Hang a Memory Stocking!

Perhaps this is a good year to hang a memory stocking instead of all those presents under the tree? Our family has decided to give to the local food bank instead of gifts to one another. So, in the time that we usually open presents, I'm suggesting we hang a memory stocking and stuff it full of sweet memories of past Christmases or family events and read them aloud. It could also be fun to make a wish for memories we want to build this coming year. I'd love it if you want to share your memories here on the blog in the comment spot! Here comes Santa Claus....right down memory lane!

Hang it up!

Thanksgiving in history...........

William Bradford, Governor of Plymouth Colony, Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1623


"Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as He has spared us from pestilence and disease, has granted us freedom to worship God according to the dictates of our own conscience; now I, your magistrate, do proclaim that all ye Pilgrims, with your wives and little ones, do gather at ye meeting house, on ye hill, between the hours of 12 in the day time, on Thursday, November 29th of the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and twenty-three and the third year since ye Pilgrims landed on he Pilgrim Rock, there to listen to ye pastor and render thanksgiving to ye Almighty God for all his blessings."

Nature's decor..............

Bits of berries, leaves, dried flowers, pine cones wired and hot glued on a grapevine wreath form makes a wonderful welcome at your front door.

Time to start an amaryllis!

Amaryllis plants for the holidays are like watching a miracle....they grow by inches each day and then burst into spectacular blooms on the end of a sturdy, single stalk. They come in a variety of colors....and grow in a tiny bit of moisture and fiber. In about a month from now you will have the results and a holiday bloom that will definitely impress Santa Claus. Available in garden stores, Home Depot, Lowe's, on-line, flower shops, and grocery stores....the bulbs are plentiful this time of year. For tips go to www.amaryllis.com

Time to hang a wreath!

Quote of the day....

"A good grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween." - Erma Bombeck