Gobble, gobble, gobble !!!! Just want to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving Day, whether you are with family, friends, or alone.....make it special and in all things be grateful.....I am very fortunate to be invited to my niece's home for the holiday to share the festivities with her wonderful family!!! And today, I baked three (that's 3) apple pies.......my hands are tired from peeling all those apples!!! Yummy......and the good Lord's blessings to you and yours on this special day.....hugs......

I am soooooo very excited.....yesterday I spotted a bluebird in my back yard!!!! He was eating some red berries on one of the wild bushes growing in the back.....and today he came back!!! I have only spotted one maybe three times in my lifetime...this must be a good omen!!!

WINTER

Wow.....Winter just blew in here in the Northeast!!!! We have white out conditions, and boy, is it beautiful!!!! Red and gold leaves are still clinging to my pear tree in the front yard, and now they are all frosted!!! I love this time of year....holiday time....fond memories and making new memories....

Of course, I work at home, so don't have to mess with the traffic out there, and I get to choose my own hours.....I still work long hours and mostly on the weekends too. The computer takes up a lot of my time, since I am sooooooo challanged here!!!

Its time to start sifting through all my cookie recipes to see which ones I will bake this year....when I had a family to cook for I would make about 15 different recipes, store them all in colorful tins stacked in the laundry room where it was nice and cold!!!! However, now I will only do 3 or 4 kinds......and besides, baking got very expensive......the cost of butter and all the other ingredients....and nuts are outrageous......and the heating of the oven.......some parts of life are only for the very wealthy!!!! None the less, this is still my favorite time of year....and my birthday is coming up!!!!

Good morning, this is the morning after the night before.......I think I have a chocolate hangover!!! All the kids were so cute last night....one little thing in a princess outfit told me she was so happy it was warm out and she didn't have to wear a coat over her pretty dress!!! I am just so glad all that candy is out of my house now!!!

Wow, its November 1st....the holidays are creeping up on us....I have listed many new items in my shops for holiday decorating and giving, I hope you will visit......on Ebay, I am ...flora-blue-quilt......and on Etsy.....designsbycleo.etsy.com.....

Many new items will be listed this week, come take a peek.....and have a great November!!!