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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

shortest day


happy shortest day
a good day for a hot cuppa joe
a neighbor's sweet son was door to door with coffee
(school fundraising)
who could resist his dimples and towhead?
I'm not really a coffee drinker any more
but it sure is good today!

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here's my joe on a table with a few of my favorite things:

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my girls many years ago playing "beach" in the winter
and the Sweet Husband on Santa's lap as a kid

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 a Christmas angel with my great grandad's lamp in the background
he was a newspaper man and I love to imagine his inkstained fingers under this lamp

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my grandmother's candy dish

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a plant I found by the side of the road on a summer walk

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and outdoors under the sheltering maple tree in the weathering chair
is the quilt

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Merry Christmas!
(please check out the tea on tuesday blog list in my sidebar)


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15 comments:

  1. HalleDecember 21, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    My goodness...no snow...I forgot what green grass looked like!
    Happy Tea Tuesday!

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  2. AnonymousDecember 21, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    I love all of your favorite things Kimmie, how lucky you are to have those memories. Thank you for sharing them with us! Happy JO! hugs, Christen

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  3. ElizabethDecember 21, 2010 at 11:20 AM

    I do love these Tea on Tuesday posts, whether or not I drink tea! This one is particularly beautiful.

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  4. sukipoetDecember 21, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    so many beautiful things with so much history and memories wrapped in them. Love the beach in the winter photo and idea.thought of you as i made a pot of tea today. blessings, suki

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  5. ELKDecember 21, 2010 at 12:37 PM

    what a lovely tour on a tuesday..merry christmas abounds in your home!!

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  6. ~*~Patty SDecember 21, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    Love your T post dear Kimmie!
    Precious sharing ... hope these last days before Christmas are merry and bright...sounds like you've had enough rain!
    ho ho ho
    and
    fa la la
    to your and yours!
    oxo

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  7. ooglebloopsDecember 21, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    Love the little peek into your life- enjoy your coffee and thanks for dropping by!!!

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  8. Gayle PriceDecember 21, 2010 at 2:47 PM

    Merry Christmas Kimmie. I love your little collage of assorted Christmas treasures and loved possessions on the table, sort of comforting and reassuring. I did'nt get around to doing a Tea post, am busy baking Christmas cakes as I type this and have a million other things I should be doing. Have a safe and contented Christmas. XX

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  9. aleDecember 21, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    dear kimmie!!!!! the most lovely christmas for you and your family!!!!l love all your remembers so present in your heart!!! lots of kisses and all my heart!!!!!

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  10. Bleubeard and ElizabethDecember 21, 2010 at 9:06 PM

    What a lovely tablescape. I enjoyed reading all the memories that are attached to it, too.

    And I'm impressed that you actually had COFFEE today. What can I say? I can't live without the stuff, except on Tea Tuesday morning.

    I hope your day was sunny and bright. And if I don't make it back before Friday, have a lovely, family oriented, safe, and joyous Christmas.

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  11. margieDecember 22, 2010 at 1:00 AM

    have a wonderful holiday!!

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  12. StephDecember 22, 2010 at 4:26 AM

    Thank you for sharing this lovely post Kimmie and have a happy happy holiday!!! ho ho ho...;)

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  13. rebeccaDecember 22, 2010 at 8:32 PM

    memories fill the smallest treasures with enormous joy.
    love your sharing...

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  14. PAK ARTDecember 23, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    Merry Christmas to you and yours! I cannot wait until your quilt is freed from the weathering chair - I'm so excited to see what artistic touches Mother Nature adds.

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  15. UnknownDecember 25, 2010 at 7:43 PM

    love this,
    the lamp got me.
    Merry Christmas... and merry every day.

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