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January 6, 2022

Sharing Beautiful Charleston

Hubby and I took some time off after Christmas and one of the places we visited was Charleston, South Carolina. A lovely city and I wanted to share some photos with you of the places we visited during a walking tour that we did. The waterfront was beautiful, but we also loved seeing the Dock Theater and the nearby churches and graveyards. Getting a sneak peek at the courtyards of some of the homes was also fun!

We also went out of town to go see the Magnolia Gardens and Plantation, but it was closed due to power outages after a storm the night before. Since Drayton Hall was right next door we went there to tour the grounds right next to the Ashley River. Beautiful countryside and I loved seeing the immense live oaks with their eerie Spanish moss.

December 30, 2021

To Fruitcake or Not to Fruitcake?

It’s that time of year when fruitcakes abound and I, for one, love fruitcake! I was very happy to receive one from my daughter as a Christmas gift, especially since it was from the Collin Street Bakery who has been making fruitcakes for over 125 years. The bakery is also the subject of a documentary about how the bakery’s bookkeeper stole nearly 17 million dollars over several years. We watched the documentary on Discovery+ and it was pretty interesting.

You may be wondering how delicious was the Collin Street fruitcake! DELICOUS, that is if you like fruitcake. So are you a yea or nay to fruitcake?

December 23, 2021

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas

It’s time to finish all the food shopping and start all the cooking for Christmas Eve so I’ll be a little busy. I want to take this moment to wish you a very Merry Christmas with this throwback to Christmas 2020. Have a safe and healthy holiday!

December 16, 2021

Love or Hate the Cardboard Christmas Tree?

In the spirit of discussing real or fake Christmas trees, what do you think about a cardboard Christmas Tree? This one in the Asbury Park Convention Center is drawing lots of comments from people. I was a little dubious at first, but I like it as a sculpture, not necessarily as a Christmas Tree. Even if they weren’t going to do the traditional pine tree, I thought some fake cardboard ornaments, lights, and garlands might have been fun in this re-imagining. What do you think?

P.S. – If you’re in the mood for a story with some Christmas elements, One Summer Night is specially priced at 99 cents. Yes, the title says summer, but a good portion of the story takes place at a NYC department store during the Christmas season.

December 9, 2021December 8, 2021

My First Awesome Trip to a Longwood Christmas

I’ve been to Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania a number of times, but I never got to go to the gardens at night to see all the Christmas lights. I finally got to go see the lights this past Monday and it was absolutely amazing! It turns out that the theme this year was fire and ice and it was demonstrated through the use of reds and golds versus whites and blues. One of the most fascinating things we saw was how the staff had lit an immense tree all in green. It was located quite a distance away and was highly visibly across a meadow. We wondered why it was the only thing lit up until we got into another section and realized that the tree was visible in the backdrop of another collection of lights! It looked like it was a part of the collection even though it was quite a distance away.

If you get a chance, I highly recommend you make a night of it and go visit the gardens to see the lights. We did the entire walk around the grounds and through the conservatory in about two hours or so.

December 2, 2021

Amazing FirstTrip to Space Center Houston

We were down in Houston, Texas for Thanksgiving, visiting with my daughter’s in-laws. We had a lovely holiday and some free time while we were there. Or should I say, some of the family had free time to visit NASA and the Houston Space Center while the two moms were busy cooking for Thanksgiving? But my daughter was sweet enough to bring me some fun trinkets from the Houston Space Center and photos as well! I hope that next time I’ll be able to see it myself. I’m also thinking that either a cowboy or astronaut romance novel may be in the works? Or maybe a cowboy astronaut? LOL!

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

My First Communion

I can remember my First Communion and how my mother and grandmother worked to make my communion dress. It had lots of lace as you can hopefully see from the photo. I don’t look too happy in this photo, probably because we had spent a lot of time taking photos already and I was eager to get home. When I was downsizing, I came across the bible and other things that we got as part of our First Communion package. Weird to see it all after so many years!