Happy, Little, Time Wasters

 

Shadow Doodles by Vincent Bal

The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. I ordered new slippers.

2. I baked a batch of Italian anise cookies for Himself's workout buddy

3. I needed a ride to an appointment and Teague came to my rescue. After the appointment, we went out to lunch

4. Grandmaster E called and told me how she gets her pizza to have a fluffy crust.

5. Play day with Teague, Breakfast at Schultzy's place, a hole in the wall in my town. We thought maybe we would eat our way for breakfast across the state. Everyone needs a hobby

How was your week?

Oops

The other day, I showed the card I made for a colleague who just got a promotion. I asked if anyone could find the mistake in the card, but no one did. That made me feel a little better hoping she wouldn't see the mistake either. 

Have you found it yet? It may be a little bit hard to see as the accolade is upside-down on the card.

Do you see it?

It's supposed to be outstanding. Hopefully, if my colleague sees it, she'll get a good laugh.

Whatcha Doin?

 

I'm going to make pizza and give it a second rise. I'm experimenting to see if the pizza turns out as fluffy as the one Grandmaster E makes.

Whatcha doin?

T Stands for Christmas at the Wayside Inn - Part 2

Back to the Wayside Inn to looks at the Christmas decorations and antiques in the Inn's museum on the second floor.

Beautiful needlework bed curtains and a quilt

Christmas tree in the large function room

Decorated settle

another rustic wreath

framed cross-stitched Santa

chandelier in the main function room

Snow people for Divers and Sundry

Antique desk

Around the room memorabilia along with the history of the Inn when Henry T Ford owned the property. One story, he had started a school for boys during the Depression. One graduate from the Class of 1938 recounted how the first day he arrived, he was assigned to pick potato bugs from potato plants. He wasn't having any of that so he began walking down the Post Rd. He got a mile or so away and then thought about the foster family he would have to return to. He said he turned around and went back to the school and he was glad he did.

One surprising fact was the December 1955 fire which destroyed the 2nd floor of the Inn along with hundreds of thousand of dollars of antiques.

My drink reference, the pretty, little tea cup on the antique desk.

Celebrating 50 years of the Sudbury Garden Club decorating the Inn

The entry way from the front door

Tower of gifts. I liked the Christmas tree shadow on the wall.

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.

Another Card

 

for a colleague who just got a promotion. It's not quite finished, but this one made me laugh. Can you find the mistake?

How Does Your Garden Grow?

First and last sighting of a bluebird.

A snowstorm that left us with 3 inches of snow followed by rain which turned everything into a sheet of ice.

The gnomes seem happy

and Erich doesn't seem to be bothered by the ice and snow.

I refilled the front and back bird feeders

Seems the ice is holding the greenhouse panels in place

Snowbirds foraging in the bushes under the window

caught Calli's attention. Isn't her little, snowball head so cute?

How does your garden grow?