November Rewind
♥ November sunsets
♥ the last of the garden harvest, kale and other greens
♥ ice forming on the lakes
♥ pumpkin scones
♥ sunsets on the river
and then the end of November is here and we had our first snow of the season
the last of the seed-heads have their winter caps on
and we are starting to decorate for Christmas
Our Christmas cactus is starting to deck the halls, we have a lot of buds on our cactus this season, that always makes me smile.
It is Wednesday and that means it is time for the Hodgepodge.
Joyce asks the questions.
We answer the questions.
1. What does it mean to have the 'holiday spirit'? On a scale of 1-10 how is yours this year? (10=off the charts, 1=still looking for it)
I think having the 'holiday spirit' is different for everyone. For me, I get excited for the first day of Advent. This will be year six that my husband and I do a daily Advent reading together. It brings the season all together for me, I am already at a 10!
2. What's your favorite character from a (December) holiday-themed movie, book, or TV special? Tell us why.
I do enjoy the movie Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. I laugh every year at Cousin Eddie and many family jokes have come from that movie.
3. Do you like gingerbread? Are gingerbread houses part of your holiday tradition?
I do like gingerbread.
We have created gingerbread houses in the past, but it is not on our calendar for this season.
4. Much of our vocabulary is determined by where we live or where we grew up. What say you-
sprinkles or jimmies? lightning bugs or fireflies? soda or pop? sneakers, trainers, or tennis shoes? sub, hoagie, grinder, or hero? freeway, highway, or motorway? frosting or icing? sauce or gravy?
What say me... from Northern Wisconsin...
sprinkles
lightning bugs
soda
tennis shoes
sub
highway
frosting
gravy
5. Share a favorite holiday memory from your childhood.
My sister and I went over to my grandparents to help my grandma decorate for Christmas. Our grandparents lived just over a mile from our family farm. During the winter we could cross country ski our farm fields to get to their house.
A note to my dear readers, my grandpa had a glass eye.
My sister and I were busy helping my grandma decorate for Christmas. We took a break for lunch. We were enjoying chicken soup and crackers. My grandpa had a "splash" in his soup. His glass eye had popped out and landed in his soup!
We laughed and laughed and laughed.
And of course the saying "there is an eye in my soup became our joke."
6. Insert your own random thought here.
Family traditions are the glue of the generations.
Making Chex Mix is just one of the Christmas traditions we have here at this house.
My boys have already asked, Mom will you have this and this at Christmas.
♥
Hello Friends,
Thanksgiving was a delicious meal with all the love of family around. It also came with Wisconsin weather, making Thanksgiving travel a story all its own.
We are blessed that we all were able to make Thanksgiving and once again enjoy family time.
Taking delight in the little things during our Thanksgiving weekend.
♥ a lovely table setting created with love
♥ using tablecloths from past years stitched with love
♥ enjoying recipes passed down though the years
♥ my mom's stuffing
♥ homemade cranberry sauce
♥ and pumpkin pie with my mom's homemade crust
