from our home to yours....

we wish you the happiest of holidays!

joan & dan& ella (who can be seen sitting at the front door!)

Let's Say Thanks!

I received this forward from my sister and thought it was a wonderful idea that I would like to share with you. It is free, and regardless of what your personal view of the war is, it is our responsibility to support the brave men and women who risk their lives every day for our freedom. I hope you will join me in sending our troops Christmas wishes.....

XEROX IS DOING SOMETHING COOL

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick
out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq . You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to a member of the armed services. It is FREE and it only takes a second. Wouldn't it be wonderful if our soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the war, our troops need to know we are behind them. This takes just seconds and it's a wonderful way to say thank you. Please take the time to pass it on for others to do. We can never say enough thank yous. Thanks for taking to time to support our military!

Winter is here!

We had our first real snowfall of the season this winter... 11.5 inches in the last 24 hours! This time last year we were having what is now referred to as the "ice storm of the century" here, so no complaints with lots of snow! We went for a long walk while it was snowing this morning, which is one of my favorite things to do! Ella loves the snow, and is so comical as she has to jump like a bunny to get through the yard!

When we lived in Texas we would plant the perfunctory pansies each and every winter, but in New England nothing will bloom through the winter. Instead you will see pots, urns, and window boxes filled with fresh cuttings from the bounty of the yard! I love this idea! I filled our front door antique urn with our fresh cuttings, and some purchased pomegranates! In these photos they are covered with a dusting of snow.




Janine from Tasmania, Australia this next photo is for you as in a previous comment you kindly asked Dan what he was going to do with Big Blue over the winter! Dan wanted me to tell you that Big Blue is plowing the drive!


The odd part is that the plow goes on the back of the tractor, so he has to drive backwards to plow the snow out of the way. Between you and me... we'll see how long this lasts before hiring the snow plowing out!!

Pearl Harbor Day

photo by Liz Condo

Growing up December 7th was always remembered and honored in our household, as my grandfather was a submarine-crew member in the Navy, stationed at Hickam Field when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Today the Baton Rouge Advocate newspaper published my mother's remembrances of that day. Here is her story.




Several months ago I wrote a post showing a lamp that was my mother's as a child.
That story is here.


Pearl Harbor Day...
Such a sad, fateful day for our country. God bless the souls who perished.