Thursday’s Thought: It is a rare and difficult attainment to grow old gracefully and happily. –Lydia Maria Francis Child (I’m thinking this old fire truck accomplished the rare and difficult!)
a NEW tip for your tablescape endeavors
Merry Christmas Eve! I wasn’t really planning on posting today, because….well, it’s Christmas Eve, and I didn’t think I’d take the time. But!…as you can see, my table is all set and waiting for dinner to be served. The hubby is out shoveling snow (for the 2nd or 3rd time today), the boys are involved in a game and so, here I am!
We don’t get the fancy tablecloth and real napkins out too often..because with a house full of boys, well, they really just DON’T CARE! Yes, the food they care about, but the tablescape, not so much :o) So I got the fancy Christmas china out today for our traditional Christmas Eve dinner…took a pic of the fancy table…and noticed the WRINKLED table-cloth!
Ideally, I’d have taken the time to iron the cloth before I set the table…but (obviously) I didn’t. It’s then, that I remembered a little trick I saw a very experienced tablescaper perform last year. We were setting up for a Senior Citizens Christmas brunch last year and after getting the tablecloths out of a bin, and onto the tables, this lady proceeded to spritz all of the tables with a little water from a spray bottle. It immediately made sense….and I wondered why I’d never thought of this trick or seen anyone else do that! (Am I the only one this ‘trick’ is NEW to?????) Ha! I don’t think I’ll ever really iron a tablecloth ever again….even if I do think about it before I set the table!
Merry Christmas Everyone!!!
Linking to:
New Photos of the week #10
My Sunday morning shoot. What a difference a few seconds can make in getting a NEW and completely different capture, right? Most of the time I get REALLY annoyed at telephone poles, because they seem to ruin some otherwise good shots! However I guess I can live with them…once in a while :o)
Linking to:
Snowflakes for Sandy Hook Elementary
Good morning! I haven’t posted anything about my thoughts and feelings regarding the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary until today, because….well honestly, there were just no words to describe them. There STILL are no words, but I wanted to share one little (actually, tiny) thing I did to perhaps brighten the days of the children who will be returning to school in January. You’ve probably all heard of the Snowflake Project for Sandy Hook Elementary, so I quickly made a snowflake garland that I’ll send to Connecticut for their PTA members to put up in the hallways and make it look like a Winter Wonderland. I served as a PTA President for my son’s school a few years ago, and I’m happy to send my very small contribution to them to help with that project.
I’ve seen multiple addresses where we can send our snowflakes. If you are interested in sending some and need an address, you can check on Pink Polka Dot Creation’s blog.
Take care, and Happy Holidays to everyone!
Holiday Cheese Ball…a NEW attempt
Hi all! So…years and years ago, I attempted to make a holiday cheese ball. They looked easy enough…but it turned out a complete and miserable FAIL! The ball would not hold it’s shape…even after I refrigerated it….therefore it couldn’t be called a cheese ball at all! (Although, I seem to remember it tasting ok). Well, this year I made a NEW attempt! Yeah, I think I did it! I tried a different recipe this time, which I got from a friend, but someday I’ll attempt the old recipe one.more.time.
Try something NEW today!
Linking to:
Thursday’s Thought
Image
NEW snowman ideas
It’s snowing!….Still! :o) We’ve had a few days of this white stuff, and I’ve noticed more than a few snowmen in my travels. My wonderful neighbor, a man (I’m guessing in his late 60’s), was out building a snowman on Saturday with his grandchildren. In prior years, I’ve seen him across the street building one all by himself! He’s COOL like that! :o) Then I saw a few really great snowmen ideas on my travels around the internet, so I thought I’d share. How fun are these???
{source}
{source}
{source}
Try building something NEW with your white stuff today! (If you’re lucky enough to have some) Happy Tuesday!
NEW Photos of my week #9
Hi all! Check out this morning’s sky. I had to drive away from the clouds covering the mountains by my home and toward the west which had a bit of sunshine. I felt like I was literally a ‘light stalker’ which is one of my favorite internet sites (Light Stalking link here). I recently came across Skywatch Friday, so I took this photo specifically to share on that site, as well as my regular photo-sharing sites. It’s nice to get out and shoot something NEW…even though the sky is always there….I, for one, take it pretty much for granted!
Linking to
a NEW photo (and sore neck muscles)
Oh my! I’ve been sitting at this computer FAR TOO LONG! My neck muscles, as well as my right (mouse hand), are sore! I’ve been cropping photos from our recent trip to the caribbean and I may have over-did it with the pics….no, probably not. I thought I’d share this cutie we found in Grand Cayman. Have a good Saturday and try something NEW today!
a NEW quick and easy treat
Hi all! Check out this NEW (to me), really quick and easy sweet treat! Today is our work Christmas party and I’m taking these yummies. I’m kind of nervous, because in the past, when someone would bring rice krispie treats to a get-together, I would hear comments like…‘Rice Krispie treats? Really? Couldn’t you go to at least A LITTLE effort????’ Just kidding! I never heard comments like that….at least out loud :o)
I got the recipe from Stylish Cuisine…yet, as you can tell, I used the mint oreos instead of the regular. Have you tried something NEW today? Happy Friday! Make it a good one!
Explore Newness 