TAKE A GINGER BOY WITH YOU--AND I DON'T MEAN YOUR RED-HEADED NEIGHBOR~

I have done this post

a  few times over the years.

Several people wrote and told me

how much the loved the idea.

I thought I would post before it

gets any later in the season--

in case you want make these for 

your own home.

I have been doing this since my

own kids were small.

You know how a front door says 

WELCOME

when you come in?

By the way-

Those sleigh bells are off the horses my 

father drove as a young man.

So -there's my 

Happy Hello!

BUT I like my door to say

GOOD-BYE

when someone leaves, too.

And I like to say it NICELY

Unlike some people that will say-

Don't let the door hit you in the butt on the 

way out.

How do I do that?

I let my visitors take a little memento

of their visit with them.

It is called 

Cut and Run Take

Here they are! 

My sweet little

GINGERBREAD BOYS

hanging in a row.

Here's how to make this 

sweet little door hanging.

Roll out Saran Wrap about 2 feet longer 

than the side of your door.

Lay your Gingerbread Boys in a line 

on the center of the plastic wrap.

leaving about 4-6" between them.

You could also do this with any sturdy

cookie- like a sugar cookie cut 

like a snowflake or star.

Flip each boy upside down 

making sure that they

are still in the center

of the saran wrap.

Pull the plastic wrap to the back

overlapping it so they are enclosed 

all the way around.

That way they stay nice and fresh

as well as being encased.

Gently flip them over and using ribbon

tie a knot ABOVE and below EACH one.

Hang some children's scissors on

some curly ribbon from the top

of the door frame

to cut the saran wrap.

When you cut them apart 

you will cut between the ribbons 

leaving each one fully encased 

in plastic wrap.

Here I am making a cut between the ties.

You start with the bottom one and 

each person can cut off 

A GINGERBREAD BOY 

to take along when they leave.

I hang them on a nail 

hidden on top of the door jamb.

shhhhh-MyHero hates nails anywhere

I dressed the top 

with some greenery and red balls.

I love  Gingerbread Boys, don't you?

Sometimes I feel sorry for them though.

Poor things.

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The one on the right hears about like 

my hubby does-especially when it comes

to something I am saying 

of great importance!

Now- get in that kitchen and start baking!

As for me..

Well, I am trying not to BAKE

so that I don't EAT

Gingerbread Boys!

OH!  And this idea works really cute with

SNOWFLAKE CUTOUTS

instead of 

Gingerbread boys.

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Have a Wonderful Wednesday !

A THANKSGIVING POEM

 

I pubished this a few years ago

but thought I would repeat it today.

Poetry has always come easy to me.

My cousins and I listened to a lot

of poetry growing up.

Both of our fathers read poetry to us

so it is second nature to me.

Are my poems perfect?

Nope- Not even close

 but they are heartfelt.

Here is the one I wrote a few years ago.

Thanksgiving

Oh! The memories of Thanksgivings past,

When I was just a child,

When the days spread out forever,

And I could just run wild.

I remember early morning sun

Upon the kitchen floor,

And father hurrying across the room

Going out the old screen door.

He would go to do the milking 

Then come  in to eat his fill,

Of Thanksgiving dinner lovingly prepared

In that house up on the hill.

My little grandmother always came,

Bringing the mincemeat pie,

I never ate a single bite of it

Cuz I didn’t want to die. (smiling)

My Uncle came along with her,

And another Uncle, too,

A cousin tagged in here and there,

When they had nothing else to do.

Oh! Then the years just marched along

And God took some family home,

The Thanksgiving table got smaller

As other members began to roam.

I never dreamed when I was a child,

That the day would come to be,

That the old homestead would all be gone

And the only family left would be me.

So, gather your family close, my friends,

As you celebrate -I say-

Remember to give Thanksgiving,

For the love & riches you have today.

By: D. Diana Kosmoski ©2017

I hope your day is 

FULL OF BLESSINGS

and for those that do not have family

to spend the holiday with

I wish you 

peacefulness  and  joy

as you celebrate alone.

I'll celebrate with you in spirit......

PICK YOUR FAVORITE FALL CENTERPIECE RESULTS--FINALLY!

 OK!  This took me a while, I know!

I am using PicMonkey again and 

they changed things around

so....me....being me....had to figure 

that whole process out!

But-finally----

Here we go!

I did not get these numbered but #1 is on the far left,

To the right-Top row-#2, #3, #4 

Lower row- #5, #6, #7

SO~WHO PICKED WHAT~

#1-BIRCH BARK BEAUTY

Donna, Denise, Polly, Missy(following the rules for a change),

Linda/Life & Linda, Louise, Kay, Bless,

Pam S-said this(They are all so beautiful! I am having a difficult time deciding. But number #2 with the pears and #4 with the grapes might not make it through the meal as they are so tempting to eat! LOL. I am kind of leaning toward #1 because I love the birch bark and the roses, etc. I like the pumpkin one too, but I don't remember the number now...so, eenie meenie miny moe...I'll take the birch bark and off we go! ). 

See how some minds work?lol

  Ron-wants me to send him the centerpiece...umm...this is a virtual world, Ron...uh-huh, 

Lorrie, Sheri, Amy, Ann, Diane, Julie, Carla, 

Lynne, Marilyn, Jan, Tiffany, Judy W, Sara M, & 

Lynne (voted twice to make sure she was counted)

#2-  NUTS ABOUT PEARS

Terri S, Lisa (here because she thinks she can EAT the centerpiece), 

Linda from Keno (first time playing so I won't pick on her), 

Fran, Linda/Life Journal, PomPom, 

Yvonne, Sabra & Kris

#3- PUMPKIN DE-VINE

Leena (says she is trying NOT to be a troublemaker--yeah-right),

MA, Vivian, Dolly, Liz, Theresa,

Jane, Kim & Melody J.

#4- GRAPES ARE GOOD

Terri D, Michele M, Sandy Y, &

John's Island- Wants to add pumpkins to the table..OK, John-whatever you want, buddy!

#5-PLEASINGLY PLUMPKIN

Debra/SheSeeks, 

Jack & Sherry the Nomads, Judy C,

Noreen, Mary Anne, Kathy S,

 BJ (wants to cut up the pumpkins for pumpkin pie),

Weston, (um...Weston-your wife chose to sit at a different table--do we need to talk?)

Michelle D, Karen M &

Gay-Please pray for her & her hubby as he is dealing with cancer.

#6- MASON JAR MAGIC

Cheryl K, Sandi, Cecilia, Ginny, Mevely,

Happy, Cindy/ckrut, Sally C & Janie Junebug

BeachGypsy-wants a fire to dance around---um...this is NOT a coven THIS time--

#7- CALLING FOR CLOCHES

bobbie, Melanie, Karen C (Here she is Weston), 

Lisa K,

Ellen, Debbie D, &  Mary L.

Once again~ Thanks to all of you 

that play along

and take the teasing I dole out.

Hubby has an appointment 

with another specialist

this week and I will fill you in after that.

Thanks for all the prayers 

and good thoughts

and outreach.

I did check my list twice (like Santa) but if I missed your vote, PLEASE-let me know so I can FIX it!!!

PICK YOUR FAVORITE FALL CENTERPIECE~ YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

 

TIME TO DO A 

PICK YOUR FAVORITE 

post again.

I am switching it up a little bit

and doing a centerpiece for a table

rather than a table setting.

That way you don't have to worry

about someone that is

sitting next to you that might have

forgotten to bathe...or sumthin'....

Fall is here.

I can feel it in the air.

We were in the 30's last night

and highs in the 50's yesterday.

Earlier in the week we hit 80!!!

Crazy Fall Weather!

So...Ready?

Here we go.

Vote for your favorite and I will

tally them up.

#1

Birch Bark Beauty

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#2

Nuts About Pears

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#3

Pumpkins  De-Vine

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#4

Grapes Are Good

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#5

Pleasingly Plump-kin

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#6

Mason Jar Magic

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#7

Calling For Cloches

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So- There you have it.

7 choices-

One for each day of the week.

Give me a vote and we'll see

WHO likes WHAT!

Pick JUST ONE please!

IF YOUR POST COMES THROUGH 

 AS ANONYMOUS,

PLEASE ADD YOUR FIRST NAME 

SO I DON'T HAVE TO CALL YOU ALL "ANNIES".

Thank you!

I'll be back around and will have a

health update on John soon.

FALL IS FALLING ---READY OR NOT~

I don't know about 

where you live
but I can feel
Fall in the air.
I noticed some of our trees have leaves 
that are tinged with color. 

Remember before Pinterest?

I had books-

lots and lots of 

loose leaf books.

They were full of ideas 

and things that I love.

I am digging a few of them out for 

FALL IDEAS.

Most of them came from 

Better Homes & Gardens Magazine.

Outside, I am smitten by this.

Fall is moving in 
but there is 

lots of green left.

I would love to have 

chairs and plants

that looked like this.

How about a little corner 

of the garden

decorated like this?

At the end of the day

 what could be better than 

hanging out by a firepit?

Know what else is magical 

about Fall?

A Fall Fairy Garden?

Do you remember when 

the  little girls and I
used to put together a
 Fairy Garden 

of our very own?

Here is what it looked like 
when we first made it.

Want to know how it looks 

decorated for Fall?

We let the fairies 

take care of their own garden.

Can you spot the house?

Stinking Fairies!!!!

Hope you have a 
wonderful day and 
enjoy every last moment
of pre-winter weather because
WINTER

will soon be upon us---

ready or not!