Is it Christmas yet ?

11/8/2012



Is it Christmas yet ? By my watch yes ! I already did my tree because I'm

hosting two birthday birthdays for two friends, one on the 16th & the other 30th.

See photo.......

Cheers.....Joe..

Joe,


How beautiful!

Your friends are lucky people.

We must all put our trees on your thread when we get them up!

11/8/2012

Alice..

Thanks ! I even did a Charlie Brown Tree, here it is !

Cheers..Joe...

It's hard for me to start thinking about Christmas until after Thanksgiving (and Black Friday is a part of the Thanksgiving holiday - a stay-at-home-and-reflect kind of day), but I do enjoy seeing your pictures, Joe. You have a genuine flair for decorating.

Annie

11/8/2012

I read that Walmart and other stores are doing Black Friday

on Thanksgiving 8:00 PM , I think their sick ! That's why I shop

all year round so on Christmas I'm free to entertain, no pressure.

Cheers..Joe..

Dear joe,

I love that little corner table. It would go great in my house. I have a little half round one that I got at Bombay.

Nice trees and beautiful decorations. It shows your true heart. Merry Thanks/Christmas.

Love,

Betty

11/8/2012

Betty..

Thank You ! The table is from Bombay Co., it's

called The Cricket Table, There now on line..

Here's there new site, check it out.

http://www.bombaycompany.com/?gclid=CNesq8XxwLMCFY1DMgod7yIAOA
Cheers.Joe..

Thanksgiving came so early this year. Christmas will seem slow getting here.

It isn't even December yet.

11/23/2012

" Merry Christmas "

Cheers...Joe..

I love Santa!

Beautiful, Joe. I LOVE your photos. No tree yet, no shopping, no cards written, no idea when any of it will get done. *SIGH*

11/29/2012

Victor...

Better get with it, Sat. is Dec. 1st,2012

Here's on of my photos I love of the Santa Fe Plaza,

I converted it into a watercolor...

Cheers..Joe...

Budweiser has done it again.



Rats! It did not work.






Love, Betty

Ah, well, that's Bud for you.

Let's see if these will work.

I've decided there is only one thing better than my decision last season to buy a collapsible pre-decorated tree.

It's having it already here to pop up this year:

Special family ornaments are waiting on the server for family to add wherever they want them hung.

I had plenty of time to set the table for tonight (Vegetarian Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili Chipotle - as far from turkey and trimmings as I could get. Food pics later, maybe):

And I even had time to work on the entry table (Look what you can see in the mirror.)

Beauiful!

Your kids are so lucky.

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Recipe (and photo) for the chili is from Eating Well Magazine:
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/sweet_potato_black_bean_chili.html

Alice, do you think you could shout that loud enough for them to hear it in SA?

Annie

I WISH I COULD!

Joe,

You inspired me. I have the grandkids gifts all ordered. Dave's 12 golf balls from St Andrews are on their way.

We are giving our daughter and daughter-in-law Nordstrom gifts cards. Dave is ordering a special golf club for Dan.

Almost through.

11/30/2012

Alice...

Your getting as good as me ! On Saturday I have to

shop for 12 gifts for the Kitchen Angels, they have name cards

on a beautiful white Christmas tree of seniors and people who are

ill and home bound, the Kitchen Angels deliver food to these people,

I was touched by their mere requests for gifts, such as stamps and

staionery, magnets, a lap throw, Christmas ornament ( There were

two requests for Christmas ornaments so I gave away one that was

a knitted sweater with a deer on a wire hanger and the other went to

a lady which was a 17th Century shoe from the Met Museum I bought

when I worked there, to me this had more of a meaning coming from

the heart....I felt this is one way to give back to the community.....

Cheers........Joe...

No, Joe,

I need to find some unfortunate folks to help. You are miles ahead of me. Thanks for the reminder.

11/30/2012

ALice..

Check your mall The Salvation Army always has

a tree with name tags...

Cheers..Joe...

Got into the Christmas spirit today. We went to Landau and to our surprise it was the first day of the Weihnachtmarkt. Had a large glass of Glühwein along with Steak on a Roll. Wandered around the Markt viewing all the trimmings and smells while viewing lots of handicrafted items. The Carousel was full of kids making merry. Got to go again when I'm more alert.

Now all we need in our area is some snow and the Jingle Bells will be ringing. It is snowing in the Alpine region and they are already on the Ski slopes. Snow makes it Christmasy.