Cozy Christmas Dinner

(Top plates are Pioneer Woman from Wal-Mart.Under plates are Rachel Ray from DI for $1 each.) Make It Merry and Bright   The easiest thing to do is to buy perishable paper products at the store, including brightly colored paper cups, gold plastic utensils and call it good. I am …

MORTALITY: Collections

  Most people collect something.   When my friend came into my home for a chat, she looked around and said “you certainly love lamps“. I looked around and had to acknowledge that she was right. I hadn’t really thought of my interest in lamps as collecting but as decorating. …

No End in Sight to Dress-Up Fun

The record isn’t complete without a few more dress-up moments.     Lydia, Lydia.     “Oh, wouldn’t the world seem dull and flat with nothing whatever to grumble at ?” -W.S. Gilbert- (I know some parents who would have grumbled if their children’s teeth had been knocked out.)   …

Still More Dress-Ups and Funky Stuff

After the photo booth experience, I am afraid that there are several headless snakes slithering around the yard. Other snakes were likely shot right through with “plunger arrows”. This young lady has never seen a dinosaur in person. Ouch. I do love her “grandma kitchen smock”. It makes her look …

A Pirate’s Life For Me

I put the pirate costumes into Ziploc bags and waited for the gathering. Nothing needed explaining, for when each child opened his or her bag the game was clear and there were only squeals of delight and a scramble to get dressed. They knew all about PIRATES ! Each pirate …

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