for Christine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaxKLTqYBLo

Thinking ahead...

I've been looking at great images like these, of Venice:

and I am feeling the urge for an exotic vacation this year. Will the economy cooperate? I guess I will have the audacity to hope...LOL

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

It's raining here...which is actually kind of nice. That makes staying in and cooking more appealing. Some Christmas's, it's so warm that you just want to run around outside!

I wouldn't mind a Christmas ride on Walter like I usually do, but that's okay. I'll run over and feed him apples later today.

My tree...small, but cute!

Almost here.....

Christmas is right around the corner.

What do you want for Christmas? Me, more space! LOL. My crazyurge to swap has taken over!


I just can't seem to control the compulsion to buy all the darling vintage goodies that I see!

So, Santa, I'd love a bigger house (and a professional organizer) to hold all! Maybe a craft room too...since I'm asking..





Teddy said he would like one of these:





(Crybabe and Mickie haven't mentioned anything, but food is
ALWAYS appropriate)

I LOVE being on vacation...LOL

Baking cookies...having the cable TV fixed...LOL

so THIS is what it's like to be a woman without a job!!!! ;0)

Mom! Let us in..we smell cookies!!!

Snow in Orange County ??

Who says California doesn't get cold? It's FREEZING here! This is a pic of the mountians you can see from Los Alisos. It's hard to believe it's just right up El Toro Road to the snow!

We Californians don't even own coats to deal with this! LOL

Holiday Eating Tips

HOLIDAY EATING TIPS

1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare.. You cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!

3. if something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...

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The Holidays. Wow..where has this year flown?

It's raining outside (again) so blogging seems like a good idea.
I didn't go all out for the huge Christmas tree this year like I usually do...just a smaller Noble Fir.

It does look cute with all my vintage ornaments that I have been buying like a fiend at the swap.

What's Christmas without a bit of Christmas music? Right now, I am LOVING Chris Botti's album December. Anyone that wants a copy, contact me. It's a smooth jazz Christmas. He's talented, and gorgeous too.


Have a look:

(told ya!)