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
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
Carmen's Garden to view
her beautiful flowers.
A dear sweet lady.
Also her garden in Summer.
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.
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I can't tell you how much I love your Christmas! Your white shiny bright tree is just fabulous. And oh, the beautiful things left to you by your friend Carmen. (My heart beat very fast at those Putz sheep!). Those Santa heads are wonderful and I love your idea for framing them. Carmen would be so pleased.
ReplyDeleteI'm so very sorry that you have had a lot of emotional stress in your life during the waning months of 2023. The loss of a dear friend can be almost unbearably hard and concern for your son-in-law very deep. I'm glad he is recovering well. Then Covid. Well, I'm grateful that your sister was fine and that you could enjoy a lovely day and those beaches. I'm trying to remember if you are in Nova Scotia/Newfoundland or similar. I'm hoping to visit there this summer and meet Rick, who will be riding his bicycle from Michigan to Newfie in August. I may train up and get a car so we can tour about for a few days before he gets back in the saddle! I'd love to see this beautiful part of Canada that is new to me.
All good wishes for a very happy new year!
~ jeanie
What a lovely tribute to your dear friend. 99 is a long life, and she appears to have lived it fully. Such wonderful Christmas items you get to share. Have a wonderful new year and I hope you get to spend some family time later when everyone is well. Sandi
ReplyDeleteUn precioso homenaje a tu amiga Carmen, me encantó visitar su jardín. Preciosos sus regalos. Besos.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your friend but it sure seemed like she lived a full life.. And to be gifted her vintage Christmas items...What a wonderful remembrance of her!!! Happy New Year to you and your family....We got the best gift of all this Christmas...We became grandparents to identical twin girls!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Deb