Only 3 more weeks!

Time to get out the suitcases and start making some lists. In a few short weeks we will be able to sit outside in these chairs!

And view the sunset from the balcony.......

Christmas present for the cats

We went to visit my brother & his family & my Mom this past weekend and Karen ( my SIL) had bought a gift for her cats , but they wanted nothing to do with it. So she gave it to me to take home for our cats. This is a photo of their cats, Pink & Blue. Well, my cats loved it! It's a cornucopia shaped crinkily bag--it makes alot of noise & has catnip in it--I put it on the floor & there was a waiting line to get in it!

Squeak taking his turn...

And Tuck almost totally inside--he's the one that likes to burrow in & under things! The 3rd cat barely had a chance at the toy!

Enjoy!

Christmas dinner is a big part of the celebration of the holiday--we will be with my family for the weekend after Xmas. This is a photo from Christmas 1949 at my grandparents house. Around the table from the left--my Great Aunt Anna, my Mom, my sister, my maternal grandmother Hazel at the head of the table, my Aunt Kay( still alive at 95!), paternal grandfather Walt & mom's cousin Mary Jane
have a magical day !

Merry Christmas

I am working crazy hours the next few days so here's a card for all of you--thanks for your friendship & readership! here's to a great new year!


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Merry Christmas to all and to all a blessed New Year !!!!!

Another Christmas memory

My Mom, me & my sister setting up the tree in 1950 or 51. I'm facing the camera. We had just moved to this house--my paternal grandparents had lived there before--my granfather was a builder & had built most of the homes in the neighborhood. We had lived in a 4 family house until this time--2 other families were couples that my parents had known throughout HS --they had daughters the same summer that I was born--we still keep in touch sporadically. We moved from this town to one 20 miles away, but in the early 60's that was like the other side of the country. Brings back so many wonderful memories surrounding happenings at this house!

Fine feathered and furry friends in the snow

As long as the cats & dog stay in the house we have lots of birds in the trees and on the feeders.

They finished off the suet cake that was up for them. Will have to add to my list to get when I go to town.

Spotted this little guy up in a birch tree next to one of our feeders keeping his eye on all the goings on.

The snow has stopped ....for now!

Here's what it looks like early this morning (well, at 7 am--I took a few photos & all are blurry--could be that I'm bleary-eyed!)

These 2 I took last night about 4:30 pm. I took a video and tried to upload, but it was too long! We ended up with approx. 9-10 inches.

The plow guy came around 4 or 5 this am so we can get out --I have to work 3-9 pm!

A link for the video--watch in high quality if possible....at the time zI took the video, it was snowing heavily--1-2 inches an hour!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPUrp-Twb9w