GIVEAWAY.....CREATIVE CARMELINA

HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL GIVEAWAY, IT IS A PICTURE OF SARAH, CARMELINA'S DAUGHTER. IT IS A FRAMED GLICEE PRINT OF HER WATERCOLOUR PAINTING THAT SHE DID WHEN SARAH WAS A BABY. GO AND VISIT HER AT http://creativecarmelina.blogspot.com/ AND READ AND SEE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO ENTER.

WHAT A GREAT GIVEAWAY, HOW LOVELY HAVING A PICTURE OF SARAH HANGING ON YOUR WALL.
THANKS CARMELINA FOR SUCH A LOVELY GIVEAWAY.

WINNIE THE POOH....44 YEARS OLD

THIS WINNIE THE POOH BELONGED TO MY SON "BILLY." IT WAS GIVEN TO HIM WHEN HE WAS BORN IN 1966. POOR WINNIE, HE LOOKLS LIKE HE HAS BEEN THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR, BUT HE WAS HUGGED AND LOVED A LOT.

ALAN ALEXANDER MILNE, AN ENGLISH AUTHOR BEST KNOWN FOR HIS BOOKS ABOUT A TEDDY BEAR NAMED "WINNIE THE POOH."
HE WAS A NOTED PLAYWRIGHT, BEFORE HIS HUGE SUCCESS OF "POOH."

BORN...JANUARY 18, 1882, IN KILBURN, LONDON, ENGLAND.
DIED....JANUARY 31, 1956, IN HARTFIELD, SUSSEX, ENGLAND.
HE WAS A NOVELIST, PLAYWRIGHT, AND POET.

MILNE IS FAMOUS FOR A BOY NAMED CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, (HIS SON). HIS SON HAD A BEAR NAMED EDWARD, WHICH WAS CHANGED TO WINNIE THE POOH.
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN MILNE HAD MANY STUFFED TOYS,
HIS FATHER WROTE MANY STORIES ABOUT THEM.
ALL OF HIS STUFFED TOYS ARE IN THE NEW YORK CITY LIBRARY UNDER GLASS.

ALCOTT LAP DESK

THIS IS MY ALCOTT LAP DESK, NAMED AFTER THE AUTHOR LOUISA MAY ALCOTT WHO WROTE LITTLE WOMEN. JO FROM LITTLE WOMEN HAD ONE. WHEN I SAW THIS IN VICTORIAN TRADING CATALOG I LOVED IT FROM THE START. IT IS SO PERSONAL, AND PRIVATE.



THIS IS THE DESIGN ON THE DESK, VERY DAINTY.

I KEEP A SPECIAL ANGEL PEN, AND SOME VINTAGE WRITING PAPER IN IT.......THE WRITING PAPER HAS VIOLETS ON IT, MY FAVORITE FLOWER.

MY DAUGHTER JACKIE BOUGHT ME THIS MAGNIFY GLASS AND LETTER OPENER FOR MY LAP DESK.

I EVEN TREATED MYSELF TO THE BOOK "LITTLE WOMEN," I READ IT MANY MANY YEARS AGO, AND ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. I LOVE THE THREE MOVIES THEY MADE OF LITTLE WOMEN, GOING FAR BACK WHEN KATHERINE HEPBURN PLAYED JO, THEN JUNE ALLISON PLAYED JO, AND THEN IN THE LAST MOVIE THEY MADE, WYNONA RYDER PLAYED JO. I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE ANOTHER ONE, OR A SEQUEL.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY. RIZZI

MEMORIES...................

THIS IS MY WEDDING PICTURE COMING OUT OF THE CHURCH ON DECEMBER 2, 1961. WOW!! I WAS MARRIED 46 YEARS WHEN MY HUSBAND BILL PASSED AWAY IN 2007. WE HAD A GREAT LIFE TOGETHER, AND WE RAISED 4 CHILDREN, 3 GIRLS , AND I BOY. TIME GOES BY SO FAST. WE WERE 22 YEARS OLD WHEN WE GOT MARRIED.

BILL JUST GOT OUT OF THE MARINE CORP, AND I WAS WORKING AS A BANK TELLER. I REMEMBER WE GOT AN APARTMENT 3 FLOOR WALK UP, LARGE ROOMS, AND GIGANTIC WINDOWS WHICH I LOVED. ARE YOU READY FOR THIS, WE PAID $87.50 PER MONTH RENT. THEY WERE VERY HAPPY DAYS. MEMORIES.... WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT THEM.

GREAT GIVEAWAY..............

EXTRA...........EXTRA...............READ ALL ABOUT IT................

KORALIE FROM BLUEBIRD NOTES IS HAVING A GIVEAWAY FROM "SAKY SACKS" GIVE KORALEE A VISIT, AND READ ALL ABOUT IT. IF YOU ARE PICKED YOU GET TO PICK YOUR OWN SAKY SACK.
www.bluebirdnotes.blogspot.com/

BACK TO AMISH COUNTRY......

WE ARE ON OUR WAY BACK TO LANCASTER, PA. (AMISH COUNTRY.) MY FAMILY LOVE THE AMISH COUNTRY, AND THE PEOPLE. THE AMISH FARMS IN LANCASTER ARE GETTING THEIR SOIL READY FOR GARDENING. THEY WORK HARD IN THE FIELDS ALL DAY. OH...IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GETTING INTO LANCASTER COUNTY, THERE ARE THE LARGE FARMS, COWS, AND THE SHEEP.

THIS IS AN AMISH BOY WITH HIS BIKE, DID YOU NOTICE THERE ARE NO PEDALS ON HIS BIKE, IT RUNS LIKE A SCOOTER, YOU USE YOUR FOOT.

THIS IS KITCHEN KETTLE VILLAGE, HAS SO MANY LITTLE SHOPS WE LOVE TO GO IN.

JENNA AND MATTIE

MATTIE, JENNA, AND MAKAYLA

WE HAD A REALLY NICE DAY IN LANCASTER. THE KIDS ALWAYS ENJOY THEMSELVES, JACKIE AND I LOVE GOING INTO THE LITTLE SHOPS, AND PAT IS JUST SO PATIENT. I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A SON-IN-LAW LIKE PAT, I LOVED THAT BOY FROM DAY ONE. HE KNOWS WHAT THE WORD RESPECT MEANS. AFTER SHOPPING WE ALL WENT TO BIRD AND HAND RESTAURANT FOR LUNCH. WELL, UNTIL OUR NEXT TRIP, THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

THE SIGNS OF SPRING

WELL, THERE THEY ARE THE SIGNS OF SPRING, I'M SURE YOU COULD COME UP WITH A LOT MORE. SIT IN THE SUN, ENJOY THE WARMTH, SMELL THE AIR, FEEL THE BREEZE....AHHHHHH SPRING YOU ARE FINALLY HERE.

QUOTES FOR THE DAY............

NOTHING IS AS REAL AS A DREAM. THE WORLD CAN CHANGE AROUND YOU, BUT YOUR DREAM WILL NOT. RESPONSIBILITIES NEED NOT ERASE IT. DUTIES NEED NOT OBSERVE IT. BECAUSE THE DREAM IS WITHIN YOU, NO ONE CAN TAKE IT AWAY.

UNKNOWN

DON'T KNOCK THE WEATHER:

NINE-TENTHS OF THE PEOPLE COULDN'T START A CONVERSATION IF IT DIDN'T CHANGE ONCE IN A WHILE.

KIM HUBBARD

EASTER WEEK

MY DAUGHTER JACKIE GAVE ME A GARDENIA PLANT FOR EASTER. IT HAS ONE BEAUTIFUL WHITE FLOWER, WITH A WONDERFUL SCENT, AND HAS ABOUT 10 BUDS.

MATTIE AND MAKAYLA MADE LAMB CAKES, ONE WAS A CARROT CAKE, AND THE OTHER WAS WHITE CAKE. MAKAYLA'S HAD WHITE FROSTING, AND MATTIE'S HAD CREAM CHEESE FROSTING.

THEY DID ALL THE DECORATIONS BY THEMSELVES, BUT..........THE KITCHEN WAS SO WARM, THE CAKES STARTED TO MELT. THE KIDS THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY, WELL, IT WAS, WHEN IT WAS DESSERT TIME THE CAKES WERE DELICIOUS.

MATTIE

MAKAYLAJENNA

PAIGE MAKAYLA'S LIZARD WELL, THE KIDS WILL BE RETURNING TO SCHOOL TOMORROW [MONDAY] THEY WERE ON THEIR EASTER VACATION. WE WENT SHOPPING, HAD LUNCH AT FRIDAY'S, WENT TO LONG BEACH ISLAND FOR THE DAY. THE WEATHER WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL. WENT TO CHINESE BUFFET, CARVEL FOR ICE CREAM. IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO MAKE MY GRANDDAUGHTERS HAPPY, AS LONG AS WE ARE ALL TOGETHER GETTING ICE CREAM OR GOING TO THE BEACH, THEY ARE HAPPY. THEY HAD GIFT CARDS LEFT FROM CHRISTMAS SO THEY EMPTY THEM IN A DAY. FAMILY IS SO GREAT, I LOVE BEING WITH THEM.

100th POST

WELL, I FINALLY WROTE MY 100th POST. I REALLY ENJOY HAVING A BLOG, THANKS TO MY NIECE KAREN, FROM OVER THE BACKYARD FENCE. SHE HELPED ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, MY NEPHEW JOE TOO, EVEN THOUGH THEY LIVE 2000 MILES AWAY. I MET SO MANY NEW FRIENDS, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR BEING SO NICE TO ME. RIZZI

THE ITALIAN COOKING AWARD.................

I HAVE ONE MORE AWARD FOR A SPECIAL LADY AT "FROG HOLLOW FARM GIRL." I WAS THERE THE DAY SHE WAS BORN, AND I LOVE HER WITH ALL MY HEART. SHE WRITES A GREAT BLOG, IF YOUR LOOKING FOR GOOD ITALIAN FOOD GO TO "FROG HOLLOW FARM," AND YOU WILL FIND THE "FARM GIRL", AND HER GREAT RECIPIES.
I GIVE YOU THIS COOKING AWARD FOR YOUR DELICIOUS ITALIAN FOOD, AND ALL YOUR LOVELY POSTS. THEY ARE SO ENJOYABLE.



BE PROUD OF YOURSELF, YOU DESERVE THIS AWARD. I LEARNED SO MANY NEW THINGS READING YOUR POSTS.
DON'T FORGET TO PUT IT ON YOUR SIDEBAR.

FASHION AWARD

I HAVE A FASHION PATCH THAT I WANT TO GIVE TO CAROLINE, AT CAROLINE JOY HOME. SHE IS SO ARTISTIC, AND SHE MAKES BEAUTIFUL PILLOWS, DECORATES SWEATERS YOU COULD WEAR TO MEET THE QUEEN, ANS SO MUCH MORE. SHE HAS ALL HER LOVELY THINGS ON HER BLOG, AND ETSY. JUST GO ON MY BLOG TO MY FOLLOWERS, AND CLICK ON CAROLINE JOY HOME, AND YOU WILL GO RIGHT TO HER BLOG.
THIS AWARD CAROLINE IS FOR YOU.........

YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELF IN ALL THE BEAUTY YOU BRING INTO THE WORLD. I HOPE I WILL SEE MORE OF IT SOON. THANK YOU CAROLINE FOR BRINGING EVERYONE STYLE, AND CLASS. DON'T FORGET TO PUT YOUR AWARD ON YOUR SIDEBAR.

WRITING AWARDS.................

THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE I KNOW THAT DESERVE THE WRITING AWARD. THEIR STORIES, AND BOOK REVIEWS ARE SO INTERESTING. THEY KNOW HOW TO PUT ALL THE WORDS TOGETHER JUST RIGHT.

VISIT THEIR BLOG, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT I MEAN. GO ON MY FOLLOWER LIST, AND CLICK ON THEIR BLOG NAME IT WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO THEIR BLOG.

KAREN...OVER THE BACKYARD FENCE

DICK.......FIRST PRECINCT

BOTH OF YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELVES, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR BEAUTIFUL WRITING. DON'T FORGET TO PUT YOUR AWARD ON YOUR SIDEBAR.

VINTAGE EASTER CARDS

JUST WANTED TO SHARE THESE VINTAGE EASTER CARDS WITH YOU. I KNOW THEY MAKE BEAUTIFUL GREETING CARDS TODAY, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO RECEIVE ONE OF THESE CARDS ANY DAY. I THINK THEY HAVE SO MUCH WARMTH IN THEM. I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. RIZZI

SPRING BOOK READING

MY NIECE KAREN FROM "OVER THE BACK YARD FENCE"

JUST REMINDED ME ABOUT "CALLAPIDDAR DAYS" "SPRING READING THING 2010" GIVEN BY KATRINA.

IT'S A FUN LOW PRESSURE READING CHALLEGE OPEN TO ANYONE WHO LOVES TO READ. IT BEGINS MARCH 20th UNTIL JUNE 20th. IF YOU NEVER DID THIS BEFORE ITS EASY. MAKE A LIST OF BOOKS YOU WANT TO READ OR WANT TO FINISH. WRITE A POST LETTING EVERYONE KNOW WHAT YOU DECIDED TO READ, AND THEN WHEN YOU ARE ALL FINISHED READING YOUR BOOKS WRITE A POST ON HOW YOU DID.

HERE IS MY LIST:

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE

BY---FANNIE FLAGG

A RED BIRD CHRISTMAS ---BY--FANNIE FLAGG

OCTOBER SONG

BY---BEVERLY LEWIS

IT'S NOT VERY LONG, BUT THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS, YOU CAN READ AS MANY OR AS FEW AS YOU LIKE. YOU CAN ADD BOOKS, OR TAKE THEM AWAY, IT DOESN'T MATTER, AS LONG AS YOU ENJOY YOURSELF READING. DON'T FORGET TO TAKE THE BUTTON, AND POST IT ON YOUR BLOG.