Santa stop here...............!

So happy the Holiday Season is upon us..... I have had luck lately "catching" some of my favorite Christmas Specials on t.v. Tonight I will watch the lighting of the tree at Rockefeller Center and wish that I could some day ice skate there.

 

I am looking forward to holiday shopping, snow, a little hibernation at home after the Holiday, and the up coming 2014 Winter Olympics.... (love the ice skating, and snowboarding).

A day..... Away......

Oh how I have missed the Country. It felt so good just to get out of the city

for a day... Into the rolling hills and.....

yes, into the "fragrance" of country living. It was nice to see a pen chock

full of chicken's (love the different variety). Reminiscent of my

Granddads farm.

I Love Saddle Shoes.............

 

I'm in love with Saddle Shoes, and always have been since the 7th grade. My mother used to cringe....because anything she "had" to wear growing up, she did not want to wear again in the 70's!!!

 

 

On occasion I have ran across these little gems at thrift stores, but never my size. Either they are way too small or too big. Would I wear them out and about now???

 

 

 I don't know, however I do believe if they were comfy I would wear them around my apartment!!! (and I would be very fashionable while taking out the rubbish)

My new favorite for summer......

This has been "at least", a once or twice a week favorite of mine. I have been making lettuce wraps with ground turkey, seasoned with just 1/4 packet of taco seasoning mix. Leaving the rice out and replacing with any veggies left in the fridge. Perfect for summer, light and crisp.

Reading now........(and have watched on dvd)

 

Love this movie, best when re-visited 20 years later!!!

 

 

Looking forward to a reading a newly found author. Dorthea Benton Frank.

I am always ready for a "beach" author.

 

 

Reading now.... I never "tire" of Luanne Rice. 

Not so new concept, but ready to give it a try.......

Prepping lunch for the week ahead on Sunday evening..... Ready to give this a try since viewing an episode of America Now on T.V. late the other night. The concept is to get a plastic bin to keep in the refrigerator filled with various items that can be tossed into a lunch bag the night before.

Preparing little baggies of fruits and veggies ahead of time will make it much easier than the dread of doing this task every evening. I'm no stranger to cutting one whole bunch of celery into little sticks for the week, but the best tip was to get little containers and fill them ahead of time with peanut butter, salad dressing, or hummus. String cheese or cubes of brick cheese will be added along with individual containers of vanilla yogurt. 

I'm also a fan of olives, almond butter, cheese and crackers, granola, the possibilities are endless.

A must see........

Hillarious.....loved the cast, love Meryl Streep, who doesn't love Steve Martin? This movie is so funny with some unexpected suprises, (that cracked me up) from the ordinary. Now added to my collection that I will watch again, and again.