Babies & Santa....

Sometimes babies & Santa are not a good mix! lol!
Soleil was less than delighted to meet the Jolly guy in the Red Suit! Phoobit on the other hand was trying to figure out who was behind that beard!

Thank goodness their mommy was smart enough to bring baby biscuits to calm them....

Oma (me) was to busy trying not to laugh so hard while taking photos of the whole event!

I sometimes think, Santa & his Elves just don't get paid enough to do this gig! lolol!
HoHoHo & Merry Christmas...

I Think I Need One of These....

How cool, a simple, no muss, no fuss grain grinder.....

It is similar to a hand crank pasta cutter but is for grinding up grains instead....no fancy fussing and no electricity,,,so if our power ever goes out I will be able to still grind grains in the dark! lol!

Why I Drink Tea @ 3

This is why I dring tea at 3pm nearly every day..... and this is after some of the snow had melted away!

I Usually drink green tea or else I will drink a black tea with a wedge of lemon,,,to help lift me up out of my Winter Dull Drums... finding a cookie or two helps as well!

I soooo miss the sun and my garden.....

Is this what they mean by the, "Winter Blues" ????

Yes, this photo was taken at 3:30P.M. (yesterday).

Apron Swap Santa!

OMG! Look what I got from Linda, my Flirty Apron Swap, swap sister.....don't pay attention to the kitty in the photo, she was just being nosey!

I placed the packages in order of the word, SANTA....each package has a "letter" attached to give me a clue as to what is in the package...

Oh Wowzers! my apron was made from found vintage fabric by Linda.

Then she crochet/knitted me a lovely snuggly green neck scarf.

I don't know if you can see the "banner" but it is soooo cool and each banner has glittered letters to spell out "Jingle" made from vintage graphics....I have seen these on various blogs & just love them.

Then there is a 3-pack of Holiday towels and yummy chocolate which I did share with my hubby.

So,

S - scarf

A - assorted chocolates

N - nostalgic graphics banner

T - tea towels

A - apron from vintage fabric....

I luv Santa! and Linda too!

Thank you both!

I have been on the look out for a vintage Mirror & brush set for quite some time....and today was my day!

Score, an old ~ 'new in the box' set,,,and the best part,,,,besides never having been used...it was made in the USA!

It was probably a gift to a mother/grandmother that was never used...how sad, but so glad that I am now the proud new owner.

The mirror is beveled mirror and the box is sort of a peach & gold color motif, with a lite blue satin lined box.

Ok, I am up to 9 Holiday aprons from apron swaps..... a gal can never have enough aprons!

I love these cute Holiday trees with the little lite pegs,,,,but I have never seen one like this, with the sweet faced children's choir..... it is dated 1983 on the bottom, so it is only 27 years old, but I love it just the same. The 'snow' covered tree is covered with glitter but did not show in the photo.

phew! what a busy day! now to maybe clean up my desk,,or not! maybe I'll just enjoy my mug of hot Amaretto & Chocolate....

Hey Santa, I have been a good girl!

December FaLaLaLa....

I love traditional Christmas decor and fabrics,,, but I am also very eclectic and love silly Holiday fabrics, as you can see. This apron certainly is opposite the traditional Christmas Red & Green.

I could not resist the whimsical retro scene and these colors just pop!

Orange just might be the new Red! lol!

I made this fun little "Dinner Style" apron for a friend of mine who is not afraid of color and is herself quite a colorful character.

But as you can see, my little 'Peekaboo' kitty is having separation issues...she doesn't want me to take 'her' apron away, sorry Peekie, I will make you another one!

I am in 2 apron swaps this Holiday Season, and here is the first apron I have received,,,

I have this same pattern and love it....it makes for a fast fun apron and the designs and details are endless.(below)

Thank you so very much dear Sue for my cutie of a sweet apron.

I have a vintage washboard hanging on the wall in my kitchen where I seasonally change out my aprons, so right now I have all of my Holiday themed aprons hanging,,,

I probably spend more time trying to decide which apron to don then I do preparing our dinner out of the box! lol!

My kitchen motto: "I've been slavin' over microwavin'. " lol!

Thank you again Sue for my cute lil apron, I love the whimsical gift box print, oh & I was going to save the chocolate for a rainy day....it's raining! lolol!

Merry Christmas to all......