PRESIDENTS DAY

MONDAY.....FEBRUARY 20, 2012 IS PRESIDENTS DAY

I REMEMBER AS A KID IN SCHOOL GEORGE WASHINGTON AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN WERE ALWAYS THE TWO PRESIDENTS THAT WERE MENTIONED...BACK THEN WE WERE OFF TWO DAYS....THE 12TH AND THE 22ND.........NOW THEY CALL IT PRESIDENTS DAY AND THE KIDS ARE OFF ONE DAY........

OATH OF OFFICE................1860

GEORGE WASHINGTON AND HIS WIFE MARTHA

OATH OF OFFICE............................1789

GOD BLESS AMERICA

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY...................................................................................RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA ON VALENTINE'S DAY

 MY DAUGHTER JACKIE HAD A LOVELY VALENTINE TEA YESTERDAY.......... JENNA, MATTIE, MAKAYLA AND ME (GRAM) WERE  INVITED.

WE STARTED WITH DINNER,  GARLIC SPAGHETTI  WITH SHRIMP, CREAMY CHEESE TORTELLINI, ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND GARLIC BREAD.

.................NOW THE VALENTINE TEA..............

EVERYTHING WAS RED, PINK AND WHITE.........SO FESTIVE.

WE ALL HAD LOVELY GOODY BAGS

 

THIS IS OUR MAILBOX FOR ALL OUR VALENTINE'S

BEAUTIFUL ROSES TO JACKIE FROM PAT

                                 

                                   


                                   
                                 
       

GOODY BAG

A POT FULL OF CINNAMON VALENTINE TEA

BRIE CHEESE SMOTHERED IN CRANBERRY'S, APRICOTS, AND WALNUTS     

A VALENTINE I MADE FOR JENNY

CHOCOLATES

JACKIE'S HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES

A CARD FOR JACKIE

HOMEMADE BROWNIES

THEY JUST MELT IN YOUR MOUTH

I GOT THE CUTEST OLD FASHION PICTURES TO MAKE MY VALENTINE CARDS

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!

VALENTINE TEA

MORE GOODIES

MY GRANDDAUGHTERS LOVE HORSES, SO I MADE THIS VALENTINE FOR EACH OF THEM..........WHEN YOU OPEN IT UP THERE IS A PICTURE INSIDE RIDING THEIR HORSE MIKEY........

YUMMY

MY FAVORITE VALENTINE PICTURE

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY,  HOPE EVERYONE HAD A NICE VALENTINE'S DAY.........

THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA..................RIZZI

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

TO ALL MY FRIENDS IN BLOG LAND

HOPE YOUR DAY IS FULL OF

LOVE, CHOCOLATE AND FLOWERS

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY...................................................................................RIZZI

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA

THIS IS MY GRANDMA.......HER NAME IS JENNY GASSNER.......YESTERDAY FEBRUARY 9TH, WAS HER BIRTHDAY..........SHE DIED MANY MANY YEARS AGO............SHE LIVED TO BE 96 YEARS OLD.........SHE ALSO LOVED THE OCEAN.......SHE LIVED IN SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ FOR YEARS..........SHE HAD A FEW BUNGALOWS THAT SHE RENTED OUT DURING THE SUMMER SEASON..........I REMEMBER AS A CHILD MY SISTER AND I WOULD TAKE 2 BUSES TO ORANGE, NJ..........SHE HAD A HOUSE THERE TOO............WE WOULD HELP HER CLEAN THE HOUSE..........I REMEMBER I SLEPT OVER ONE NIGHT.....AND THE NEXT MORNING SHE WOULD SAY.....HOW ABOUT SOME BREAKFAST.....I HAVE EGGS, PANCAKES, FRENCH TOAST, BACON, SAUSAGE, OR CEREAL....I WOULD SAY OK.............WHEN I GOT TO THE TABLE THERE WAS......EGGS, PANCAKES, FRENCH TOAST, BACON, SAUSAGE, AND A BOX OF CEREAL..........SHE WAS SOMETHING.........SHE WAS ABOUT 5 FEET TALL AS SHE WAS ROUND..........AND SHE ALWAYS SMELLED REAL GOOD.........SHE HAD A LITTLE WHITE AND BLACK DOG NAMED PEGGY.........SHE NEVER STOPPED BARKING.......EVERY FEBRUARY MY MOM WOULD GIVE HER A BIG VALENTINE BIRTHDAY PARTY...........I REMEMBER THE PINK PLASTIC PARTY BASKETS FILLED WITH VALENTINE CANDY.........WE HAD SO MUCH FUN......ALL GOOD MEMORIES........

THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT MY WEDDING 50 YRS AGO..........

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY...........................................................RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA

I BOUGHT THIS PETER RABBIT JOURNAL FROM BERNIDEEN.......SHE HAS A BLOG..........

http://bernideensteatimeblogspot.com/

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE STORY OF PETER RABBIT...........SO WHEN I SAW THE JOURNAL I KNEW I HAD TO HAVE IT.............THERE IS SO MUCH MEMORABILIA..........IT IS 

JUST BEAUTIFUL........SO I DECIDED TO RELAX WITH A POT OF DARJEELING  AND READ MY JOURNAL.....WHICH I WILL SHARE WITH YOU.........

THERE IS PETER WONDERING WHAT MISCHIEF HE CAN GET INTO TODAY.

A POT OF DARJEELINE.....AND SPECIAL PLATE AND CUPS.

FAMILY TREE....BEATRIX ON THE BOTTOM LEFT...HER BROTHER BERTRAM ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT.

SOME OF HER DRAWINGS AND SPECIAL MEMORIES.

MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE STOPPED BY.

MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE WAS THE WASHERWOMAN....SHE DID EVERYONES WASH.........SHE WAS SO HAPPY AND SHE WOULD SING....

HERE IS BEATRIX WITH ANOTHER ONE OF HER CHARACTERS....BENJAMIN BUNNY........HE WAS PETER'S COUSIN.....AND THEY GOT INTO A LOT OF MISCHIEF.

MRS. ANNIE MOORE.....HER OLD GOVERNESS  (MISS CARTER)......SHE WOULD VISIT HER ALL THE TIME AND BRING PETER WITH HER....MRS MOORE HAD EIGHT CHILDREN AND A GOOD FRIEND TO BEATERIX.........SHE SENT THE CHILDREN LETTERS AND SHE WOULD DRAW PICTURES OF ALL HER ANIMALS.

MRS. MOORE'S EIGHT CHILDREN

BEATRIX DREW A PICTURE FOR HER BROTHER BERTRAM.......HE LEAVES FOR SCHOOL AT THE AGE OF SEVEN.....

BEATRIX FIRST LOVE WAS NORMAN WARNE.....HE ASKED HER TO MARRY HIM.......SHE WAS VERY HAPPY....BUT HER FAMILY DIDN'T WANT HER TO MARRY HIM BECAUSE HE WAS A MAN OF TRADE........SHE DIDN'T ANNOUNCE HER ENGAGEMENT FOR SIX MONTHS....

NORMAN GOT VERY SICK....AND HE DIED AT THE AGE OF THIRTY SEVEN........SEPT. 5, 1905.......

BEATRIX AT A HAPPIER TIME..........

BEATRIX BOUGHT HER FIRST HOUSE....IT IS A LAKELAND FARM HOUSE......IT IS CALLED HILL TOP FARM.....SHE HAD A LOT OF MICE IN THE FARM HOUSE....SO SHE GOT HERSELF A KITTEN....AND THAT IS HOW SHE WROTE MORE STORIES ABOUT TOM KITTEN AND SAMUEL WHISKERS............

THIS IS JEREMY FISHER.......HE WAS ALWAYS FISHING..........

THIS IS KIP HER SHEEP DOG....HE WENT EVERYWHERE WITH BEATRIX...........

BEATRIX WROTE A STORY ABOUT ALL THESE LITTLE MICE LIVING IN A DOLL HOUSE......THEY GOT INTO A LOT OF MISCHIEF SO SHE CALLED IT "THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE."

AT THE BACK OF MY JOURNAL THERE IS A BOOK INSERTED...................IT SAYS "MY PRIVATELY PRINTED EDITION OF "THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT".

THERE IS SO MUCH MORE IN THIS LOVELY JOURNAL....IT IS WORTH BUYING.........BEATRIX SOLD OVER 50,000 BOOKS......SHE WAS AMAZING

THERE WASN'T THAT MUCH TO EAT AT OUR LITTLE TEA....BUT ALL THE ANIMALS ENJOYED SPINACH AND CARROTS.....

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY...................................................................................RIZZI

THE DOLL HOUSE MICE STOPPED BY....MAMA MOUSE BOUGHT A BASKET OF CHEESE.......

THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA.