Monday, November 7, 2011

Need Not Want



The love of vintage... Pic from Country Living....


No awakening to sunshine this morning as it is very grey and over-cast.. a complete change from the day offered up by Mother Nature yesterday, with warming temps and gentle breezes blowing leaves ... It does seem like the calm before the storm that we know is just around the corner here in Ohio...

Yesterday Tom and I traveled to Toledo to the Notre Dame academy ...visiting and attending a benefit held there by the Sisters... Women helping Women... Tom's 2 sisters and a aunt are there...

Saturday I watched the Ohio State football game and started a project of cutting and sewing together 3 pair of the mittens, larger, but very similar to the ones I made and added to the little antique stove in the previous post... Making use of the materials I have here at home these will be used as a gift and holders for Tom's grandchildren money cards... I have to stuff... add crinkle ribbon.. embellish with junk jewelry or buttons... glitter so they can be used as a decorating after removal of the money cards...

I would like to add a couple tags and a couple sprigs of evergreen in a couple areas but for the most part my decorating is completed for this years season... I haven't been burning the lights in the evenings as of yet but think I will start this week... after the work and it really isn't that far away till Christmas and the day of Thanksgiving... so time to enjoy...

I watched my first Christmas movie for this year on the Hallmark channel last evening and enjoyed it very much... The Christmas movies always seem to warm my thoughts and my heart... I may have seen the movie the year before but still love to view again... Some times it is good to be reminded of the way we want things to be and not let our self fall into the commercial parts that accompany this time of year... Knowing the real difference between our WANTS and our NEEDS... The lesson of the difference should be practiced and taught all year but is especially important as we enter the season...

As many of you I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my Jeanne d Ark Christmas magazine... It will mean a afternoon of curling up in a comfy spot and soaking in all the inspiration as it is always very beautiful....

I must be off now to do some Monday chores as the first load of laundry is dried and ready for folding... I must however have a sampling of the home-made pecan roll made by the sisters and offered at the bake sale yesterday... The sweetness will help create energy to complete the chores... Enjoy your day and hope it is filled with blessings and the wisdom to realize it.....





2 comments:

Sandi said...

I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my Christmas Jeanne d' arc mag too Marietta. My favorite issue of the year.
Happy Monday!!
Blessings~

Joyce's Journey said...

Oh Marietta!!! I received my package of paper dolls from you today. I am in awe! They are stunning. You have done such an incredible job of creating such beautiful treasures. You packaged everything so nicely. Your handwriting on the envelope was so precise and beautiful. That you made little envelopes of dictionary pages with the closure was such a nice touch. And if all of that wasn't enough, you added a special treat of a beautiful little book with fabulous ribbons and beautiful images and beads. I cannot tell you how very pleased I am with your classy touches on top of the beautiful paper dolls. I am so very thankful that you posted about these dolls and that I was fortunate that you had some left for sale. I love it all. Thank you so much!!