Thursday, January 4, 2024

Happy New Year 2024


 
I want to wish everyone
a Happy New Year.
Wishing you all good health,
joy and peace.

I had a quiet Christmas
 My sister, Annie and I
stayed home.

 We had planned to visit family in the 
Eastern Townships and Montreal.
 But due to my sister Carol and her 
husband in the Townships,
coming down the Covid and
my son-in-law, Martin in Montreal,
having an aneurysm on his brain,
and needed time to recover,
we decided to stay home.
Martin is recovering fine.

For the second year in a row,
we had a green Christmas,
We walked on the beach 
In New Carlisle, Christmas Day.
A great way to spend the day.



Me and Annie

A nice boardwalk.




We returned to another beach,
few days later and scientists
were studying the
ocean floor. Global warming, 
rising seawaters, has caused a lot
 of erosion to our land.


A friend of mine, Carmen, passed
away in November. 
She spent the last year of
her life in a senior care home.
 She was 99 yrs. young.
She would have been 100, 
today, Jan. 4th.


I did two blog posts in the past years
on Carmen's Garden. I will share
them at the end of this blog.

Her Christmas decorations were passed 
down to me. She had been collecting
for many yrs. and had some beautiful
vintage things. Lucky me!
 I am still going through the boxes. 

A music box with Mrs Clause
and Santa turn in a circle.
Playing “Jingle Bells” 
A few of her things...

I want to frame the six 
of these together in one frame.


A vintage church plays the music,
“ O Come All Ye Faithful”
with German Putz sheep.
from the 1940s.

For my Christmas tree, I used
a slim white tree, decorated
 with vintage shiny-brite baubles.







A beautiful musical gift,
plays a large selection
of Christmas Carols.


A Wall tree

The stocking were hung below the wall tree

Needlestitched Stockings




I baked a new recipe 
A twice baked cookie, 
gives them a long shelf life,
making them ideal for mailing to 
family and friends we couldn't visit.



I am sharing 2 blog posts in memory 
of my friend,  Carmen.
 click on
Carmen's Garden to view
her beautiful flowers.
A dear sweet lady.


Also her garden in Summer.
click on Carmen's Garden to view.
She will be missed.



Thanks for your visit and
 I hope this New Year brings you Joy,
 also wishing for World Peace,  would be nice.
A Lunar Halo

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