~Dec fast approaching!!

 

Cutest most professional silver ornaments ..jewelry..pet tags etc made by Ginny  at Martinis and Roses

She has an Etsy shop and trust me you will NEVER be disappointed.

Her shop is now closed for the holidays as Canada Post could not guarantee delivery.

I love that you can have something inscribed that you could not get anywhere else.

I am one that loves words.She can do them all.She's on Instagram and I have linked her Etsy shop.Five stars.

It's time to start looking through old magazines..at recipes..to maybe start a few things.

I learned my lesson last yr..I've always loved Christmas apart from the nostalgia of missing my mom which never ends..4 Littles helped fill that void..I think I mentioned when the first came into our lives..Lucas..a hole in my heart was plugged:) And then 3 more came.

The lights of my life w/ their moms of course lol.

Anyway..last yr not having my family around for a dinner etc..sank my heart.

So this year I am anticipating it with a whole new outlook.You never know what you have till its gone is probably the best true quote ever.

I did take out my lantern Christmas house..Get yourself a lantern..some miniature furniture..not much..they are small ..a tree and lights and you've set the twilight mood of youth.

The gnome garland can be found on many sites..and youtube,I bet..and that dear crochet tree is from..Linda..breaks my heart when I open her blog she was a dear dear dear blog friend whom I lost..in 2021.She lost her courageous battle with cancer.You would not believe how she fought.♥

One of her daughters sent me the tree shortly after she passed away with a card that had sea glass flowers that she made.

Bawled.

Don't ever tell me blog/IG friends are not real friends.

This little girl had no idea what the future held for her.

On this particular day in her shiny shoes, puffy organza swiss dot dress w/ black velvet waist ribbon,black velvet ribbon tied ponytail..her hopes and dreams had come true.

A canopy bed.(Wish I still had it)And a new bébé...plastic though:)

Our white plastic tree and baubles and tinsel and glitter..our faux fireplace.. An upper duplex in Mtl.

I was messaging with my daughter and I said to her that while Lucas was playing his last football game last Saturday..for the Provincial title..They won.. My grandsons love their sports and work hard at them.

I asked my mom to send me a sign..

I asked for something special so that it would be an in my face sign.

See..I've never had signs..

The fact that they won could have been a sign..but it was a sign for everyone.

But when they won he broke from the cheering crowd he came to hug his mom a big bear hug  he's 16 ..and then us.

This boy...

That could have been a sign also:)♥

But I think that was not a pinpointed sign.

Anyway the more I thought about the more I thought my girls and these 4 darling boys are my signs.

I told Caroline..you probably won't get signs when I am gone..and she said :"Really"?

I said I think what you have are memories..so you right now have 45 yrs of memories with me..so you will remember funny things..words..flashbacks..stupid things I did..or nice things I did..

Things I told you..things I did OK as a mom..not so stellar things;)

Food I made..Christmases....

I figure I had 8-9 yrs.

We don't remember much before the age of 10..

I lost her at 19..so even 8-9 I am being generous..and then it's such a shock ..your memory bank in that period of time (the loss and before) is pretty much a blur.

Tree is going up today and we had ..

♥

I win at deleting pics and posts:(

 I had a lengthy November post ready and one false move..and it was all gone..

I thought drafts were saved..I better not find that touch key again ever that pulled the whole thing into a disappearing act...

 

So I won't bore you with a repeat of what got deleted..I'll just highlight the recipes etc:)

That apple crisp is unique..and a keeper

It's from Marie..Her Mom's Best Apple Crisp.

I have been touting this one as my best..

And I still love it..

But I had never made one w/ crisp on bottom and top.

Noah and Jacques gave it thumbs up!

Continuing on the apple theme..I made Ricardo's BEST APPLE PIE.

It's always a winner here.And I had to use my new old vintage Fire King pie plates:) I had to.

I stitched..this one is the Second Day of Christmas from 

I love her patterns.Super detailed instructions..And she is a wonderful talented creator.

I have finished all The Alicia Paulsen ones so I am happy to have found these precious ones..

Don't be fooled though these are projects..Not done in an hour or two.

I only make  these for my daughters..not for me lol..

If you want to start off softly with less intricate patterns I recommend Susan's.Click on free patterns.So cute.Generous of her talents.

Also I wanted to share these fun waffle cookies ..made w/ a waffle iron..so good..so surprised!

My fern's hanging in there from bringing it in..my daughter got my other two..fingers crossed they make it to her new home.

The geraniums are doing so well lol..and the rosemary bloomed..

On a personal note..Max and Oli are in the finals this week

And Lucas semi-finals..

I can't believe I'm excited..  two things..I always worried about football..and told my girls this 10 yrs ago lol when I met a man in yoga who had pain pain relief implants..he told us never let your kids play football..OY I immediately told the girls.

They all play football.

Goes to show you a Nana can change and wear many coats.

I love going to their games.

I had the pleasure of picking up Noah at school and he came for dinner.Unfortunately his team didn't get very far this year.

Next yr he will be in a school he can walk to here from:)

So that's it..Take care..