Happy New Year's Eve Friends

Good Morning Friends!

Thank you for all the Get Well Wishes.

I'm a bit achy but so much better.

 So I thought I would share a few rooster pictures with you

and just how wonderful our Friendships are.

This week I've had a scripture on my heart.

And wouldn't ya just know it I went to the Shabby Ole Potting Shed

 and it was on my sweet Friend Lea's heart too.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

How great is our God!

When we are feeling down ,sick, stressed or HAPPY.

He leads, guides and puts others in our paths to help pick us up and put a little more JOY into our day!

I mean right by my overalls ,apron strings and watermelon sneakers.

Thank- you all so very much for your friendship!

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you
when you have forgotten the words.
by : Donna Roberts

What are your plans tonight?
Mine did include a movie, shrimp, root beer floats and a fire!
Oh and I can't forget my snuggle buddy Papa Claus.
I think now it may just be some mashed potatoes, crackers and a little tinie weenie float.


HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE
SWEET FRIENDS!

The Flu Bug Has Landed

Morning Friends!
The flu bug has landed. Four of us down and two more to go..

Be back soon.

Crackers & Ginger Ale!

Some Old Christmas Finds

Morning Friends!

Sunday Papa Claus and I went for a ride.

And we drove and drove.

Before long we were about 20 to 25 minutes from

Fayetteville Antique Mall.

Well ya know I just had to go.

I found these adorable vintage mugs, elf and oh be still my heart BUTTONS!

The only thing I love more than buttons is my Gingers.

I scored big.

Papa Claus said wow you found some monies.

That's what I called my dear Gram's buttons.

As I shared before I thought she was rich because she had lots of buttons.

Woolie Love, JOY & Buttons!

For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.

Matthew 6:21

Woolie Wednesday

Happy Woolie Wednesday Friends!

I love wool..

Of course you already know that.

In my head I constantly have wool on the brain.

( and coffee)

Wool just gives me that wonderful JOY feeling.

 I have also shared my wool passion with Lapookie.

( Bubba 's love.)

She made me the above woolie stitchery for Christmas.

I just love it. She put so much love in each stitch and it was one of those

 from the heart gifts I just love.

This handsome fellow was a gift from Papa Claus.

Him is soo stinkin cute I just can't stand it.

Such a prim perfect cookie jar.

He would also be a great holder for some of my treasured buttons too.

Oh what oh what will I use him for?

I didn't get my scarf finished as I also have Monkey George for a few days,

but I will soon. It is turning out great. I too love the colors.

I have alot of cleaning to do today.

Shhh my house looks like a bomb went off in it..

But then later I am Stitchin.

Hey it is Wednesday after all.

And Wednesday is Stitchin day!

Hope your day is filled with WOOLIE stitches and Ginger JOY!

For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.

Matthew 6:21

Lazy Rainy Day

Good Afternoon Friends!

It is a cold, rainy day here in Pa.

Papa Claus is still home and I am relaxing...

Sipping coffee, watching movies and a lil crow-hooky.(crochet)

I am making a warm cozy scarf.

For me..

Wishing you a day like mine...

Filled with Woolie Love & Ginger JOY!

For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.

Matthew 6:21

Our Christmas Fun Winner Is.....

BIG JOE says the winner of our Christmas fun is....

Tamera from Country at Heart!

Congrats to our Pal...

Papa Claus picked Tamera's name and then also

picked

Tea4tooo to win a little snowman ornie!

Made with Christmas love..

Please email me your addresses friends.

My Christmas was filled with love and new treasured memories.

Hope yours was too..

If you have much,

give of your wealth;

If you have little,

give of your Heart.

-proverb

Woolie Love & Ginger JOY

Granny Trace

Merry Merry CHRISTmas!

Many Christmas's ago this Granny girl was given such a gift that I will

 treasure deep in my heart forever.

My family was going through a really hard time.

 And a dear little Church in the Woods shared more Christmas Love with

my mother,brother and I that I could ever share.

They did not deliver packages with giant red bows.

But a large box with food, cookies and the most beautiful oranges I have ever seen.

So you see Christmas is not found in presents, but in the Love that others show.

More than once God has taken care of this Granny and that is why even on my darkest days

I Thank HIM and I Believe!

And why I have so much JOY to share.

Welcome to my heart Spirit of Christmas

I've been waiting for you all year!

-Kimber Anne Engstrom

So Today's very Last Question is:

Tell me one thing that was shared with you on Christmas that you will always treasure.

And yes it can be one or two words. Or many.

  BEAUTIFUL ORANGES. Treasured Christmas Memories.

(Oh and I cannot forget WOOLIE GINGERS!)

Thank you Dear Friends for sharing all your sweet words over this Christmas Fun.

You will never know how much this sappy Granny Girl has just loved all of your comments and treasured memories..

Christmas is the season of love,

a time for gathering together

and celebrating the greatest gift of all

-the arrival of the Savior.

-anonymous

 Christmas Love & JOY to You Dear Friends!

"I bring you good news of great joy for everyone!

The Savior , the Messiah, the Lord has been born tonight in Bethlehem."

Luke 2:10-11

Ho! Ho! Ho!

From the Granny Monsters!

And the Chickens too!

Christmas Fun & Question #23

Christmas.....

is not an external event at all

but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart.

- Freya Stark

Heap on more wood!

the wind is chill;

But let it whistle

as it will,

We'll keep our Christmas

merry still.

-Sir Walter Scott

Let Christmas shine in your heart!

Sing a few Christmas tunes..

Sip hot cocoa with candy canes and marshmallows.

Take a ride with your sweetie and look at Christmas lights.

Share a simple smile or  a homemade baked good tied with a bow.

Pull on your Woolies and GROW!

Joy, Joy simply JOY!

Today's Question #23 is?

 Do you celebrate Christmas

 on Christmas Eve or Day?

Our family gathers at my Ne and Uncle Bean's on Christmas Eve every year.

And I will be having Christmas dinner at my house for our family on Christmas Day!

This little Woolie Bluebird Treasure arrived just in time to hang on my tree.

He was made and created out of a beautiful ole woolie coat.

What a real treasure!

Thank you Sweet Lea Friend for the sweet Christmas surprise.

Oh Friends what fun all this sharing has been.

I am sorry if I missed a comment or two the past few days, but I have read and enjoyed everyone.

You are each a blessing to me.

Wishing you all Christmas Love & JOY!

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth!

Luke 1:14

Christmas Fun & Question #22

Morning Friends!

Three days till Christmas..OH MY!

Anyone but me on the run today?

 

I've baked and baked.

And what does my Bubba want for Christmas?

Not cookies or pie ,but Dirt.

You know that pudding stuff covered in crushed oreos.

Yesterday I made sugared pecans and white cinnamon pretzels.

Yummo good.

SO easy too.

Enjoy!

Cinnamon Toast Pretzels

1 bag small pretzels

2/3 cup oil

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

* extra cin/sugar to shake on top

melted white chocolate chips to drizzle on top.

Pour pretzels in microwave safe bowl. Mix oil,sugar and cin. in small bowl and pour over pretzels.

Mix and make sure it coats all pretzels. Put in microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. Check after 2 minutes

and stir.

When done spread out on wax paper. Sprinkle with more cin/sugar. Melt white chocolate chips and drizzle over top pretzels.Once white chocolate chip hardens put into containers.

Today's Christmas Question #22 is :

Are you baking homemade goodies to share as gifts?

I AM!!

I am off to find Oreo cookies after baking one thousand million trillion cookies..Why?

Because that's what MOM'S & GRANNY'S do...:)

Now where oh where is my Super Granny Mrs .Claus Cape?

CHRISTMAS LOVE & JOY!

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth

Luke 1:14

Christmas Love & Question #21

 Good Wednesday Morning Friends!

Its a Woolie Wednesday after all.

Thanks to Gina from the http://www.catnapinnprimitives.blogspot.com/

 She sent me a box of Christmas Ginger Love.

With a beautiful Ginger Scarf and two Woolie Gingers.

Doesn't it look like she made this scarf for that exact spot.

And those dear little Gingers tucked in my sewing drawer with my jars are just so stinkin cute.

I just love them all.

She also sent me some of yummy potpourri and cream n sugar room spray.

 Oh and I just can't forget some OH MY STARS TOFFEE!! Sadly that is gone..

And I do mean sadly. It was so yummo good.

Thank you again sweet talented Friend!

I am so blessed with so many Friends who have such BIG CHRISTMAS HEARTS!

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Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart,

a wide open heart that thinks of others first.

George Matthew Adams

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So Today's Question #21

is:

Do you find it more joyful to give or receive?

I love to give, but it has been so wonderful receiving so much unexpected love in the mail

this year. I have felt like a young girl again with that excited CHRISTMAS JOY!

I said to my daughter why are these friends sending me these blessings and she said because I have always been so giving to others.

God is sooo Good!

Thank you all for blessing me with this giant gift of  your FRIENDSHIP!

I have the JOY JOY down in my heart to Stay!

And the all the credit goes to Him and each of you..

Christmas Love & Ginger JOY!

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth

Luke 1:14

More Christmas Fun & Question #20

 Good Morning Friends!

Yes it was another baking day here at Turtle Tree Farms.

Cookies and more cookies everywhere.

The girls and I baked and baked.

Talked and laughed.

My beautiful niece Pooh and my daughter Cole.

Yes they wore APRONS too.

Don'tcha just love Cole's socks and boots.

She has Rudolph socks on.

We made chocolate chip walnut, peanut butter, butter crunch and spritz cookies.

The first tray or two of spritz were so good, but then they went runny.

Anyone have a good tried and true spritz recipe they would like to share with me please?

Pooh and Granny adding three bags of chips and walnut to our cookies.

Boy are they good.

Spritz Cole Spritz!

 Work that mixer Pooh!

" Piper JOY "the reindeer vacuum cleaned up every dropped cookie and crumb.

 Super Dog to the clean up!

THE BAKERS!

We had a wonderful day baking, making Shirlee's potato soup and new treasured memories.

I will be baking more cookies today.

So I can begin making some pies and bars at the end of the week .

The good part of making so many cookies is I am already cookied out.

So Today's Question Is?

Pretend you are Santa what food would you want the children to leave out for you on

Christmas night?

It's morning and I have not eaten yet...So...

I would love a large DD coffee and pumpkin muffin right now.

But on Christmas night when I am delivering all the girls and boys presents I am thinking a jumbo CRAB CAKE from Pappas's in Maryland would be just wonderful.

Coleslaw and Iced tea too.

And some bones for Piper Joy.

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Rejoice in the Season

And all its grace

Take heart in the blessing

Of comfort and faith.

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Welcome New Friends!

Never to late to join in on all the Christmas Fun.

The giveaway ends Dec.24 th and the Winner will be announced in the evening of Dec 26th.

Thank you to Gina at the Cat Nap Inn for more Ginger Love.

Oh my!! I can't wait to share the Ginger Love she sent me tomorrow.

What great Friends you all are to me.

I am so blessed.

Christmas Love & JOY!

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth

Luke 1:14

Christmas Silly Fun & Question #19

Morning Friends!

Yesterday morning I woke up to a light snow.

I was a happy girl.

I just love seeing those flakes fall.

And the beauty in the light dusting.

It didn't last long, but was just beautiful.

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Let the magic of the season

Light up your soul,

With all the hope and wonder

The child within us knows

                                 - TJ Mills

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Saturday Lapookie and I baked some cookies.

 Lapookie has been itching to make some cookies.

 And what a great baker she is.

The chocolate chips turned out wonderful.

Uh oh I think she may be contemplating flinging dough at me.

Or Princess Snowphia.

We also made these wreaths.

 We did something wrong though.

They never got hard nor came off the wax paper.

Also only five became wreaths..The other were kinda blobs.

 They also turned Cole's tongue bright green for her Christmas Party. :)

That was a very good thing.

We had fun so that's all that really matters and hey the chocolate chip cookies were great!

Today I will be baking with my niece Pooh and Cole.

HI HO a baking I will go..

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Today Question #19 is:

If you could somehow jump into any Christmas carol or song and actually experience

what the lyrics say which song would you choose?

All the meaning for ones about the Holy Night would be wonderful, but friends I have been a Rudolph fan forever and I so would want to jump right into that one...

And the first song that came to my mind..

You know Dasher,Dancer, Donner and Blitzen

But do you recall Granny Trace the least famous reindeer of all....

Remember I LOVE to sing..

Welcome new followers. We just love new friends here!

You have 5 more days to join in the Christmas fun and giveaway.

Wishing you Christmas Love & JOY!!

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth

Luke 1:14

My Christmas Baby & Question #18

 Good Sunday Morning Friends!

Today is my youngest baby's Birthday.

He is 20. Where oh where do the years go?

 My two favorite guys.

Cock-a-doodle-doooooo

John David Stavros Jr.

So very handsome even in the kindergarten.

 Happy 20th Birthday Precious Boy!

You are a joy to our Family.

And we love you so very much.

My brother and I.

Another one of my very favorite guys. How proud I am to be his sister.

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Matthew 2:9-11

The star appeared to them,guiding them to Bethlehem, It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the Star,they were filled with joy! They entered the house where the child and his mother Mary were and they fell down before him and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

So Today's

Question #18 is:

What gift would you have given? And it could be anything..Small or large..

Something that holds a special place in your heart.

I would give him a Woobie..

A marshmallow blankie that gives warmth and comfort on good days and sad ones too..

Christmas Love & Most of all His JOY!

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth

Luke 1:14