRAMBLED UP THE STILE WITH THE BUNDLE IN HER HAND; AND THEN SHE TURNED TO SAY "GOOD-NIGHT," AND TO THANK THE WASHER-WOMAN.

BUT WHAT A VERY ODD THING! MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE HAD NOT WAITED EITHER FOR THANKS OR THE WASHING BILL!

SHE WAS RUNNING, RUNNING, RUNNING UP THE HILL, AND WHERE WAS HER WHITE FRILLED CAP? AND HER SHAWL? AND HER GOWN--PETTICOAT?

AND HOW SMALL SHE HAD GROWN--AND HOW BROWN-AND COVERED WITH PRICKLES!WHY! MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE WAS NOTHING BUT A HEDGEHOG.

(NOW SOME PEOPLE SAY LITTLE LUCIE HAD BEEN ASLEEP UPON THE STILE--BUT THEN HOW COULD SHE HAVE FOUND THREE CLEAN POCKET-HANDKINS AND A PINNY, PINNED WITH A SILVER SAFETY-PIN?AND BESIDES--I HAVE SEEN THAT DOOR INTO THE BACK OF THE HILL CALLED CAT BELLS--AND BESIDES I AM VERY WELL AQUAINTED WITH DEAR MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE!)I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE TALE OF MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE, BY BEATRIX POTTER. RIZZI

VALENTINE TREE FOR JENNY

I MADE A VALENTINE TREE FOR JENNY, I BOUGHT A LOT OF THE ORNAMENTS AT THE CHRISTMAS TREE SHOP, AND THE CRAFT STORE.
THIS IS THE TOP OF THE TREE, A LITTLE WISTERIA.

THE ROSE, A VALENTINE FLOWER, SO BEAUTIFUL.

AND THEN OF COURSE THERE ARE THE DARLING

LITTLE ANGELS.

JENNY LOVES HER TREE, IT SPARKLES WITH LIGHTS, GLITTERED GARLAND, BUTTERFLIES, AND LOTS OF HEARTS. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY ..... ...........RIZZI

MORE MEMORIES

I CAME ACROSS THESE PHOTO'S, I WAS 15 YEARS OLD. I WENT TO A COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW AT THE TERRACE BALLROOM IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. THESE ARE PICTURES OF JOHNNY CASH WHEN HE WAS STILL NEW TO EVERYONE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE AND HEAR HIM. I ALSO GOT TO SEE WEBB PIERCE, FARON YOUNG, AND SO MANY MORE. THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!! NOW I AM INTO FRANK SINATRA. MY GRANDCHILDREN ASKED ME, WHO IS FRANK SINATRA?.........OH WELL........

MY BROTHERS AND SISTER'S, AND ME.........................

THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY TWO BROTHERS, ANDY ON THE LEFT, HE WAS A FIREMAN, IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND THERE'S DICK ON THE RIGHT, HE WAS A SERGEANT ON THE NEWARK, NEW JERSEY POLICE FORCE. THEY ARE BOTH RETIRED. MY SISTER CAROLINE IS ON THE LEFT, SHE WAS A NURSE, CAROLINE PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS BACK. MY SISTER MARY IS IN THE MIDDLE SHE LIVES IN COLORADO, AND IF I COUNTED RIGHT SHE HAS 17 GRANDCHILDREN. ONE OF MARY'S DAUGHTERS CAROLINE HAS A BLOG "CAROLINE JOY HOME," YOU MUST VISIT HER BLOG, SHE HAS GREAT FASHIONS AND CRAFTS. MY SISTER CAROLINE'S DAUGHTER KAREN ALSO HAS A BLOG "OVER THE BACKYARD FENCE" SHE WRITES A VERY NICE BLOG, SHE JUST BOUGHT A NEW PUPPY, GO VISIT HER, AND SEE HER NEW LITTLE PUPPY.GO TO MY FOLLOWERS LIST AND CLICK ON THEIR ADDRESS. I HAVE TWO OTHER BROTHERS, BOB AND JIMMY, THEY HAVE BOTH PASSED ON. JIMMY WAS A PHARMACIST, AND BOB WORKED FOR UNITED PARCEL. I LOVE LOOKING AT MY PHOTO'S, THEY BRING BACK GOOD MEMORIES. RIZZI

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MEET MY BROTHER "RICHARD MASTERSON."
JUST CALL HIM "DICK" EVERYBODY DOES. DICK STARTED HIS BLOG BACK IN 2008, IT IS CALLED "FIRST PRECINCT." DICK WAS A POLICE SERGEANT WORKING FOR THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN NEW JERSEY. BESIDES BEING A POLICE OFFICER DICK LOVED WORKING WITH WOOD ON HIS DAYS OFF, AND HE WOULD MAKE THE FINEST FURNITURE, HE WAS A TRUE ARTISAN. DICK ALSO HAD THE LOVE FOR WRITING. HE WROTE MANY SHORT STORIES THAT WERE PUBLISHED IN DIFFERENT MAGAZINES. HE HAS A COLLEGE DEGREE IN HISTORY, AND THE CREDITS TO BE A HISTORY TEACHER. DICK LIKED WORKING ON THE FORCE TOO MUCH TO GIVE IT UP. HE POSTED MANY OF HIS STORIES ON HIS BLOG.
www.blogger.com/profile/15033609081348357230
TODAY, BESIDES DICK WRITING HIS STORIES HE ALSO WRITES THE GAZETTE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIREMEN IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
DICK IS THE TYPE OF GUY THAT IS QUIET ABOUT WHAT HE DOES, BUT IT'S TIME EVERYONE GETS TO KNOW HIM. ONCE YOUR HIS FRIEND HE'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN. HE IS THERE FOR ME WHENEVER I NEED HIM, HE IS VERY GOOD TO ME, AND I LOVE HIM DEARLY. I'M STILL WAITING FOR HIS FIRST BOOK TO BE PUBLISHED.
SO----IF YOU GET A CHANCE STOP OVER AND VISIT DICK, AND READ SOME OF HIS STORIES. TELL HIM RIZZI SENT YOU. I'M SURE YOU'LL ENJOY READING THEM.
THANKS SO MUCH................................................RIZZI

NEW JERSEY---STATE OF EMERGENCY---SNOW---SNOW---AND MORE SNOW

WELL, IT STARTED SNOWING FRIDAY NIGHT ABOUT 8:00 PM. IT WAS ALSO VERY WINDY.
IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG, THE SNOW REALLY STARTED TO ACCUMULATE .
ACE WAS MAKING A DECISION, WHETHER HE SHOULD GO DOWN OR NOT.

WELL, HE MADE IT DOWN, IT WAS DEEP, IT COVERED HIS LEGS. ACE IS A HUGE GERMAN SHEPARD, AND WEIGHS OVER 100 POUNDS. BUT, HE LOVES THE SNOW.

MATTIE AND ACE WATCHING POOR PAT SHOVELING SNOW. HE HAS BEEN AT IT ALL DAY, PLUS USING HIS SNOW BLOWING MACHINE.

IT'S STILL SNOWING, AND THE WIND IS BLOWING SO HARD. THE SNOW IS STILL ACCUMULATING. IT IS OVER 2 FEET.
STILL SNOWING!!!!
WELL, IT'S 3:52 PM, AND IT'S SNOWING HARDER , AND THE ACCUMULATION IS AMAZING. PAT JUST HAD HIS 5TH CUP OF COFFEE, AND HE'S OUT SHOVELING. I HAVE TO THANK MY GRANDDAUGHTER JENNA SHE TOOK MOST OF THESE PICTURES.

HAPPY 101 AWARD

KAREN AT OVER THE BACKYARD FENCE HAS JUST AWARDED ME THE "HAPPY 101 AWARD." THANK YOU KAREN, YOU ARE A REAL SWEETHEART. FIRST I HAVE TO LIST 10 THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY.

1...LIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER JACKIE

2...MY GRANDCHILDREN

3...MAKING CRAFTS

4...CRAFT SHOWS

5...FRANK SINATRA

6...AFTERNOON TEA

7...MY BLOGGING FRIENDS

8...THE OCEAN AND ALL ITS BEAUTIFUL SHELLS

9...FIRST SNOW

10...PEANUT BUTTER/VANILLA ICE CREAM

AND TO SPREAD THE JOY, I'D LIKE TO PASS THIS ON TO:

DUCHESS OF TEA.......ROSE TEA GARDEN www.roseteacottage.blogspot.com/

CAROLINE.....................CAROLINE JOY www.carolinejoyhome.blogspot.com/

KORALEE......................BLUEBIRD NOTES www.bluebirdnotes.blogspot.com/

SANDY............................SANDY'S SPACE --STORIES, STITCHES, AND SOMETIMES SILLINESS

BERNIDEEN.................BERNIDEEN'S TEA TIME BLOG www.bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com/

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. WHEN YOU STOP BY MY BLOG, AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT THAT MAKES ME HAPPY TOO. WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? RIZZI

TEA FOR TWO

I BOUGHT MYSELF A NEW TEA SET FROM VICTORIAN TRADING, IT ARRIVED IN THE MAIL THE OTHER DAY.

THE TEAPOT IS A VERY GOOD SIZE, IT IS BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD SIX CUPS.
SO, WHEN JACKIE AND I HAVE OUR AFTERNOON TEA, I HAVE MY NEW SET---TEA FOR TWO. RIZZI