Merry Christmas

CHRISTMAS FAIRY

I am a little fairy

On tap o' the Christmas Tree

It's no' a job I fancy

Well how would you like tae be me

A tarted up wi' tinselI

t's enough to mak ye boak

An a couple o' jaggy branches

Rammed up the back o' your frock

An' these wee lights a'roon me

I canna get my sleep

An' there's the yearly visit

Fae Santa - Big fat creep!

On Christmas Day I'm stuck up here

While you're a' wirin' in

An' naebody says "Hey you up there

Could you go a slug o' gin?

It's nae joke bein' a fairy

The job's beyond belief

You've got to go roon' the wean's beds

An' lift their rotten teeth

But o' a' the joabs a fairy gets

An' I've mentioned only some

The very worst is sitting up a tree

Wi' pine needles up yir bum

When a' the fairies meet again

By the light of' the silvery moon

Ye can tell the Christmas fairies

They're the wans that canna sit doon

The Christmas tree's a bonny sight

As the firelight softly flickers

But think o' me I'm stuck up here

Wi' needles in my knickers

So soon as Christmas time's right by

An' I stop bein' sae full o' cheer

I'll get awa back tae Fairyland

An' I'll see yous a' next year.

Hugs, Dawn

Merry Christmas to All

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Antiques

Yesterday we went on a day trip to Lake Alfred here in Florida to find a antique shop that we have heard from others that was very nice. It was so much better than nice, it was wonderful. The Antique Barn was full of beautiful displayed quality antiques. It seems that the family takes frequent trips abroad every year to find these treasures. This is just one large building.

The next building on the property is The Stable.. Here we found every nook and cranny filled with a array of designer wreaths, flower arrangements, swags and baskets. We were overwhelmed by the wide range of items both quaint and sophisticated, including brass, prints, lamps, potpourri and many other accessories for ones home.

Next we visited The Back Porch Tearoom. This too, is a rather unusual lunch stop. We hungry shoppers made our selection from the menu and then found us a table handpainted with wild flowers. I meant to take a picture of the table but forgot when they delivered our lunch in a wooden picnic basket! If you have children in your party, you may select to have a "Teddy Bear Picnic", whatever that may be.

They also have a smaller building with hundreds of English stained glass windows, and last but not least they have a Back Yard Garden Shop, selling garden and lawn accessories.
It was such a lovely ending for our visit there. Have a good weekend.

This and That

Well now that we have all eaten ourselves silly, there is a lot to be done to get ready for Santa's visit.

We had a great Thanksgiving and our progressive dinner was a huge success and we are already planning the same for Christmas.

Today I picked a large amount of oranges and tomorrow we will squeeze them to make juice. I will freeze a few quarts for friends.

Tonight a bunch of us went to a new Ci Ci Pizza. Very tasty and the best sticky rolls.

Tomorrow we are hosting our annual N. E . Pats vs the Steelers football game. We are Pats fans, but the group we hang with are all from PA. It's always a fun day with lots of laughs. Good food, good friends, can't beat that.

Did you know there is a site that you can go to and send a free card to our military personnel overseas?

Let's Say Thanks


Did anyone get a great buy on Black Friday? Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

This and That

Well now that we have all eaten ourselves silly, there is a lot to be done to get ready for Santa's visit.

We had a great Thanksgiving and our progressive dinner was a huge success and we are already planning the same for Christmas.

Today I picked a large amount of oranges and tomorrow we will squeeze them to make juice. I will freeze a few quarts for friends.

Tonight a bunch of us went to a new Ci Ci Pizza. Very tasty and the best sticky rolls. Then a game of cards, ladies won. To bad guys! LOL

Tomorrow we are hosting our annual N. E . Pats vs the Steelers football game. We are Pats fans, but the group we hang with are all from PA. It's always a fun day with lots of laughs. Good food, good friends, can't beat that.

Did you know there is a site that you can go to and send a free card to our military personnel overseas?

Let's Say Thanks


Did anyone get a great buy on Black Friday? Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

Have a happy, healthy thanksgiving to u and your families.



Thanksgiving Day Prayer

Heavenly Father, We bow our hearts to You in prayer,
We give You thanks for all You've done,
Especially for the gift of Your Son,
For beauty in nature, For joy and health, for friends and family, and for our daily provision, for your mercy and care. These are the blessings that You so graciously share.
Let us remember the true meaning of Thanksgiving. As we see the beauty of Autumn, let us acknowledge the many blessings which are ours... let us think of our families and friends.. and let us give thanks in our hearts. In Jesus¢ name we pray.

Amen

Thw web is so slow today, I can't get a picture on here. Have a wonderful day.

A Trip to Indianapolis

My friend Mary and I just got back from Indiana, where we attended a baby shower for my first ever, soon to be a grandchild. How exciting this is. The expected date is January 7th. It is just sinking in now that after being married over 50 years, we will become grandparents.

The weather here in Florida is chilly, running in the 60's.till the weekend. When we left Florida last week to go to Indiana, it was a warm 86, more to my liking. When we left Indy, we were surrounded by snow flurries, but at least they didn't have to deice the plane. While there we noticed that gas was only $1.72, seems to be getting better, hope it keeps going down all the way to Florida.

I gave up looking for a old curved oak curio cabinet and bought another style. I really needed to find a home for my collection and get them off the floor.

Stay warm everyone and have a great weekend.

This And That

What perfect weather we are having the past few days and it is expected to be like this all week, 80'ish and sunny I guess that's why so many people come here for the winter. Yesterday
I had to get my hair cut. When it gets to long , Bob says it looks like I am wearing a hat, funny guy, although I do have thick hair. Anyway we also went looking for a curio cabinet. All the new ones a shaped so squarely, and they just don't appeal to me.. I am looking for a oak cabinet with curved doors. I know, I'm picky.

Now that the election is over all thoughts will be of the coming holidays. The park here has a Thanksgiving
dinner at the club house for all. A group of us are going to try something a little different this year. We are going to have a progressive dinner and if it comes off fun, we will do the same for Christmas. Each family will offer a different course. I'll let you know how it goes. Have a great day.

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This and That

We bought a golf cart to use in the park. How do you like it? I was able to pick the color I wanted on the body and seat and awning. Each night we have been going on a ride around the park to check who came in that day and greet old friends as they return. It also has side curtain for rain lights and back up lights and a awesome horn. This is as close to a two-seater sports car, I'm getting. LOL

The park is beginning to fill up. Old friends returning for the winter. We will be in full swing before long.

We have lots of orange trees here in the park, soon we will have fresh orange juice every morning. The trees are full. I'll try to take a picture of one of them.

Carl and Mary are coming over here tonight for a game of cards. So I'd better get going. Everyone say Hi to Carl and Mary !

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

I'm depressed

I need counseling! I'm upset and depressed. The Boston Red Sox came up just short of reaching a goal of going to the World Series. I'm just not going to dwell on it! They beat us fair and square , so I will go to all the celebrations here in Tampa, raise my glass to them for a job well done.

The weather here is just perfect after all that humidity, it's get outside weathers so yesterday we went to a flea market, called the Wagon Wheel. It's shaped like a wheel with spokes, thus wagon wheel. I picked up some custard cups for 25 cents apiece, what a bargain and Bob bought some hedge clippers. The exercise we got was an added bonus.

Lots of errands to do today. I'd better get a move on. Happy Monday guys.

Go Sox

I'm sitting here waiting for the seven game of the series between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. They used to be the Devil Rays, but they dropped the devil, seemed like a good idea to me! It's going to be a tense game for the Rays as they have never been this close to the World Series before. Hopefully the Sox will pull this out as they have been there before. Second batter up for the Sox , we have a run, Yea.

Being a part time Nomad leaves me wondering if I should now change the title of this journal. What do you think?

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This and That

I still haven't had time to figure out how to bring my archives from AOL to this blog yet. I did bring them over to Blogger, but it went to another blog.

It is still very warm here in Florida. It is beginning to cool down at night but not enough to shut off the air conditioner. We have just purchased a golf cart to cruise around the park in. It is the color of the old MG green. Last night I had a few people in and our driveway was full of golf carts.

Everyday now people will be coming in for the winter. This pattern will continue until January. Friends of ours from Georgia will be coming in January and March and will be parked right on our street, in the only RV site on our street. So happy that they reserved early.

We are getting settled inside the park model. The next thing we need to find is some type of curio cabinet
to put my doll collection in. They are still in boxes lined up in the Florida room.

Tonight a bunch of us are going to a new Cici Pizza that open this past weekend and Friday night 19 of us are going to a 50 anniversary dinner in a local restaurant. Yea, tomorrow night we can stay home ! Gray's Anatomy is on. Till later, stay well. Dawn

WOOPS !

Looks like I screwed up my very first entry here. Hang in there with me. I'll get it straight yet.

I've been thrown out of better places than AOL !

This is like walking into a room of strangers, looking around for a familiar face. Gee, I hate starting over, but glad that Blogger is welcoming us from AOL. A new beginning. We can do this. Love to all. This is like walking into a room of strangers, looking around for a familiar face. Gee, I hate starting over, but glad that Blogger is welcoming us from AOL. A new beginning. We can do this. Love to all.