Alphabe-Thursday - The Letter G

Welcome to Jenny's first 2014 Alphabe-Thursday for this year as we celebrate the letter G.

ALPHABE-THURSDAY

My letter is for GIFT! The grandest of all gifts too. My very sweet daughter-in-law knew how I'd love to dress-up all my place settings with each family member's name, for easy seating at our large gatherings.  So she went to work (right from Santa's workshop I do believe) and these are her lovely creations.  Just what a beautifully set table requires, wouldn't you agree?


Great gads, it's gorgeous gadgets for a grand greeting for our dinner guests.

These adorable little jars can be filled with various goodies, from snacks to candies.  Even the Easter bunny might drop off a surprise to place inside.

These little snow people are simply adorable!  Although, they are beginning to melt! Oh no!

These are fun little chalk boards for sayings, or any other special little notes!  Right now I'm saying a great, Thank you to Cassandra for her creative touch just for our family!

Be sure to check out other letter G posts, or post your own too!

Wordless Wednesday - 1 January 2014

Welcome it's a New year, and a new beginning for a blog post, for me, with Wordless Wednesday.

So many of my blogging friends have been playing this enticing photo posting at Wordless Wednesday, so it's time I follow along with their fun.

My Wish For You

I wish happiness to all and enriching merriment through this new year with each and every one of you.  I am excited to laugh and learn, experience the various customs and nature around you, and on occasion cry along in times of need.  We'll do it together, in this new year!   Cheers to all my dear blogging friends!

So let our fun times begin again! A very, merry and Happy New Year to all!

No matter what the weather or woes we'll catch up right here!

Thematic Photographic - Favorite photos of the year

"Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real." - Cormac McCarthy
"But also, scars have the mysterious power to retain those moments we wish to never forget." - Karen

THEMATIC PHOTOGRAPHIC

Our last theme for this year is as it's been before, when closing out the year.  

Our very own favorite photos we've taken, and possibly posted already this year.  For more TP posts go here.

Oh my, so many it's not an easy task.


Just a few favorite photos from this year.

Celebrating the ride.

Happiness !

Lake Calhoun Park- one of my favorite parks nestled along a favorite lake of mine.

Falling in love,

and yet she ignores me!

Put a cherry on it!

Taking that random shot behind me.

Never forget.

Pure, cuteness.

Purr-fectly charming.


Intense beauty.

Sailing dreams.

Everybody needs a hug.

The spirit of autumn brings a welcome playfulness with a hint of frightfulness.

Six Word Saturday. 28 December 2013

WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE MOON

Women who run with the moon is genuine!

It's actually found on Facebook and I've been following and agreeing in pure enjoyment every time  they post!

And

And also

I highly recommend checking it out! Who could resist anything connected to the moon right?!

For other 6WS posts check out Cate's "show my face blog"  go here 

http://www.showmyface.com/2013/12/six-word-saturday_28.html?m=1

Scavenger Hunt Sunday -22 December 2013

It's beginning to look a lot like-

SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY

Ashley, from Ramblings and Photos blog has declared lights, tree, big, makes you feel merry, on the door, for this week's hunt.




Let's begin with a little light on the hunt.

Light

Tree

Big

Big, big Lego Santa.

Make you feel merry.

On the door

Or, is it behind the door? Locked up you say, and you threw away the key? Oh my goodness, what shall we do?

On the door

Is that a half-moon on your door?

As legend has it, back in the 18th and 19th century schoolhouses, if there was a sun on the outhouse door, it was meant to be a boy's toilet and the half-moon was the girl's toilet.


If you would like to view other posts and enjoy their take on our list then go here.

Alphabe-Thursday - The Letter E

My assignment today, begins in a castle high on a mountain, with endless banks of snow in the land of "Endless-good-cheer" and sleds full of extra-delicious cookies.

Jenny's letter for today couldn't be more exciting.  It's the letter E!  


ALPHABE-THRUSDAY


Every now and then, the exact letter engulfs our lessons, exactly like our letter E today.

Once upon an Elf's life, (and yes, this is based on a true story)

The older Elves were busy hanging holiday cheer all around, and singing "very delicate and sweet" Elf tunes.

Some of the more adventurous Elves were extra-silly as they fixed themselves in ticklish predicaments.  But even through all and any trouble they encountered, their endless list of chores would surely be completed, one by one.

From the castle's royal parlor, to the endless workshops, chuckles and laughter and screams of joy could quite possibly be heard from distant lands. They were all behaving just pure silly, especially once their chores were complete!

Surprise!  Surprise!

The lady Elves were stuck in the kitchen, baking and kneading and rolling and decorating.  You were sure to see cookies stuffed in pockets and each tiny Elf had at least one cookie in one of their hands at all times!

Just rest assured every single Elf is quite hard at work in the hopes that everyone will be pleased again, all around the world.

Thematic Photographic - 272 - Treetops

Carmi, is shouting from the highest advantage point possible.  Our theme this week is treetops!  

So, when, what to my wondering mind should appear, right around my very own tree fort, more commonly known as my house!  Why treetops of course.

THEMATIC PHOTOGRAPHIC

My dear old Mr. Humpty Dumpty Tree

First treetop, is in honor of this dear old tree that sadly, is slowly being chopped bit by bit since summer and soon will take a great fall. (Tree chopping by Hubby, he says tree must go, too close to the house.)

A Santa, an Elf and a Reindeer are helping secure their Head Elf with ribbon and garland to the top of tree # 2.

It's quite a process!

But they eventually get him where he needs to be.

Wooden Snowmen in the kitchen point the way with this treetop!

Using my Hipstamatic APP I shoot

First photo of tree # 1 once decorating was complete. Oops, left out the star on our treetop, oh my.

Photo after yesterday's fresh fallen snow from our driveway and something odd caught my attention while shooting this.

No, not a bird, not even a toy plane.  That's right, not a creature was stirring but something else was!  There's one itty bitty leaf hanging on with every last drop of strength it has.

For a view of other treetops please check out TP here.