Blogmas Day17-20

I am delighted to see that my Friend Sandra from the blog Diary of a Stay at Home Mom is doing the Blogmas of Christmas this season. You can check her out here and come play along! 

Day 17 - Christmas Wishes
That the coming year and four will bring a climate where God's Spirit is welcome and  and  His  Kingdom will be manifest in  our  communities,  states, our nation, and the world.. 
For  peace,  harmony, and  love to prevail over all peoples!

Day 18 - Homemade or Store Bought (What are you giving this year)
I appears that our gift  to friends  is  our favorite chocolate..

Day 19 - Recap of Christmas 2015 in pictures
Christmas  on 2015  we celebrated the  first anniversary of my mom in heaven... but God redeemed    our Christmas  with joy... as our second precious granddaughter was born. The first part of our  visit was devoted to our older grand, Birdie!!!

 Poor daughter  was  running about a week beyond due  and   she was doing everything to  make things happen!!!

 Birdie was anxious to be a big sister!

Finally Lady Bug made her appearance.... 

And all  was right with  Christmas ! 

Day 20 - Christmas Decorations Reveal (show us your tree, your home decor, your mantle, anything you want)

Finished the small tree in the parlor   and  brought  in the  poinsettia!

Decorated the hutch 

with my new carollers and  English tea pot!!

Worked in the sunroom..

finished the tree there...

Winter~Christmas Snow

I am delighted to see that my Friend Sandra from the blog Diary of a Stay at Home Mom is doing the Blogmas of Christmas this season. You can check her out here and come play along!

                                         Day 16 - Winter Tag

So it isnt winter yet... well, according to the calendar...  but today is the coldest day of the year.... this morning it  feels like  12 degrees    wth a stiff breeze...  brr.. not much fun to  get out on those morning errands...  and we have some...  there is a  small threat of snow this evening...  I wonder.

I would love to awaken to a  fresh Christmas snow!

Christmas  dreamin"!

Blogmas Day 13, 14, 15

I am delighted to see that my Friend Sandra from the blog Diary of a Stay at Home Mom is doing the Blogmas of Christmas this season. You can check her out here and come play along!

Day 13 - Christmas Cards

(do you send them, show us your favorites this year, or tells your favorite cards to send whether vintage, or bright and colorful)

I do send  cards...  I always look for  beautiful traditional or old fashioned looking ones that tell a story...and  nativity cards...  and they must say Merry Christmas on them.... no Happy Holidays for me.

Day 14 - Advent Calendar

I used to do an advent calendar  when Amanda was young...The first one I ever bought was a  candy one  in Germany  in 1972

  when we were living there in  Mannheim...being away from home  for the first time...except for college...  just married  and first Christmas together...  the Advent calendar  was a  fun  way to look forward to our  special Christmas...  I know Amanda  loved it  that first year.. but after, that it sort of lost it's charm.

Day 15 - Christmas Party Food Ideas

A few

CRAB PUPPIES

Ingredients

1 lb. Crabmeat

1 Egg, beaten

1 cup Ritz Crackers, crushed

1 tsp. Yellow Mustard

2 tbsp. Fresh Lemon Juice

2 tbsp. Fresh Parsley, chopped

1 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning

1 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce

Place crabmeat in a mixing bowl, picking any stray shell fragments out. Add crushed crackers, Old Bay Seasoning & parsley to the crab. In a separate bowl, combine egg, mustard, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Whip with a whisk until smooth. Pour egg mixture over the crabmeat and crackers and gently mix careful not to break up large lumps of crabmeat. Mold into golfball sized balls and place on a cookie sheet. Bake @ 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Drizzle w/ melted butter and allow to cool.

Country Ham Baked Biscuit sliders

I use sliced deli country ham from Fresh Market and regular rolls but the Hawaiian rolls would be delish.

Chex Mix

I just all types of nuts and usually add twice as much worcestershire.. I sprinkle some on as I mix it up every 15 minutes

Brandied Fruit

stew up  as you like it

Stick cinnamon plus a shake of cinnamon and nutmeg

4 cored and sliced lady apples and 4 pears

 halve some dried apricots

Orange juice and Brandy

Lemons zest

Blogmas Day 10 and 11

I am delighted to see that my Friend Sandra from the blog Diary of a Stay at Home Mom is doing the Blogmas of Christmas this season. You can check her out here and come play along!

Day 10~  Christmas Tree~  Real or Artificial

When Amanda  was growing up or the  grands are  here we always had the  artificial tree in the parlor and the fun... real tree in the sunroom...  but  when it is just us... it is the artificial...prelit tree!!!

Love it just fine!!!


Day 11 - Stocking Stuffer Ideas

Most of our  Stocking Stuffers are for adults...  so  there  some that  are always  expected...
a)  Individually wrapped chocolate truffles  

b)  a brand new gel ink pen


c) pocket flash light

d)  Symphony chocolate bar

3)  fingernail polish or  manicure kit

4)  a    favorite  tv  series in  dvd


5)  to  follow  the long time tradition 
 nuts and an orange

Blogmas Day9

I am delighted to see that my Friend Sandra from the blog Diary of a Stay at Home Mom is doing the Blogmas of Christmas this season. You can check her out here and come play along! 

Day 9~ How do you decorate for Christmas?

I begin thinking Christmas early fall, probably because that is when our church choir begins serious practice for the Christmas pageant. Listening to our practice cd naturally leads me to listening to my favorite Christmas music which I've stated previously is rather obscure medieval melodies. But in my heart because I love Christmas so much my creative side always kicks in ... and the planner in me goes into overdrive. My design style is olde world. I love to peruse Victoria Bliss British edition for inspiration.Therefore,  traditional reds and greens are key...  including the holly and the ivy and all other greens  with dashes of red!

I collect odd pieces of  English transfer ware  through the year...

The English cottage style appeals to me most.

I Love  various  lights  in various  venues..

And most recently  I have started my antler collection....  

Blogmas Day 8

I am delighted to see that my friend Sandra from the blog Diary of a Stay at Home Mom is doing the Blogmas of Christmas this season. You can check her out here and come play along! 

Day 8 - Favorite Family Christmas Recipe

Quick Impossible Quiche

12 slices bacon, crisp and crumbled or 3/4 lb
crumbled  fried sausage

1 c shredded swiss cheese

1/3 c chopped onion

2 c milk          4 eggs  slightly beaten

½ c Bisquick      ¼ t sp     1/8 t pepper

  Grease 9 or 10 inch pie pan.   Sprinkle bacon and cheese on bottom of pan.  Blend all other  ingredients  and  pour on top.  Bake 350 for 45 min or until   golden…   can add  chopped  peppers, a  bit of worchestershire,

and a dash of nutmeg  for a  Christmas   style  quiche

Blogmas Day 6

I am delighted to see that my Friend Sandra from the blog Diary of a Stay at Home Mom is doing the Blogmas of Christmas this season. You can check her out here and come play along!

Day 6  Pot Simmers  Recipes

To borrow a quote for 'The Kitchen" 

Bubbling away on the stove, these ingredient mixes make your home smell sweet, warm and welcoming.

Read more here.

  for more  check these out!

Blogmas Day 5

I am delighted to see that my friend Sandra from the blog Diary of a Stay at Home Mom is doing the Blogmas of Christmas this season. You can check her out here and come play along!

Day 5 - Pictures and Memories of Christmas Past

Christmas  means family

Special times with friends

Fun decorations  and  parties

 







Festive table dressing









Holiday  moods





 










Delectable menus


 








Christmas Eve  Music and nativities

And last Christmas    our family enlarged

  We celebrated this  year  last month....




From our house to Your's  Merry Christmas!!!